The Connecticut Health Policy Project

08/09/2022

Exceptional investigative journalism -- something that never should have happened, lots of warnings, but regulators asleep at the switch
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When Connecticut needed a computer system for its planned health information network, it came up with a novel solution. Instead of hiring consultants, the state tapped the University of Connecticut to develop the software for the network known as Connie. In 2017, the school created a new unit called...

10/12/2020

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06/10/2020

If you're uninsured in CT -- either because you lost a job, or not -- there is help

Help for CT’s uninsured By Ellen Andrews | June 10, 2020 | Comments Off on Help for CT’s uninsured With the recent spike in unemployment, many more Connecticut residents will be joining the thousands that were uninsured pre-COVID looking for healthcare coverage. The state has some new options to...

04/29/2020

Crowd-sourcing better ideas for $48m to improve care coordination and data

Share your ideas to support Connecticut health care coordination, access, and quality By Ellen Andrews | April 29, 2020 | Comments Off on Share your ideas to support Connecticut health care coordination, access, and quality Photo by AbsolutVision on Unsplash The state is rushing to implement an expe...

04/28/2020

Government stay at home orders don't work well -- people respond to rising local infection rates

CT 7th best at social distancing, Fairfield leads CT counties By Ellen Andrews | April 28, 2020 | Comments Off on CT 7th best at social distancing, Fairfield leads CT counties Last week, Connecticut residents did better than most Americans in maintaining social distance according to a University of....

03/26/2020

New reports find gaps in CT's capacity to handle a surge in COVID-19

Is Connecticut ready for COVID-19? By Ellen Andrews | March 26, 2020 | Comments Off on Is Connecticut ready for COVID-19? Almost half (45%) of Connecticut adults have one or more clinical risks that could complicate COVID-19 infections, very close to the US average of 44%, according to a new report....

02/19/2020

CT Medicaid saved over $2 billion so far since switching from MCOs to care coordination-focused plan

Medicaid switch from MCOs saving taxpayers billions By Ellen Andrews | February 19, 2020 | Comments Off on Medicaid switch from MCOs saving taxpayers billions Download the brief here If Medicaid per member per month costs had held steady at 2012 levels, taxpayers would have spent $2.25 billion more....

02/18/2020

This is just wrong, and so unnecessary

Analysis: Right Thing But Wrong Way: State Shouldn’t Sell Our Medical Data To Insurers And ACOs By Ellen Andrews | February 18, 2020 | Comments Off on Analysis: Right Thing But Wrong Way: State Shouldn’t Sell Our Medical Data To Insurers And ACOs After many tries, Connecticut is getting a state-...

01/10/2020

It isn't the newest shiny toy in healthcare "innovation" but PCMHs chug along improving care and saving money for CT Medicaid

PCMH (no Plus) program continues to grow and improve care By Ellen Andrews | January 10, 2020 | Comments Off on PCMH (no Plus) program continues to grow and improve care At MAPOC’s Care Management Committee meeting Wednesday, the state provided the latest numbers from the successful Person-Centere...