Connecticut health care thought leaders again
gave our state a C+ grade for health reform last month, but our GPA dropped
from 2.4 to 2.2. Connecticut’s grade for effort didn’t change from last year still
at a B-/C+ (GPA 2.5) in this survey. Connecticut continues to earn higher marks
for Medicaid and the health insurance exchange. Grades for patient-centered
medical homes were down from past years. Lowest marks went to efforts to
address the health care workforce, the only area that received a D grade
overall. Unlike past years, thought leaders gave more C’s across the majority
of issue areas mirroring the overall grade. A new question assessing the level
of trust between stakeholders in Connecticut health policymaking elicited low
responses, averaging only 26 out of 100 possible points, with zero to ten being
the most common response. Low trust scores were found in every stakeholder
group
