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• OHS HealthscoreCT Gets a Cost Estimator for Medical Care

  (HARTFORD, CT) – The Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS), joined by Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz, Senator Matt Lesser, co-chair, and Senator Kevin Kelly, ranking member, of the legislature’s Insurance and Real Estate Committee, today launched the Healthscore CT cost estimator, a consumer tool that allows users to compare the cost of medical care at Connecticut hospitals and provider networks. The interactive website allows consumers and providers to search, sort, and filter by location, health measure, provider, network quality rating, and cost.

  Date Posted: 10/8/2019

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• OHS Holds Public Hearing in Danbury for Western CT Health Network and Health Quest Certificate of Need Application

  (HARTFORD, CT) - On Tuesday afternoon, the Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS) will hold a public hearing in Danbury for the Certificate of Need application for the transfer of ownership of Western Connecticut Health Network, Inc. and Health Quest Systems, Inc. to a newly-formed not-for-profit parent corporation.

  Date Posted: 11/30/2018

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• OHS Holds Public Hearing in Manchester for Cardiac Care Certificate of Need Application

  (HARTFORD, CT) – The Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS) will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, February 27, 2019, for the Prospect Manchester Hospital / Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center Certificate of Need application related to cardiac care.

  Date Posted: 2/20/2019

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• OHS Holds Public Hearings in New Haven and Danbury for Certificate of Need Applications

  (HARTFORD, CT) – Over the next two weeks, the Connecticut Office of Health Strategy will hold public hearings in New Haven and Danbury for Certificate of Need applications.

  Date Posted: 11/26/2018

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• OHS in Support of SB 241 and SB 242

  Date Posted: 3/5/2024

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• OHS Public Testimony in Support of Community Health Worker Certification Senate Bill 859

  OHS Public Testimony in Support of Community Health Worker Certification Senate Bill 859

  Date Posted: 3/25/2019

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• OHS Public Testimony in Support of HB 5018 Concerning Health Care Cost Growth in CT

  Date Posted: 3/5/2020

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• OHS Public Testimony In Support of HB 7148

  OHS Public Testimony In Support of HB 7148

  Date Posted: 3/1/2019

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• OHS Public Testimony In Support of SB 96

  OHS Public Testimony In Support of SB 96

  Date Posted: 3/19/2019

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• OHS Public Testimony Support HB 5005 Adjusting the State Budget for Biennium Ending June 30, 2021

  OHS Public Testimony Support HB 5005 Adjusting the State Budget for Biennium Ending June 30, 2021

  Date Posted: 2/26/2020

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• OHS Public Testimony to the Insurance and Real Estate Committee March 7, 2019

  OHS Public Testimony to the Insurance and Real Estate Committee March 7, 2019

  Date Posted: 3/19/2019

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• OHS Releases Annual Hospital and Health System Financial Status and Facility Fees Trend Report

  (HARTFORD, CT) – The Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS) today released two reports, the Annual Report on the Financial Status of Connecticut’s Short Term Acute Care Hospitals and Facility Fee Trends. The Financial Stability report aggregates information concerning the financial health of Connecticut’s 28 acute care hospitals and 16 health systems. It includes financial performance data for individual hospitals, identifies fiscal trends, and reports on hospital hiring. The Facility Fee report examines current revenues generated by facility fees, the medical procedures that generate those fees, and the four-year trend data.

  Date Posted: 10/30/2019

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• OHS Releases Healthcare Facilities and Services Plan

  (HARTFORD, CT) – Today, the Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS) released its 2018 Statewide Healthcare Facilities and Services Plan, a report that is prepared every two years by the Health Systems Planning Unit and identifies use trends related to hospital inpatient and emergency department care, preventable hospitalization, and outpatient surgical care.

  Date Posted: 4/12/2019

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• OHS Signs Joint Letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

  The Office of Health Strategy signed a joint letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Azar with the Connecticut State Medical Society and the Office of the Healthcare Advocate to oppose HHS' proposed rule that would discriminate against LGBTQ+ people seeking healthcare treatment.

  Date Posted: 8/13/2019

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• OHS SIM Launches Prevention Services Initiative

  Date Posted: 1/1/0001

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