AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoDiabetes Care: A New Haven trial found that conversation cards helped patients with type 2 diabetes take their medicines more consistently, but did not improve blood sugar levels. The study involved 143 patients at Fair Haven Community Health Care. Coverage Costs: A Connecticut health-plan guide urges shoppers to compare deductibles, prescriptions and provider networks—not just premiums—and cites a survey finding that 61% of state residents skipped or delayed care because of cost. Hospital Funding: State Comptroller Sean Scanlon is urging Connecticut to bar private equity ownership of hospitals and invest more in public services, pointing to Waterbury Hospital’s experience under former owner Prospect Medical Holdings. Emergency Readiness: Windham added AEDs at polling places and Memorial Park; the town’s emergency stations also include naloxone and bleeding-control kits. Access to Care: Low Medicaid reimbursement rates are contributing to long waits for pediatric eye care for Connecticut children covered by HUSKY. Billing Oversight: Stamford-area medical practices agreed to pay $866,539 to resolve allegations they billed Medicare and Medicaid for blood tests that were never performed.
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