noHuskyMCOs webinar for advocates online

By Ellen Andrews | June 25, 2024

A recording and slides from yesterdays’ noHuskyMCOs webinar for advocates is online. The webinar covered – Questions included — If…

CT inflation adjusted RN and NP pay

By Ellen Andrews | June 19, 2024

Becker’s Hospital Review has calculated 2023/2024 hourly pay levels for Registered Nurses (RNs) and Nurse Practitioners (NPs) by state. Adjusted…

Good and bad news in CT hospital fair share spending

By Ellen Andrews | June 13, 2024

US non-profit hospitals receive federal, state, and local tax breaks totaling tens of billions of dollars. Taxpayers must pay more…

Book Club: Risky Business—Why Insurance Markets Fail And What to Do About It

By Ellen Andrews | June 12, 2024

I thought I knew a lot about how insurance markets work (and don’t), but I learned more than I expected…

CT Medicaid compared to other states –  What the evidence says

By Ellen Andrews | June 4, 2024

Download the report Governor Lamont is reportedly considering a plan to have private insurance managed care plans (MCOs) run Connecticut’s…

Study finds CT private healthcare payment rates more than double Medicare’s, close to US average

By Ellen Andrews | May 22, 2024

A new study by RAND analyzing provider payments rates for commercial plans finds Connecticut’s 2022 rates averaged two and half…

Medicaid MCOs and quality, access – What the evidence says

By Ellen Andrews | May 14, 2024

Go to the full report Governor Lamont is reportedly considering a plan to have private insurance managed care plans (MCOs)…

Medicaid MCOs and cost savings – What the evidence says

By Ellen Andrews | May 14, 2024

Go to the full report Governor Lamont is reportedly considering a plan to have private insurance managed care plans (MCOs)…

NoHuskyMCOs – New resource to preserve Medicaid success

By Ellen Andrews | May 14, 2024

Go to NoHuskyMCOs.org for up to date information on plans to return control of Connecticut’s Medicaid program to private insurance…

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