You asked for a list of possible data sources for use by the HealthFirst Connecticut Authority created by PA 07-185.

Following is a list of possible Connecticut and national data sources. Where possible, we have attached some information about the particular data source.

STATE AGENCIES

• Connecticut Department of Public Health (www. ct. gov/dph)

• Connecticut Office of Health Care Access (www. ct. gov/ohca)

• Connecticut Department of Social Services (www. ct. gov/dss)

STATE (NON-GOVERNMENTAL)

• Connecticut Health Policy Project (www. cthealthpolicy. org)

• Connecticut Health Insurance Policy Council

• Universal health Care Foundation of Connecticut (www. universalhealthct. org)

NATIONAL (GOVERNMENTAL)

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (www. ahrq. gov)

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (www. cms. hhs. gov)

• New England Public Policy Center (Federal Reserve Bank of Boston) (www. bos. frb. org/economic/neppc/)

• Alliance for Health Reform (www. allhealth. org)

• Annie E. Casey Foundation (Kids Count Census Data) (www. kidscount. org)

• Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (www. cbpp. org)

• Commonwealth Fund (www. commonwealthfund. org)

• Council of State Governments (www. csg. org)

• Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care (www. dartmouthatlas. org)

• Health Affairs (www. healthaffairs. org)

• Kaiser Family Foundation:

• Kaiser State Health Facts (www. statehealthfacts. org)

• Kaiser Network on Health Policy (www. kaisernetwork. org)

• Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (www. kff. org/about/kcmu. cfm)

• Kaiser Health 08 (www. health08. org)

• National Academy for State Health Policy (www. nashp. org)

• National Conference of State Legislatures (www. ncsl. org/programs/health/overview_health. htm)

• National Governors Association (www. nga. org)

• State Coverage Initiatives (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation) (www. statecoverage. net)

• Urban Institute (www. urban. org)

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