The Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS) and Johnson Memorial Hospital have reached an agreement designed to prioritize maternal and infant health and study the need for a new birthing center in the hospital’s service area.

The Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS) has published a new report showing Connecticut’s progress in adopting new ways of paying for health care.  Alternative payment models promote greater value - including higher quality care, equity and cost efficiency – for patients, purchasers, payers and providers. 

The Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS) has published the annual Top Outpatient Prescription Drug summary report and list. Six drugs were included on the final list and make up approximately 3.1% of all retail commercial and Medicaid prescription drug spending, representing almost $175 million (data does not include drug rebates).

Guidehouse, Inc. will launch an independent study of the need for a birthing center in the Windham hospital catchment area next week under the terms of an agreed settlement between the Office of Health Strategy (OHS) and Windham Hospital.

Connecticut Offices of Health Strategy, State Comptroller  join with Connecticut Health Foundation  to Update Connecticut Health Affordability Index 

Connecticut’s Office of Health Strategy (OHS) released an updated version of its standards for the collection of Race, Ethnicity, Language (REL), and Disability (REL-D) data. The update, released as Version 4.0 of the standards OHS initially launched in 2022, introduces significant enhancements to advance health equity and improve healthcare outcomes for Connecticut residents.

We share the Office of the Attorney General's commitment to ensuring high-quality, accessible and affordable healthcare services for Connecticut residents.

(HARTFORD, CT) - The Connecticut Office of Health Strategy and Department of Social Services announced today that the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMMI) has selected Connecticut to participate in a new, voluntary, state total cost of care model: the States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development Model (AHEAD Model).

(Hartford, CT) – On Tuesday, June 25, 2024 the Office of Health Strategy (OHS), hosted an informational hearing on Connecticut’s Healthcare Benchmark Initiatives. The initiatives play a key role in improving the health of state residents by ensuring access to high-quality affordable health care. OHS released three reports central to the initiative’s mission in May including the Healthcare Cost Growth Benchmark, Quality and Primary Care Spending Target reports.