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Health Foundation Awards $7.3 Million in 2006 (12/20/06) The Board of Directors of the Connecticut Health Foundation (CHF) approved $3.2 million in grant awards during a recent quarterly board meeting.
Briefing Examines Cost & Need of Medical Interpretation Services (10/25/06) The State of Connecticut’s annual share of providing face-to-face medical interpretation services to Medicaid beneficiaries not proficient in English would total about $2.35 million, according to a new Connecticut Health Foundation (CHF) report released today.
Health Foundation Awards $1.7 Million in Grants (9/21/06) The Board of Directors of the Connecticut Health Foundation (CHF) approved $1.7 million in grant awards during a recent quarterly board meeting. Grants were awarded in the Foundation's priority areas of children’s mental health, children’s oral health, racial and ethnic health disparities, and other areas responding to CHF's mission to improve the health status of all Connecticut residents
2007 Leadership Fellows Selected (9/1/06) The Connecticut Health Foundation (CHF) selected 20 candidates to participate in its 2007 Leadership Fellows Program, Vice President for Program & Evaluation Will Crimi announced Wednesday.
Health Foundation Awards Nearly $400,000 in Grants (6/23/06) The Board of Directors of the Connecticut Health Foundation (CHF) approved nearly $400,000 in grant awards during its quarterly board meeting earlier this week. Grants were awarded in the Foundation’s priority areas of children’s mental health, children’s oral health, racial and ethnic health disparities, and to other organizations responding to CHF’s mission to improve the health status of all Connecticut residents.
Modifications Could Create More Room Under The State's Spending Cap (3/24/06) Modifications to the state's spending cap could more accurately reflect the state's economic growth and create more room under the cap in fiscal year 2008 to fund current services, according to a Connecticut Health Foundation (CHF) policy brief released Friday.
Organizations Receive Funding to Spotlight Health-Related Policy Issues During 2006 Public Policy Debate (3/16/06) The Board of Directors of the Connecticut Health Foundation (CHF) approved $2 million in grant awards during its board meeting today. Grants were awarded in the Foundation’s three priority areas --children’s oral health, children’s mental health, and racial and ethnic health disparities, and other health-related grants to organizations that respond to our strategic plan objectives.
Experts to Testify at Public Health Committee Hearing (03/12/06) Based on the research findings of two oral health policy briefs released in late January, Connecticut Health Foundation (CHF) President & CEO Patricia Baker has been invited to testify at Monday's Public Health Committee hearing.
Margarita Torres Elected To Foundation Board (1/31/06) Margarita Torres, Founder and Principal of Torres Project Management, has been appointed to the Connecticut Health Foundation (CHF) Board of Directors.
Study Says Raising Reimbursement Fees Important to Increasing Dental Care Access (1/27/06) Raising Connecticut's Medicaid reimbursement to the 70th percentile would increase utilization of oral health services among HUSKY children over time and, in the first year, cost the state an additional $21 million, which would be eligible for federal matching dollars, according to a series of two policy briefs released by the Connecticut Health Foundation.
Connecticut’s First Health Leadership Fellows Program Now Accepting Applications for 2006 Class (1/10/05) The Connecticut Health Foundation (CHF) is now accepting online applications for the 2006 Health Leadership Fellows Program, which hopes to foster, support and promote leadership and learning among the next generation of public health pioneers in the government, private, and nonprofit sectors.
Connecticut’s Medicare Part D Plans Vary Sharply in Drug Coverage (1/05/06) Connecticut’s 44 available Medicare Part D drug plans vary sharply and randomly in the medications covered using the experience of three "prototype" Medicare Part D beneficiaries, according to the final of a three-part policy brief series released Thursday.
