This Week in CHCACTion! January 14, 2019
Read about the FQHC-centered Quality Improvement Workshops Facilitated by CHCACT. Also: Funding Opportunities, Health Policy News, Upcoming Events, and Social Media.
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This Week in CHCACTion! January 7, 2019
Read about the Most Recent Cohort of CHCACT's Leadership Development Program. Also: Funding Opportunities, Health Policy News, Upcoming Events, and Social Media.
This Week in CHCACTion! December 27, 2018
Read an Update from CEO Ken Lalime as He Reflects on His Tenure at CHCACT. Also: Funding Opportunities, Health Policy News, Upcoming Events, and Social Media.
Recent Health Policy News
Here are recent health policy news articles. If you see something in your local newspaper that you would like featured here in future weeks, please contact Deb Polun at dpolun@chcact.org.
Featured Stories
1.15.19
Hartford Courant —
“Not a Number” Comes to Plainfield
(feat. UCFS)
1.10.19 CT-N — Video | CT Medicaid Sustainability Forum
1.8.19 New Haven Independent — Primary Care Uber Update – Smartphone Not Required
1.3.19 Governor's Press Release — Governor Malloy Announces $30.8 Million in Grants to Assist Nonprofit Providers
1.10.19 CT-N — Video | CT Medicaid Sustainability Forum
1.8.19 New Haven Independent — Primary Care Uber Update – Smartphone Not Required
1.3.19 Governor's Press Release — Governor Malloy Announces $30.8 Million in Grants to Assist Nonprofit Providers
State Health News
1.14.19
UConn Today —
Health Disparities Damage Men and Boys of Color and CT’s Economy
1.10.19 CT Mirror — State Sued Over Failure to Provide Adequate Medicaid Transportation
1.9.19 Register Citizen — Torrington Hospital’s Walk-in Clinic Closing; GoHealth Urgent Care Opens Monday
1.8.19 CT Mirror — Unpredictable Events and Outside Trends Shaped Malloy’s Health Care Policy
1.7.19 Hartford Business Journal — Op-Ed: CT Can Be a US Leader in Curbing Health Care Costs
1.4.19 CT Health Policy Project Blog — Weak Answers to State’s Second Set of Questions About YNHH Primary Care Plan
1.3.19 CT NewsJunkie — Analysis – Public Health Has a Free Rider Problem
1.10.19 CT Mirror — State Sued Over Failure to Provide Adequate Medicaid Transportation
1.9.19 Register Citizen — Torrington Hospital’s Walk-in Clinic Closing; GoHealth Urgent Care Opens Monday
1.8.19 CT Mirror — Unpredictable Events and Outside Trends Shaped Malloy’s Health Care Policy
1.7.19 Hartford Business Journal — Op-Ed: CT Can Be a US Leader in Curbing Health Care Costs
1.4.19 CT Health Policy Project Blog — Weak Answers to State’s Second Set of Questions About YNHH Primary Care Plan
1.3.19 CT NewsJunkie — Analysis – Public Health Has a Free Rider Problem
Health Insurance / Health Reform News
1.14.19
WNPR —
Judge Blocks Trump Birth Control Policy in 13 States and DC
1.11.19 CT NewsJunkie — Access Health CT Still Accepting Applications
1.11.19 Politico — Trump Wants to Bypass Congress on Medicaid Plan
1.10.19 Governing — Medicaid “Buy In” Could Be New Option for the Uninsured
1.5.19 Modern Healthcare — State Policy Experimentation Likely to Create Uncertainty for Providers in 2019
1.4.19 Vox — House Democrats Move to Defend Obamacare from Conservative Legal Challenge
1.3.19 Vox — 17 Attorneys General Are Appealing the Court Decision Overturning Obamacare
1.11.19 CT NewsJunkie — Access Health CT Still Accepting Applications
1.11.19 Politico — Trump Wants to Bypass Congress on Medicaid Plan
1.10.19 Governing — Medicaid “Buy In” Could Be New Option for the Uninsured
1.5.19 Modern Healthcare — State Policy Experimentation Likely to Create Uncertainty for Providers in 2019
1.4.19 Vox — House Democrats Move to Defend Obamacare from Conservative Legal Challenge
1.3.19 Vox — 17 Attorneys General Are Appealing the Court Decision Overturning Obamacare
National / Other Health News
1.11.19
NY Times —
The Flu is Widespread in the US and It’s Not Too Late to Get Vaccinated
1.10.19 CT NewsJunkie — Blumenthal Backs Bills to Lower Drug Prices
1.10.19 Kaiser Health News — Meth’s Resurgence Spotlights Lack of Meds to Combat Addiction
1.9.19 CT Mirror — USDA Finds Fix to Temporarily Extend Food Stamp, WIC Programs Despite Shutdown
1.7.19 Vox — “Are You a Doctor?” The Unchecked Racism Faced by Physicians of Color
1.3.19 Kaiser Health News — How the Government Shutdown Affects Health Programs
1.10.19 CT NewsJunkie — Blumenthal Backs Bills to Lower Drug Prices
1.10.19 Kaiser Health News — Meth’s Resurgence Spotlights Lack of Meds to Combat Addiction
1.9.19 CT Mirror — USDA Finds Fix to Temporarily Extend Food Stamp, WIC Programs Despite Shutdown
1.7.19 Vox — “Are You a Doctor?” The Unchecked Racism Faced by Physicians of Color
1.3.19 Kaiser Health News — How the Government Shutdown Affects Health Programs
