British medical humor for the holidays

By Ellen Andrews | December 22, 2015

Formerly known as the British Medical Journal, the BMJ Christmas issue is out with critical additions to the scientific literature…

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Medicaid update: New data on high-cost, high-need members

By Ellen Andrews | December 14, 2015

Friday’s Medicaid Council meeting focused on CT’s participation in a national technical assistance program to identify and meet the needs…

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CTNJ Op-Ed on CT’s ACA progress covering the uninsured

By Ellen Andrews | October 23, 2015

Yesterday’s op-ed in CT News Junkie focused on CT’s mixed results in covering the uninsured under the Affordable Care Act.…

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ACOs not saving for Medicare, model could cost CT Medicaid almost $100m/year

By Ellen Andrews | September 17, 2015

CMS’s vast shared savings experiment for Medicare has disappointed again in its second year. The plan was to encourage providers…

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Advocates’ guide to underservice recommendations

By Ellen Andrews | August 7, 2015

Connecticut’s State Innovation Model (SIM) is seeking to radically transform our state’s $30 billion health system by aligning incentives to…

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Webinar online – Caring for high-need patients – Lessons for CT

By Ellen Andrews | June 24, 2015

Evidence is growing that we cannot fix our health care system without addressing the needs of the small number of…

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Best practices guide on integrating behavioral health into primary care

By Ellen Andrews | June 9, 2015

Up to 70% of physician visits involve a mental health issue and health care costs for people with mental health…

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Backgrounder on Hartford health needs for Malta House of Care

By Ellen Andrews | April 27, 2015

Last week CTHPP gave a presentation for the Malta House of Care on health care needs in Hartford and health…

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Weeds you should understand

By Ellen Andrews | April 20, 2015

A great NY Times Upshot article describes, in normal English, the difference between mortality and survival rates. They do sound…

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