A broad coalition of
consumer advocates, including the CT Health Policy Project, community
leaders, caregivers, labor representatives, and providers has called on OHCA to
engage the public and consider the community when implementing the unusual
deal allowing Yale to purchase L+M hospital and physician group. In a
letter to DPH, the coalition praised price caps but voiced concerns about other
aspects of the deal including community investment and retention of vital
services in Southeastern CT. Much of the deal’s success depends on the hiring
of a genuinely independent monitor to ensure the price caps and other promises
are meaningful. As Yale will be choosing and hiring the monitor, subject to
DPH/OHCA approval, the coalition’s letter calls for public input into the
choice of the monitor.
