Connecticut Patients Rights Advocacy

Health care advocacy in Connecticut champions patient rights in mental and physical health. According to the Connecticut Center for Patient Safety (CTCPS), such rights must be defended due to the profit-over-patient nature of the health care system.

Features

• Connecticut residents coping with mental illness have the right to advocacy services, according to Advocacy Unlimited. An example of these rights is that hospitalized individuals must be able to receive letters, regardless of their mental state.

Scope

• According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), every person has the right to adequate medical care and necessary social services. In Connecticut, the Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights advocates these rights throughout Connecticut communities.

Progression

• The CTCPS is concerned about rising health care costs and human error in patient treatment. Additionally, the CTCPS mentions the climate of confusion many patients encounter when dealing with complex insurance policies and a steady bombardment of pharmaceutical advertisements. Therefore, the center concentrates on providing a defensive resource for patients and health care consumers in Connecticut.