Connecticut Regional Medical Program Records 1965-1976

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Connecticut Regional Medical Program Records 1965-1976

Correspondence, reports, memoranda, minutes of meetings, grant requests, program descriptions, and printed material documenting the origin and history of the program in Connecticut.Task Force reports of the mid-1960s outlining Connecticut's health care system at that time offer a valuable record of medical and dental facilities then in operation. The annual reports and program evaluations issued between 1967 and 1976 provide an ongoing account of the progress of CRMP's work. The correspondence includes many agencies, national, regional and state, which cooperated in this program as well as prominent individuals. One of the important aspects of the collection is a large volume of printed matter: reports, speeches, articles, bibliographies, programs, etc. on the subject of public health. These papers form part of the Contemporary Medical Care and Health Policy Collection.

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Connecticut Regional Medical Program

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The Connecticut Regional Medical Program was formed in 1965 as a result of Public Law 89-239 which provided federal grants to encourage the formation of cooperative arrangements among medical institutions in regional areas. The program conducted an intensive investigation of existing health care facilities in Connecticut from 1966-1968. It began operations in 1969 and functioned until 1976 with funding of 12 million dollars from federal grants and additional state subventions. From t...