CT Health Reform Dashboard – Cabinet reform proposal concerns, Medicaid evaluation affirmed

September’s CT Health Reform Dashboard update reflects the controversy surrounding the Health Care Cabinet’s ambitious and controversial proposal for state health reform. But in good news, DSS and the advocates’ call for a proper evaluation of Medicaid reform, and using it to improve and adjust the program, have been affirmed. Concerns about SIM ethics and conflicts of interest, as well as hospital mergers, remain.