February 1, 2012
Lawmakers Face Tough Policy Decisions On Basic Health Plan
by Christine Stuart | February 1, 2012 11:00am
Over the next few months the legislature will have to tackle some tough policy questions about whether to create a State Basic Health Plan for about 74,000 low income adults, who make too much money to qualify for Medicaid.
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Tags: State Basic Health Plan, insurance exchange, Jane McNicol, Peter Tercyak, health benefits
January 31, 2012
Hospital Errors Persist, State Probes Rare
by Lisa Chedekel | January 31, 2012 10:30am
Incidents of pressure ulcers, wrong-site surgeries and other surgical errors reported by Connecticut hospitals have increased in the last five years, despite myriad efforts to curb them, a new state report shows.
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January 30, 2012
Community Providers Want a Modernized Social Safety Net
by Hugh McQuaid | January 30, 2012 3:00pm
The Connecticut Community Providers Association called on the state Monday to modernize its “frayed” social safety net, which has suffered from years of flat funding and increased costs.
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Tags: community providers, rescission, social safety net, unfunded mandates, Hugh McQuaid
January 27, 2012
One Month After Stroke, Prague Is Back To Work
by Hugh McQuaid | January 27, 2012 2:32pm
A month after suffering a minor stroke on Christmas, Sen. Edith Prague was back at the state Capitol Friday in good health and telling reporters she’d be running for re-election.
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Tags: prague, stroke, nursing homes, home care, Hugh McQuaid
January 25, 2012
Teen Births: Nearly One-Half To Hispanics
by Magaly Olivero | January 25, 2012 11:30am
Yanisha Claudio, 15, of Hartford, tenderly swaddled three-week-old Jordan, hoping he wouldn’t wake up. “He was crying until four o’clock in the morning,” said the weary Bulkeley High School freshman.
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January 24, 2012
Roe v. Wade Turns 39 As The Battle Over Access To Contraception Heats Up
by Hugh McQuaid | January 24, 2012 5:30am
At a press conference commemorating the 39th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, state officials and women’s rights activists vowed to fight any attempts to threaten women’s reproductive rights.
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Tags: roe v. wade, abortion, women's rights, wyman, merrill, planned parenthood
January 19, 2012
Health Care Advocates Refuse To Give Up Fight Against Exchange Board
by Christine Stuart | January 19, 2012 12:14pm
(Updated 12:56 p.m.) Members of the Health Insurance Exchange Board of Directors were again greeted by protesters Thursday morning as they began their meeting at the state Capitol.
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Tags: protesters, Insurance Exchange Board, Health Care, Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman, Karen Schuessler
January 12, 2012
Dems Line Up In Support Of Health Care Reform Act
by Hugh McQuaid | January 12, 2012 6:29pm
Democratic lawmakers announced Thursday that 43 state legislators had signed on to an amicus brief supporting the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, which the U.S. Supreme will consider in March.
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Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care, Affordable Care Act, Ritter, donovan, cafero, Supreme Court, Hugh McQuaid
January 9, 2012
Class Action Alleges DSS Can’t Process Medicaid Apps In Timely Manner
by Christine Stuart | January 9, 2012 1:41pm
(Updated 3:05 p.m.) The Department of Social Services having been “systematically stripped of workers” failed to process Medicaid applications in a timely manner, a federal class action lawsuit filed Monday by legal aid attorneys says.
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Tags: DSS, Medicaid, legal aid, David Dearborn, Sheldon Toubman
January 5, 2012
Malloy Marks One Year In Office With Jackson Labs Bill Signing
by Christine Stuart | January 5, 2012 3:59pm
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced a final agreement between the state and Maine-based research laboratory during a ceremonial bill signing at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington where the new genomic lab will be built.
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