Publications

Connecticut Health Policy Project publications are not copyrighted. Readers are encouraged to duplicate and use freely all or part of any materials. However, the Connecticut Health Policy Project requests acknowledgement of any information reprinted, quoted or used in other ways.

May 2011 - Fixing Medicaid: Healing Connecticut's largest health care program

March 2010 - Workforce Survey of 2010 Connecticut Nursing School Graduates

Connecticut Health Policy Project - Webinars

January 2009 - Health Policy Basics

December 2008 - An Individual Health Insurance Mandate - Could it Work for Connecticut?

Connecticut Health Policy Project Monthly Quiz Archive

Health Care Study Group

February 2006 - Health Savings Accounts: Avoiding the Consumer Traps

February 2006 - Health Savings Accounts: Avoiding the Consumer Traps

Feasibility Study of a Project of Supportive Housing for Families of Children with Complex Medical Conditions

June 2003 A health care needs assessment and recommendations for the rural Northeastern CT borough of Danielson

February 18, 2003 Connecticut Health Policy Project's Testimony to the General Assembly's Human Services Committee

Policymaker Issue Briefs

• No. 1, June, 2002 - Is Medicaid busting the budget?
• No. 2, September, 2002 - Is Connecticut's Drug Spending Out of Control?
• No. 3, November, 2002 - Connecticut Medicaid Spending In Context
• No. 4, December, 2002 - HUSKY Enrollment and Spending in Context
• No. 5, January, 2003 - HUSKY Parents In Context
• No. 6, February, 2003 - Connecticut Hospital Free Bed Funds
• No. 7, July, 2003 - CT Hospital Free Bed Funds - 2002
• No. 8, September, 2003 - 359,892 CT Residents Uninsured in 2002 Up 16,432 from 2001
• No. 9, February, 2004 - CT Medicaid Spending In Context Update for FY 2003
• No. 10, February, 2004 - Premium Assistance Programs – What are they and could they help Connecticut's uninsured? An Update
• No. 11, March 2004 - Supportive Housing for Medically Complex Children and their Families – What is it and could it help Connecticut families?
• No. 12, August 2004 - 365,754 CT Residents Uninsured in 2003
• No. 13, October, 2004 - CT Hospital Free Bed Funds - 2003
• No. 14, October, 2004 - CT Medicaid Spending In Context - Update for FY 2004
• No. 15, February, 2005 - Why a Premium Assistance Program won't work for CT
• No. 16, March 2005 - What companies do HUSKY parents work for?
• No. 17, March 2005 - Why a Premium Assistance Program won't work for CT
• No. 18, August, 2005 - Connecticut Hospital Free Bed Funds 2004
• No. 19, August, 2005 - 50,000 more CT residents lack health insurance in 2004
• No. 20, October, 2005 - What are consumer-directed health plans and could they help Connecticut control health costs?
• No. 21, October, 2005 - What are medical discount cards and could they help people in Connecticut?
• No. 22, December 2005 - Ways to save money and improve quality in Connecticut's health care system
• No. 23, February, 2006 - Why a Premium Assistance Program won't work for Connecticut - Yet another update
• No. 24, March, 2006 - Connecticut Medicaid Spending in Context - Update for Fiscal Year 2005
• No. 25, April, 2006 - What is the Enzi Bill (S. 1955) and what would it mean for Connecticut
• No. 26, June 2006 - Comparison of DeStefano and Malloy Universal Health Care Proposals
• No. 27, July, 2006 - Comparison of Health Care Reform in Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont
• No. 28, September, 2006 - 394,000 Connecticut residents lack health insurance in 2005
• No. 29, September, 2006 - Primary Care Case Management - A Better Option for Connecticut Medicaid
• No. 30, October, 2006 - What are medical discount cards and could they help people in Connecticut? An Update
• No. 31, December, 2006 - Connecticut Hospital Funds for the Uninsured - 2005
• No. 32, January, 2007 - Ways to improve quality in Connecticut's health care system: Results of an on-line survey
• No. 33, February, 2007 - Why a Premium Assistance Program won't work for Connecticut
• No. 34, March, 2007 - Emergency healthcare for undocumented immigrants in Connecticut
• No. 35, March, 2007 - Comparison of Proposals to Cover Connecticut's Uninsured
• No. 36, May, 2007 - Connecticut Healthcare Spending
• No. 37, June, 2007 - 2007 Connecticut Legislative Session - the budget and update on proposals to cover Connecticut's uninsured
• No. 38, August, 2007 - Premium Assistance won't work for HUSKY - So why did it pass?
• No. 39, August, 2007 - Good News - 55,000 fewer uninsured in Connecticut last year
• No. 40, September, 2007 - Connecticut Health Care Spending - An Update
• No. 41, November, 2007 - Three current Proposals to cover Connecticut's Uninsured
• No. 42, December, 2007 - Connecticut hospital funds for the uninsured 2006
• No. 43, February, 2008 - Upcoming Health Issues for Connecticut in 2008
• No. 44, April, 2008 - Retail Medical Clinics: What are they and what do they mean for Connecticut?
• No. 45, August 2008 - New Uninsured Numbers in CT - good news and bad news
• No. 46, October, 2008 - What's HUSKY going to cost in the future - Estimating PCCM and HMO costs
• No. 47, December, 2008 - An Individual Health Insurance Mandate: Could it Work for Connecticut?
• No. 48, June, 2009 - Patient-centered medical homes: How could they help Connecticut?
• No. 49, September, 2009 - New Uninsured numbers in Connecticut - good news and bad news
• No. 50, September, 2009 - Danbury and Windham County lead the state in uninsured rates
• No. 51, January 2010 - Questions for Connecticut: How will we implement national Medicaid health care reforms?
• No. 52, April, 2010 - Myths and Truths in National Health Reform
• No. 53, September, 2010 - New Uninsured numbers in Connecticut - One is eight state residents lack coverage
• No. 54, September, 2010 - Connecticut's Patient-Centered Medical Home Medicare application: An exciting opportunity to improve quality and reduce costs
• No. 55, October, 2010 - Connecticut uninsured rates vary significantly by community, race and citizenship
• No. 56, November, 2010 - Fifteen ways to save money in Connecticut's health care budget
• No. 57, January, 2011 - Self-insuring HUSKY could save $40 million or more
• No. 58, September, 2011 - One in ten CT residents still uninsured last year

