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- One More Hurdle to Ensure More Affordable Insurance
- 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
Category Archives: UHCF
One More Hurdle to Ensure More Affordable Insurance
By Frances G. Padilla The best interests of consumers and small business prevailed this week when the state senate voted 23 – 12 to pass a proposal requiring Access Health CT, the state’s new health insurance marketplace, to negotiate the … Continue reading
Posted in advocacy, policy, State Reform, UHCF
Tagged Access Health CT, active purchaser, Exchange, Healthy CT, insurance, Legislation, Marketplace, SB 596
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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
Health Foundation Supports Continued HUSKY A Coverage
For Immediate Release April 17, 2013 Contact: Alice Straight 203-639-0550 ext. 309; PRESS RELEASE Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut announced today that it stands in support of those rallying to preserve HUSKY A at the Capitol. “Taking away the … Continue reading
Posted in advocacy, partners, policy, State Reform, UHCF
Tagged FPL, HUSKY, parents, Rally
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Foundation’s legislative activities continue
By Frances G. Padilla President, UHCF This year, UHCF is focused on efforts that educate and engage people, and build public will for health care reforms that increase affordability, improve quality and promote better health. While much of this work … Continue reading
Posted in advocacy, policy, State Reform, UHCF
Tagged Access Health CT, Affordable Care Act, HUSKY, Legislation, Obamacare
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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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Health Care Foundation Publication Released in Gratitude for Strong Community Partnerships
Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of “The Power of Movement Building: The Story of the Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut,” a narrative chronicling the first decade of its work at the … Continue reading
