Holiday humor from STAT News includes a piece outlining ICD-10 medical codes for typical holiday health problems. If you’re looking for the...
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Health reform offers Connecticut exciting opportunities to improve our troubled health care systems, but also daunting challenges. In severa...
CT among highest states in opioid-related hospital visits but rising more slowly than most states
In 2014, Connecticut’s per capita rate of opioid-related ED visits was 37% higher than the national average and our inpatient visit rate was...
CSG, ERC pass resolutions to preserve Medicaid state-federal partnership
At our meetings in Virginia last week, both the National and Eastern Region Council of State Governments passed resolutions urging federal ...
Health Care Cabinet finalizes controversial report recommendations for reform with tight votes
At yesterday’s meeting, the Health Care Cabinet took a final vote on controversial recommendations to reform our state’s health system. The ...
CT Health Reform Dashboard responds to eroding accountability in hospital oversight and Medicaid consumer rights
This month’s Health Reform Dashboard update once again reflects more attempts to unravel progress in CT. Medicaid leads the concerns with t...
Healthcare Cabinet gets an earful on reform proposals
At today’s public hearing , the Cabinet got a lot of thanks for the hard work, but not a lot of support for the proposals. Unfortunately the...
Poor choice of monitor in YNHH-L+M deal undermines accountability
Yale-New Haven Health has chosen Deloitte & Touche to monitor compliance with conditions of their acquisition of Lawrenc...
Advocates’ webinar on better alternatives to Health Care Cabinet proposal online
CT’s Health Care Cabinet has voted on a controversial set of recommendations for reforming our state’s health system. The Cabinet will take...
DSS plans for high-cost, high-need members focuses on behavioral health
At yesterday’s online MAPOC Complex Care Committee meeting, DSS described their innovation plan to address the needs of high-cost, high-need...
FDA panel barely approves new antibiotic for pneumonia
Friday, the FDA’s Antimicrobial Drug Advisory Committee split 7 to 6 , to approve Solithromycin, a new drug for community-acquired pneumonia...
Troubling Cabinet vote for downside risk on Medicaid and state employees, but there will be a public hearing
In a 13 to 4 vote Tuesday, the Health Care Cabinet voted to impose the controversial downside risk payment model on CT’s Medicaid and state...
Nominations open for New England comparative effectiveness council
The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review is seeking new members for the New England Comparative Effectiveness Public Advisory Council...
CT Health Reform Dashboard responds to efforts to undermine constructive policies
This month’s Health Reform Dashboard update reflects more attempts to unravel progress in CT. Medicaid leads the concerns with...