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• April 30, 2019: OHS Holds Public Hearing in Trumbull for Hartford Healthcare / St. Vincent Medical Certificate of Need Application

  (HARTFORD, CT) – On Tuesday afternoon, the Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS) will hold a public hearing in Trumbull for the Hartford Healthcare Certificate of Need applications to acquire St. Vincent’s Medical Center, St. Vincent’s Multispecialty Group.

• April 9, 2019: OHS Holds Public Hearing in West Hartford for Hebrew Home and Hospital Certificate of Need Application

  (HARTFORD, CT) – On Tuesday afternoon, the Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS) will hold a public hearing in West Hartford for the Hebrew Home and Hospital Certificate of Need application for termination of its Acute Care Unit and establishment of a 38-bed geriatric behavioral health facility.

• CID OHA OHS To Host Healthcare Cost Drivers Informational Meeting

• COMPTROLLER BRASWELL, OHS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR VELTRI ANNOUNCE NEW FINDINGS FROM CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE AFFORDABILITY INDEX

  (HARTFORD, CT) Comptroller Natalie Braswell and Victoria Veltri, Executive Director of the Office of Health Strategy (OHS), announced today, the release of a new report that utilized the groundbreaking Connecticut Healthcare Affordability Index (CHAI) tool to analyze the effects of recent health care legislation.

• Comptroller Lembo, OHS Director Veltri Announce Connecticut Healthcare Affordability Index

  New Healthcare Research and Affordability Tool to Analyze Policy and Guide Lawmakers

• Cost Feature

• CT-N coverage of latest Healthcare Cabinet meeting, Jan 16, 2018

• Gov. Malloy Appoints Vicki Veltri to Lead State’s Office of Health Strategy

  New State Office Combines Existing State Healthcare Resources into Centralized Agency

• GOV. MALLOY: CONNECTICUT RECEIVES $12.2 MILLION TO SUPPORT THE STATE'S FIRST HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today annouced that the State of Connecticut will receive a $12.2 million grant to support ongoing work that will establish Connecticut's first statewide health information exchange.

• Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Accepted Into Peterson-Milbank Program To Support Efforts on Containing Healthcare Cost Growth

  (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Office of Healthcare Strategy Executive Director Victoria Veltri today announced that the State of Connecticut has been accepted into the Peterson-Milbank Program for Sustainable Health Care Costs. Launched earlier this year by the Milbank Memorial Fund, the nationwide program was created to advance state efforts on addressing the growth of healthcare costs.

• Governor Lamont: Connecticut’s First-Ever Healthcare Cost Growth Benchmark Report Confirms the Need for Reforms To Make Healthcare More Affordable

  Governor Lamont: Connecticut’s First-Ever Healthcare Cost Growth Benchmark Report Confirms the Need for Reforms To Make Healthcare More Affordable

• How Connecticut is Moving to Control Health Care Costs

• Journal Inquirer interview with OHS Executive Director Victoria Veltri

  Director of new state health care office ready to do 'bold' things

• Lt. Gov. Wyman: Demand For Health Insurance Rose, 2018 Open Enrollment Stronger Than Previous Years

  (HARTFORD, Conn.) – Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman and Access Health CT (AHCT) CEO Jim Wadleigh today provided the results of the Connecticut healthcare exchange’s fifth open enrollment period, which ran from November 1 to December 22, 2017.

• Office of Health Strategy and Comptroller Lembo Release 2019 Connecticut Self-Sufficiency Standard Report

  (HARTFORD, CT) – The Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS) and State Comptroller Kevin Lembo today released the 2019 Connecticut Self-Sufficiency Standard report. The report examines the costs of basic needs such as housing, food, transportation, childcare, and healthcare in each city and town in the state, then calculates what individuals and families must earn to provide these fundamental supports without any financial assistance.