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Recent posts
- Rate Shock Myth Debunked
- Long-view on health reform
- Health Foundation Supports Continued HUSKY A Coverage
- Foundation’s legislative activities continue
- Getting what you pay for
- Affordability tops list of five big questions
- Celebrating 3 years of change
- Some good reading for a snowy weekend
- Film Sparked Important Health Reform Conversation
- Health Care Foundation Publication Released in Gratitude for Strong Community Partnerships
Category Archives: Federal reform
Rate Shock Myth Debunked
A recent blog post from Community Catalyst, focuses on dispelling the “RATE SHOCK” myth. As the post says, “Lately, many insurance industry-funded studies and the resulting news coverage of them have focused on the potential for “rate shock” for the young and healthy, … Continue reading
Posted in Federal reform, policy, UHCF
Tagged health care reform, Myths, Rate Shock, Young Invincibles
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Long-view on health reform
By Frances G. Padilla President, Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut When the Strategy Subcommittee of Access Health CT, the new health insurance marketplace, asks for provocative ideas, that’s an encouraging sign for the people of Connecticut. And it was … Continue reading
Getting what you pay for
“Throw out the rules and start from scratch…,” that’s what Dr. Rashika Fernandopulle told Connecticut radio listeners last week in a provocative interview about the cost and quality crisis we’re facing in health care today. On their weekly radio show … Continue reading
Posted in Federal reform, policy, UHCF
Tagged ACA, care, Community Health Center, Connecticut, education, Fernandopulle, Obamacare, value
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Affordability tops list of five big questions
In her latest Exchange Watch story on Columbia Journalism Review Trudy Lieberman poses the five big questions that every healthcare reporter should be asking. At the top of her list is the question advocates in Connecticut have been focused on, … Continue reading
Posted in Federal reform, policy, UHCF
Tagged Access Health CT, Exchange, HUSKY, Marketplace, media, Medicaid
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Celebrating 3 years of change
By Frances G. Padilla President, Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut As the country marks the third anniversary of President Barack Obama signing into law the Affordable Care Act (ACA), top tier states like Connecticut are leading the way in … Continue reading
Posted in Federal reform, policy, UHCF
Tagged ACA, Access Health CT, Birthday, CO-OP, Exchange, Healthy CT, HUSKY, Marketplace, PCMH
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Some good reading for a snowy weekend
As Connecticut readies for another snowy weekend we looked for some reading materials and found that the state, and its residents, were featured heavily in multiple stories on healthcare this week. Here are some snippets from the reporting we’ve found: … Continue reading
Posted in Federal reform, policy, State Reform, UHCF
Tagged Bitter Pill, Brill, CJR, connecticut residents, Exchange, featured, health care costs, health care reform, reporting, Time
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No turning back from the ACA
By Frances G. Padilla With the reelection of President Obama, we can finally say that the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which passed in March 2010 is truly the law of the land and is here to stay. It survived the … Continue reading
Foundation’s history is springboard to the future
By Frances G. Padilla President, Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut It’s been two weeks since I stepped into my new role as president of Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut (UHCF), and come into it with deep pride in … Continue reading
Posted in Federal reform, partners, policy, State Reform
Tagged Strategic plan, transition
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Economic sense of preventative care
The importance of preventative care is typically talked about in terms of better health for individuals, but a piece in Seacoast Online is featuring a piece talking with a retired actuary, Bill Massidda, on whether or not the Patient Protection … Continue reading
Two Medicare Accountable Care Organizations Approved in Connecticut
At last Connecticut has two medical groups that have been approved to participate in Medicare’s Accountable Care Organization (ACO) program. The two groups are: MPS ACO Physicians in Middletown and PriMed of Shelton. The ACO program is part of many … Continue reading
