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Health Care Policy Resources |
The
Health Care Policy Resources Section is published with the generous support
of Marsh |
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Resources Available from The Business Council of Fairfield County |
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The Business Council's ongoing work in the policy areas of health and health care
is generously supported by individual companies, foundations and government
agencies. We are pleased to acknowledge all of our 2008 supporters here
including The WorkPlace, Inc./Talent 4 Growth/WIRED, Universal
Health Care Foundation, One Coast, One Future
and Purdue Pharma L.P. |
| Connecticut's Health Care Challenges & Choices
Panel Presentations, Feb 2008 Care providers, insurers, employers and employees each play a role in the complex health care universe. Experts from The Business Council’s Health Care Leadership Council representing those sectors will analyze the situation from a business perspective and identify the issues most likely to be addressed by the Legislature. A moderated dialogue among attendees will follow the panel discussion  J.
Brent Pawlecki, M.D., Corporate Medical Director at Pitney Bowes Inc.
is
responsible for the company’s on site medical clinic, wellness programs
and disability operations. (pdf)Carolyn
Salsgiver, Senior Vice
President, Planning and Marketing, Yale New Haven Health System/Bridgeport
Hospital
is responsible for Strategic Planning,
Business Development, Marketing and Public Relations and Community and
Government Relations. (pdf)
Michael
G. Watts, Chairman and CEO, Pierson and Smith,
an independent and privately owned insurance firm
that concentrates on brokerage, consulting, and third party administration
to its corporate and individual clients. (pdf)
We would like to thank Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut and Purdue Pharma L.P. for sponsoring The Business Council of Fairfield County's Key Issue Briefing Series. |
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Business Council Releases Updated CT Health Scorecard, Dec 2007 Scorecard measures 26 indicators of Connecticut's health and offers a set of action recommendations. Highlights areas where CT excels, and where CT lags in personal behaviors, risk factors and health policies that threaten to undermine the health of CT's residents and workforce. Full report
(1.7M pdf) Scorecard
Summary
(pdf)
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One Coast, One Future Health Care Reports Health Care is one of eight key objectives of the One Coast, One Future economic integration initiative's long-term plan. Workforce
shortages in region's health care industry, Dec 2006
Strategies
to address region's workforce health care shortages, Dec 2007
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Connecticut's Health Care Crisis: A Policy Framework for Reform, Dec 2006 A Business Council Policy Brief highlighting recommendations for the CT Legislature on health care.
Executive Summary
(pdf) Full
report (pdf)
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Healthy Workplace Best Practices Recognition Program, March 2007 To applaud the efforts of employers who understand the competitive advantage of a healthy workforce.
Compilation of Best Practices (pdf)
We would like to thank Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut and UBS for their generous support of the Healthy Workplaces Best Practices Recognition Program. |
| Additional Resources of Interest |
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How Private
Health Coverage Works: A Primer – 2008 Update from The Kaiser Family Foundation |
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A Framework for
Health Care Reform in Connecticut, Jan 2007 from The Connecticut Health Insurance Policy Council, Inc. (pdf) |
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Covering Health Issues - a publication of the Alliance for Public Health Reform English (pdf) Spanish (pdf) |
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Avian Flu Resources |
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President Bush Participates in Business Council Panel on Health Savings Accounts, April 2006 Transcript
of Presentation
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Universal Health Care Report Mapping Health Spending and Insurance Coverage in Connecticut Download Full Report (1.2M pdf) and Research Brief (228K pdf) |
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Universal Health Care Small Business Health Care Network Newsletter (262K pdf) |
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Centers for Disease Control Health Risk Survey |
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