2024 Press Releases
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7/2/2024
CONNECTICUT SELECTED FOR FEDERAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT TO CURB HEALTHCARE COST GROWTH, IMPROVE POPULATION HEALTH AND ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY
(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).
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6/26/2024
OFFICE OF HEALTH STRATEGY HOSTS HEALTHCARE BENCHMARKS HEARING FOCUSED ON HEALTHCARE COST GROWTH, QUALITY AND PRIMARY CARE INVESTMENT
(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.
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5/23/2024
CONNECTICUT HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCIES HOST FIRST SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH SUMMIT
(Hartford, CT) – On Wednesday, May 22, 2024 the Office of Health Strategy (OHS), along with several of Connecticut’s health and human services agencies hosted a Social Determinants of Health Summit at the Chrysalis Center in Hartford, CT. This first ever statewide summit convened community-based social services agencies and healthcare organizations, community, and state agency leaders to discuss collaboration and alignment on efforts to address social determinants of health and improve health outcomes. According to the National Institutes of Health, social determinants of health (SDoH), such as financial resources and housing stability, account for between 30–55% of people’s health outcomes.
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5/15/2024
THE OFFICE OF HEALTH STRATEGY RELEASES ANNUAL REPORTS ON COST GROWTH BENCHMARK, PRIMARY CARE SPENDING TARGET AND QUALITY BENCHMARKS
(Hartford, CT) – The Office of Health Strategy (OHS) released a series of reports which analyze changes in Connecticut’s healthcare spending and quality between 2021 and 2022. The series includes the second annual Cost Growth Benchmark and The Primary Care Spend Target reports, as well as the first reported results for the 2022 Quality Benchmarks.
- 5/15/2024 Statements from the Office of Health Strategy and the Department of Public Health on the Yale New Haven Health Lawsuit Against Prospect Medical Holdings
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4/3/2024
OFFICE OF HEALTH STRATEGY RELEASES REPORT ON THE IMPACT OF HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM CONSOLIDATION IN CONNECTICUT
(HARTFORD, CT)- The Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS) released a report “Impacts of Connecticut Hospital and Health Care System Consolidation (2016-2021),” that analyzes the impact of hospital and health care system consolidation in Connecticut from 2016 through 2021.
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4/3/2024
OFFICE OF HEALTH STRATEGY, YALE NEW HAVEN HEALTH & PROSPECT CT REACH AGREEMENT ON CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPLICATIONS
(Hartford, CT) – The Office of Health Strategy (OHS), Yale New Haven Health Services (YNHHS) and Prospect CT have come to an agreement that approves the Certificate of Need (CON) application for YNHHS’s acquisition of Prospect CT’s three Connecticut hospitals – Waterbury Hospital, Rockville General Hospital, and Manchester Memorial Hospital. The settlement terms will ensure that the quality, access, equity, affordability, and cost-effectiveness standards of the CON statute are met.
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2/29/2024
The Office of Health Strategy to Modify the 2024 Cost Growth Benchmark Due to High Inflation
(HARTFORD, CT)-The Office of Health Strategy (OHS) announced today that a one-time adjustment will be made to the previously announced cost growth benchmark values. OHS will increase the 2024 Healthcare Cost Growth Benchmark target value to 4.0%, up from the previously announced 2.9% target due to the anticipated impacts of unusually high inflation occurring in the 2022 reporting year. According to Public Act 22-118, OHS is required to annually review the current and projected rate of inflation and determine whether a modification of the Healthcare Cost Growth Benchmark is indicated.