CNN– Reducing the cost of medical care, rather than health insurance, is so often underemphasized or even absent from discussions of reforming the health care system. And yet lowering costs of medical care is essential for broadening access to care, reducing insurance premiums and ultimately ensuring better health.
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Litchfield County Struggles With Population Decline
2017 Best & Brightest: Romanna (Roma) Romaniv, University of Connecticut
The Social & Academic Case for Living in a Learning Community
Poets & Quants for Undergrads– As a freshman business major at the University of Connecticut, Elizabeth Perry has already hobnobbed with the dean of the business school, helped organize a case competition for Target and attended speed-networking events that have helped her forge valuable connections in the business world. Those types of experiences would have been out of her reach had she not checked off a box on the housing application for UConn’s Business Connections Learning Community back when she was a senior in high school.
Study on Naugatuck Greenway Notes Potential Economic Impact
The Register Citizen– The final version of a study on the potential impact of the Naugatuck River Greenway was released last week by the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments and it predicts strong economic benefits and as many as 2.6 million visits by 2031.
Whether by Taxing or Cuts, CT Faces Painful Fiscal Future
Hartford Business Journal– There is no shortage of ideas on how Connecticut should not solve the fiscal crisis caused by its massively unfunded retirement benefit programs.
Streamlining Provider Data Management Could Save Billions…but Is It Possible?
Health Plan Week– For health insurance companies, an accurate, easy-to-update standardized database for network provider data is the Holy Grail. Along with being a major source of frustration for members, inaccurate provider information negatively impacts claims processing, provider credentialing and the ability to ensure compliance with network adequacy rules. It also can create obstacles for providers that want to create a value-based benefit approach.
CT Manufacturing Wages Shrink Despite More Jobs
Hartford Business Journal– Connecticut’s manufacturing industry posted 1,000 new jobs in 2016, one of the first positive growth years the sector has experienced since the 1980s.
Pursuing Your MBA Could Be A Matter Of Looking Out Your Window…
HYPE Blog– Master degrees in Business Administration (MBAs) seem like they’re a dime a dozen. And if you look at any compiled list of colleges and universities that offer MBAs, it certainly looks like it. But there are a small number of schools that can boast their MBA return on investment (ROI) are “among the best in the country with affordable tuition and competitive base salaries”. Wouldn’t it be awesome if you could say you got your MBA from a school that ranks in the top 25 public universities by US News, or in the top 100 MBA programs by the Financial Times, or in the top schools by Forbes Magazine and Business Week?
Connecticut Fuel Cell Industry Looks to Expand, Despite Setbacks
The Register Citizen– Connecticut’ fuel cell industry has the potential to grow despite some recent setbacks the sector has received, according to the chairman of a group that supports the hydrogen and fuel cell industry through education and outreach.