CT is the 6th most expensive state for smokers costing more than $5 million over a lifetime
Smoking is terrible for your health — tobacco kills 4,900 Connecticut residents each year. However, it’s also a very expensive…
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Analysis: Hartford HealthCare Settlement with St. Francis Still Leaves Two Important Class Action Suits Active
CT News Junkie reports that St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center has reached a settlement with Hartford HealthCare in their…
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Wandering around in OHS’s databases – lots to learn and a surprise
Our state Office of Health Strategy has several impressive portals and dashboards to explore their trove of data and other…
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ICER’s 4th annual report finds progress in fair access to prescription drugs
Over the last four years, barriers facing patients getting access to cost effective drugs in commercial plans and the Veteran’s…
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Report finds growing number of drug prices rising without merit
Half of the ten fastest-rising drug prices without any evidence of improved value last year, according to the latest report…
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Materials from webinar on improved HUSKY cancer survival in CT without MCOs
Yesterday, Dr. John Cramer described his study published earlier this year describing a significant increase in cancer survival and early…
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Analysis: DSS Study Suggests MCOs don’t Make Sense for HUSKY
Last Friday, the state released a consultants’ report exploring the Governor’s controversial plan to bring private insurers back to run…
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Webinar: Study finds improved early cancer diagnosis and survival after MCOs left HUSKY
Join Rep. Jillian Gilchrest and Sen. Saud Anwar, Co-Chairs of MAPOC, for a webinar December 10th at 2pm with Dr.…
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Book Club: Revenge of the Tipping Point
Malcolm Gladwell revisits his 2006 classic in the new Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of…
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