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Kristin Whitney Daniels rationed insulin when she realized she couldn’t afford her medication and basic expenses like food or rent. “I found it deeply isolating,” she said of the experience. “No one, no matter their disease, no matter their medication, no matter their income, should have to experience this.” Kristin joined the Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS) at an informational public hearing on Monday, June 23, 2025 to share her experiences and explore solutions with key stakeholders from across the state.

The report ranks Connecticut’s health system performance 11th overall nationally and 5th out of the six New England states. While Connecticut’s position in New England remains stable, the state’s national ranking has dropped from 6th in 2023.

Today the Office of Health Strategy (OHS) released a report containing their proposed target values for the next five years of the Healthcare Benchmark Initiative. The report included recommended healthcare cost growth and quality benchmarks as well as primary care spending targets for 2026 – 2030.

OHS invites the public to provide comments on the proposed measures detailed in the Healthcare Benchmarks Initiative Proposed 2026-2030 Benchmarks and Technical Team Recommendations report and in the Healthcare Benchmark Initiative Proposed Quality Benchmarks document. Written comments must be received by the Office of Health Strategy by June 30, 2025.

The Connecticut Office of Health Strategy reached an agreed settlement with Prospect ECHN, Manchester Memorial Hospital  and Rockville General Hospital (RGH) requiring preservation of the current services at RGH.

Pursuant to C.G.S. § 19a-754g, the Office of Health Strategy (OHS) will hold an Informational Public Hearing on the 2026 to 2030 Healthcare Benchmarks June 23, 2025.

Pursuant to C.G.S. § 19a-754j, the Office of Health Strategy (OHS) will hold its annual Informational Public Hearing on the Healthcare Benchmark Results June 23, 2025.

To remain exempt from federal, state and local taxes, nonprofit hospitals must provide goods and services to benefit the community. These goods and services are broadly known as “Hospital Community Benefits.” The Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS) publishes an analysis of the community benefit and community-building activities of the state’s nonprofit acute care hospitals annually.

The Office of Health Strategy (OHS) invites the public to provide comments on the Community Benefit Summary and Analysis Report.

Under the agreement, ownership of Danbury, (including the New Milford campus), Norwalk and Sharon Hospitals will be transferred to Northwell Health, a 21-hospital non-profit integrated care delivery system in New York.