British medical humor for the holidays
Formerly known as the British Medical Journal, the BMJ Christmas issue is out with critical additions to the scientific literature…
Read MoreMedicaid update: New data on high-cost, high-need members
Friday’s Medicaid Council meeting focused on CT’s participation in a national technical assistance program to identify and meet the needs…
Read MoreCTNJ Op-Ed on CT’s ACA progress covering the uninsured
Yesterday’s op-ed in CT News Junkie focused on CT’s mixed results in covering the uninsured under the Affordable Care Act.…
Read MoreACOs not saving for Medicare, model could cost CT Medicaid almost $100m/year
CMS’s vast shared savings experiment for Medicare has disappointed again in its second year. The plan was to encourage providers…
Read MoreAdvocates’ guide to underservice recommendations
Connecticut’s State Innovation Model (SIM) is seeking to radically transform our state’s $30 billion health system by aligning incentives to…
Read MoreWebinar online – Caring for high-need patients – Lessons for CT
Evidence is growing that we cannot fix our health care system without addressing the needs of the small number of…
Read MoreBest practices guide on integrating behavioral health into primary care
Up to 70% of physician visits involve a mental health issue and health care costs for people with mental health…
Read MoreBackgrounder on Hartford health needs for Malta House of Care
Last week CTHPP gave a presentation for the Malta House of Care on health care needs in Hartford and health…
Read MoreWeeds you should understand
A great NY Times Upshot article describes, in normal English, the difference between mortality and survival rates. They do sound…
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