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Health Care

Backers Rally As Rell Gets Pooling Bill

by Christine Stuart | May 30, 2008 9:27 am | Comments (0)

Lawmakers and advocates of a controversial bill that would expand the state employees health insurance plan to nonprofits, small businesses, and municipalities held a rally at the state Capitol Thursday afternoon to encourage Gov. M. Jodi Rell, one last time, to sign the bill.Full story here.

Anthem’s Math? Bogus

by Christine Stuart | May 28, 2008 9:36 am | Comments (0)

Attorney General Richard Blumenthal released an opinion Tuesday saying that threats made by insurance companies to increase rates to the state employees health insurance plan are unfounded. Full story here. (Background story here.)

Blumenthal said that a bill expanding the state employees health insurance plan to nonprofits, municipalities, and small businesses will create an entirely new pool of individuals, separate from the pool of state employees covered by the pending contract. At a press conference Tuesday morning he said the three health insurance companies that bid on the state employees health insurance plan are legally bound to adhere to the rates they offered in those bids. Full story here.

School Food Matters

by Ranea al-Tikriti | May 28, 2008 9:23 am | Comments (0)

That was the consensus from a “childhood obesity summit” that focused on how to get more healthful foods into New Haven cafeterias. Full story here.

Six Stories ... There?

by Paul Bass | May 28, 2008 9:16 am | Comments (0)

Hard-hatted officials broke ground on a glass clinical-laboratory tower rising in the shadow of the Air Rights Garage and Yale-New Haven’s new cancer center. Story here.

Last-Minute Math Disputed

by Paul Bass | May 21, 2008 5:16 pm | Comments (0)

New Haven appealed to the governor to sign a health-care pooling bill—and disregard an HMO’s version of New Math. Full story here.

Guv Wavers On Health Bill

by Christine Stuart | May 20, 2008 9:14 am | Comments (0)

Anthem, Connecticare lobby Rell to veto pooling plan; full story here.

Rell Pressed On Health Pooling

by Christine Stuart | May 19, 2008 1:47 pm | Comments (0)

Public employee unions and health care advocates are putting the pressure on Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell to sign a bill that would allow municipalities, nonprofits, and small businesses to join the 200,000-member state employee’s insurance plan.Full story here.

Strong Threads Rebuild Lives

by Allan Appel | May 16, 2008 9:47 am | Comments (0)

Michelle Ashford, on the left, who has lived, finally, without drugs or drinks since 2005 and Vivian Fripp-Elbert have formed a deep and powerful bond—a bond made from thread. Click here for the story.

Medicare Supplemental Rate Increase Criticized

by Christine Stuart | May 14, 2008 2:35 pm | Comments (0)

The state Insurance Department approved a 30 percent increase in Genworth’s Medicare Supplemental plans for 2,049 customers in the state who use the plan to cover benefits not covered by traditional Medicare.

The Insurance Department’s decision late Tuesday afternoon has State Healthcare Advocate Kevin Lembo and Judith Stein, director of the Center for Medicare Advocacy, upset with the Insurance Department for its industry friendly decision.

Full story here.

“Overpaid, Fancy-Suited” Lawyers On The Run

by Paul Bass | May 13, 2008 10:03 am | Comments (0)

Does Connecticut’s current HMO standoff cast doubt on whether the private sector should be in charge of running HUSKY? Check out the latest coverage in the Wall Street Journal. (Earlier story here on the roots of the crusade led by legal aid’s Sheldon Toubman, pictured).

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