Office of Health Strategy dissolved after seven years and little effect on costs

Office of Health Strategy dissolved after seven years and little effect on costs

The Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS), an agency with the dedicated mission to control and lower health care costs in Connecticut, was dissolved by Gov. Ned Lamont and the General Assembly as part of the 2026 budget package after a seven-year run that saw the office grow in size and cost, but with little change to Connecticut’s escalating health care prices. Gov. Lamont proposed dissolving the OHS in his budget after former OHS Commiss…