Twenty people are out of jobs and a system developed at the cost of about $20 million has been discarded and dismantled.
Christopher Hoffman | C-HIT.org
Posted inHealth
State to change ‘problematic’ health care pay model
For decades, Connecticut and other states have used a fee-for-service model to pay for health care: the provider bills for each service, every consult, every procedure, every test, every pill. State Comptroller Kevin Lembo and many others have come to view that system as seriously flawed. It not only contributes to skyrocketing medical costs but […]
Posted inHealth
Battle brews over proposed public option health coverage
While tolls, bonding and the budget have dominated this legislative session, a battle has been quietly brewing over the creation of a state-administered health insurance public option for small businesses.
Posted inHealth
PBMs driving up drug and insurance prices, critics say
State Comptroller Kevin Lembo, pharmacists and their trade organizations say pharmacy benefit managers are contributing to the rise in prescription drug prices..