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Charter Oak Staggers Toward Start

by Melissa Bailey | Jul 31, 2008 9:18 am | Comments (0)

Two days before liftoff, a grand total of 24 people and just one hospital have signed up for Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s plan to insure some of Connecticut’s hundreds of thousands of adults without health coverage. Full story here.

Legislators Challenge Public Health Cuts

by Melissa Bailey | Jul 30, 2008 10:25 pm | Comments (0)

“I’m worried,” New Haven State Rep. Pat Dillon said, as she and colleagues heard about upcoming cuts to her city’s needle exchange and other groundbreaking community health programs across the state.

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Rell Backs Dems On VA Voting Drives

by Paul Bass | Jul 30, 2008 12:43 pm | Comments (1)

(Updated 7:35 p.m.) The federal government should allow voter onsite voter registration drives for hospitalized veterans, Gov. M. Jodi Rell said Wednesday in endorsing a Congressional bill aimed at the Veterans Administration (VA).

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The Deadliest Disease

by Paul Bass | Jul 29, 2008 6:20 pm | Comments (0)

NYC screening for Crystal Emery’s documentary on racial disparities in health care: invite.

Seniors Targeted For West Nile Protection

by Paul Bass | Jul 29, 2008 5:48 pm | Comments (1)

“Do you see sleeves on me?” Patricia DeVore asked. It was a rhetorical question: She was with the program.

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Cancer Center Frame Rises

by Melissa Bailey | Jul 25, 2008 10:09 am | Comments (0)

From his hospital bed, Nick Branca would wave to the ironworkers as they raised each steel beam. Now one of those beams has his name on it. Full story here.

Clock’s Ticking; Charter Oak, HUSKY Need More Docs

by Christine Stuart | Jul 24, 2008 12:28 pm | Comments (0)

It’s been three weeks since the state started enrolling people in Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s affordable, no frills Charter Oak Health Plan. The state-subsidized insurance is available to any Connecticut adult, regardless of their pre-existing medical conditions. Since that day, June 30, Rell has held three press conferences to tout plan, which she describes as the first of its kind health insurance plan in the nation for uninsured adults. However, thealth care advocates, along with at least one lawmaker, are less than impressed with the number of doctors and hospitals—just St. Raphael’s in New Haven so far—that have agreed to participate. Full story here.

Migrants Get Dental Care—Right At Work

by Melinda Tuhus | Jul 21, 2008 11:30 am | Comments (1)

For a group of migrant workers like Susana Portillo, free dental care on Friday offered the bonus of a break from the heat.

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Insurance Co. Rules

by Paul Bass | Jul 20, 2008 4:43 pm | Comments (0)

Mr. Lembo Goes To Washington

by Staff | Jul 17, 2008 10:20 am | Comments (1)

(Updated: 1:35 p.m.) Our state government healthcare advocate , Kevin Lembo—the guy who fights against insurance companies on behalf of citizens cheated out of coverage—boarded a train for a rendezvous in U.S. Congress. His mission: To convince the federal government to stop insurance companies from waiting until someone gets really sick, then finding an old excuse to drop their coverage. Lembo agreed to blog about his visit for the Independent. Look for updates during the day:

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