Thursday, February 1, 2018

CT Health Reform Dashboard – growing concerns

Mirroring the latest CT Healthcare Thoughtleader Survey, this month’s CT Health Reform Dashboard gives our state low marks. State budget constraints, ethics lapses, poor leadership and lack of accountability continue to plague the state. Inexplicably, despite dwindling resources, the state’s Medicaid program is jeopardizing hard-fought progress by doubling down on an untested, risky payment model without evaluation that other states are moving away from. Thankfully, the Health Care Cabinet has made meaningful policy recommendations to control drug costs. CT Health Reform Dashboard