May 18, 2012
One Last Push To Get A Consumer Voice On Exchange Board
by Michael Lee-Murphy | May 18, 2012 11:30am
The upcoming special session to implement the budget provides a glimmer of hope for healthcare advocates who have been seeking an expansion of the state’s Insurance Exchange Board.
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Tags: health care exchange, insurance exchange board, Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman, Kevin Galvin, John McKinney, Michael Lee-Murphy, dh
May 10, 2012
Advocates Unhappy With Health Exchange Bill’s Death; McKinney Says Dems Didn’t Call the Bill
by Michael Lee-Murphy | May 10, 2012 1:30am
Shortly after midnight and the end of the legislative session Wednesday, the finger-pointing began over the death of a bill that sought to expand the state’s Health Insurance Exchange Board by five voting members.
Tags: health insurance exchange board, health care advocates, Universal Health Care Foundation, Victoria Veltri, Michael Lee-Murphy, dh
May 9, 2012
A Sprint To The Finish
by Michael Lee-Murphy | May 9, 2012 11:21am
In the chaotic final days of a legislative session, advocates and lobbyists make a final push for that one bill that might just get forgotten or left behind in the chaotic final 12 hours of the session.
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Tags: insurance exchange board, health care advocates, Universial Health Care Foundation, Eric Coleman, Victoria Veltri, Michael Lee-Murphy, dh
May 5, 2012
Boucher’s Last Stand
by Hugh McQuaid | May 5, 2012 2:34am
Sen. Toni Boucher stood up at 5:22 Friday afternoon to oppose a marijuana bill for what might have been the last time. She didn’t sit back down again until nearly five hours later when discussion began on the first of many amendments.
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Tags: medical marijuana, Senate, Toni Boucher, marijuana, filibuster
May 3, 2012
Doctor Leads Defeat of Medical Malpractice Bill
by Christine Stuart | May 3, 2012 9:57pm
A measure that would have modified how medical malpractice lawsuits are brought to court in Connecticut was defeated by five votes in the House on Thursday, possibly on the strength of testimony from a Republican lawmaker who also practices medicine.
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Tags: medical malpractice, doctor, Prasad Srinivasan, Gerald Fox, Lawrence Cafero, certificates of merit, dh
April 25, 2012
Advocates Take On Cigna
by Michael Lee-Murphy | April 25, 2012 11:00pm
(Updated 9:40 a.m. Thursday) As Cigna shareholders held their annual meeting inside Hartford’s Bushnell theater Wednesday afternoon, a coalition of unions and healthcare advocates asked to speak to Cigna CEO David Cordani.
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Tags: Cigna, tax cuts, shareholders, advocates, activists, Bushnell, dh
House Takes Up Medical Marijuana Bill; Barry Is Confident This Is The Year
by Christine Stuart and Hugh McQuaid | April 25, 2012 5:13pm
Opponents of a bill allowing pharmacists to dispense medical marijuana offered lawmakers an April 23 letter from Connecticut U.S. Attorney David Fein today in an effort to show that if the state passes it, the federal government will move in to shut it down.
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Tags: medical marijuana, debate, House, lobbyists, Barry Williams, dh
Press Conference Turns Into Shouting Match
by Hugh McQuaid | April 25, 2012 12:08pm
The controversy surrounding two of the governor’s executive orders intensified Wednesday when a press conference attended by the lieutenant governor ended with shouting from people opposed to a bill allowing care workers to collectively bargain.
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Tags: PCA, daycare, home worker, union, opposition, Permanent Commission on the Status of Women, Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman, women, dh
April 24, 2012
Prescription Pot Bill Advances
by Hugh McQuaid | April 24, 2012 3:19pm
As they debated a bill to legalize the medical use of marijuana, some members of the legislature’s Public Health Committee voiced concerns the bill defies federal law.
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Tags: medical marijuana, Public Health Committee, Betsy Ritter, Theresa Gerratana, Judiciary, license, dh
April 20, 2012
420 Alert: Don’t Bogart That Bill
by Hugh McQuaid | April 20, 2012 2:25pm
The Finance Committee approved a bill legalizing medical marijuana Friday in a 36-15 vote, but not before Sen. Toni Boucher spoke for an hour about the financial pitfalls it poses for the state.
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