Get the facts on the State Budget Crisis, Options, Analysis and our Testimony before the Appropriations Committee

September 2002 - Connecticut Likely Voters and the Uninsured: A Focus Group Study - Gauging voters' attitudes about the uninsured during campaign season

May, 2002 - Connecticut Health Policy Project 2002 Connecticut Policymaker Survey

March 27, 2002 An analysis of health related items from the budget passed by the Connecticut legislature's Appropriations Committee on 3/26/02 for state Fiscal Year 2003 (FY 03, 7/1/02 to 6/30/03)

February 2002 - Analysis of Governor Rowland's Premium Assistance/HUSKY Parents Cut Proposal

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November 2001 An analysis of progress in Connecticut's Medicaid managed care program. Improvement has been significant and steady throughout the 1990's, but has still not reached the levels of care enjoyed by children in neighboring states.

October 2001 Premium Assistance Programs: What are they and could they help Connecticut Families without Health Insurance?

September 2001 Comments of the Connecticut Health Policy Project in response to the Department of Social Services' report: Assessment of Medicaid Health Care Delivery and Primary Care Case Management

In The News: July 2001 - Susan had a Right to be Enraged, Hartford Courant

May 2001 - Health Resource Capacity Assessment for Putnam, Connecticut  A study of health challenges and resources in a rural Northeastern Connecticut town

March 2001 - Chlamydia Focus Group Report  Roundtable to explore barriers to testing and treatment and identify effective solutions

January 2001 - Alternatives to Medicaid Managed Care: What is PCCM Anyway? Conference Summary

Primary Care Case Management: A Primer for Consumers

Primary Care Case Management: A Primer for Providers

Primary Care Case Management: A Primer for Policymakers

Primary Care Case Management: A Primer for Community Health Centers June 2001

Survey of Connecticut's Healthy Start Programs  To assess effects on safety net provider of funding cuts and disruptions on services to at-risk pregnant women and children November/December 2000

Primary Care Case Management: An Alternative for Medicaid in Connecticut  A study of policy alternatives for Connecticut's Medicaid Managed Care Program By Emily Barey, RN, Eva Gallegos, RN, Vanessa Morgan, RN, and Patrick Whalen, RN December 2000

2000 Connecticut Policymaker Survey  A survey of Connecticut legislators and administrative policymakers' sources for health policy information, confidence in those sources and assessment of upcoming health care challenges facing Connecticut November 2000

Primary Care Case Management in Medicaid Managed Care Description of Primary Care Case Management as a delivery system for Medicaid October 1999

HUSKY Focus Groups: What Parents are Saying  An analysis of barriers to enrollment of uninsured children in the HUSKY program October 1999

CT Health Notes A Bi-weekly newsletter of research briefs, news, events and other issues important to Connecticut's Health

Fact Sheets

HUSKY Coverage for Parents May 2001

2008 Federal Poverty Levels Effective April 1, 2008

Cost to Expand HUSKY Parents' Eligibility February 2001

Potential Savings for SAGA Program under PCCM February 2001

Our Favorite Fast Fact December 1999

Community Benefits Reporting December 1999