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Health Care
Autism Covered
by Christine Stuart | Dec 30, 2009 6:24 pm | Comments (0)
By all insurers in state, starting Friday. Story.
While State Dithers, He Takes On Tobacco
by Melinda Tuhus | Dec 30, 2009 3:17 pm | Comments (0)
Kenneth Driffin’s not waiting for the state government to try to save lives on the streets of the Hill from the evils of the noxious weed. Full story here.
Yes, He’s Running On The Health Reform Bill
by Paul Bass | Dec 30, 2009 8:29 am | Comments (0)
Chris Dodd unveiled a health care campaign pitch—and made clear it’ll be a centerpiece of his career-saving quest to hold onto his U.S. Senate seat. Full story here.
Judge Orders State To Insure 4,800 Legal Immigrants
by Melinda Tuhus | Dec 21, 2009 4:03 pm | Comments (0)
Mohammed Khondoker saw part of the American dream vanish—then reappear, just in time for the holidays. Full story here.
Needle Exchange Ban Lifted; Ball’s in Rell’s Court
by Patricia Dillon | Dec 21, 2009 11:40 am | Comments (6)
On Dec. 16, 2009, President Obama signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010, which lifts the 1989 ban on using federal funds for syringe exchange programs (SEPs). This represents a victory for science-based programs and a vindication of New Haven’s—and therefore Connecticut’s - national leadership in AIDS prevention.
Continue reading ‘Needle Exchange Ban Lifted; Ball’s in Rell’s Court’ »
DeLauro: Stupak Won’t Make It
by Thomas MacMillan | Dec 15, 2009 12:55 pm | Comments (0)
A last-minute amendment to prevent abortion funding found its way into the House version of the health care reform bill under consideration in Washington. Rosa DeLauro plans to make sure it’s not there when the bill becomes law. Full story here.
Why’d He Do It?
by Paul Bass | Dec 15, 2009 12:52 pm | Comments (0)
That’s the big political pop psychology parlor game in national health reform right now. It concerns Connecticut’s maverick U.S. senator, Joe Lieberman. Full story here.
What A Lietuenant Governor Can Do
by Paul Bass | Dec 14, 2009 12:51 pm | Comments (0)
The state’s number-two position can become a real job, to help reform the way Connecticut governor pays for pharmaceuticals, for instance. So says the state’s healthcare advocate, who’s running for lieutenant governor. Full story here.
Medicaid Cuts Also Cut Jobs
by Christine Stuart | Dec 10, 2009 8:35 am | Comments (0)
And they hurt struggling hospitals. So testified Stephen Frayne, senior vice president of health policy for the Connecticut Hospital Association. Health care was a hot topic as 350 gathered to testify against the governor’s proposed mid-year budget cuts. Full story here.
Bags, Stomachs Filled
by Melinda Tuhus | Dec 8, 2009 7:59 pm | Comments (0)
As a new report indicates growing hunger among American children, the Connecticut Food Bank is doing its best to provide wraparound meals for public school students in New Haven and a dozen other towns at risk of hunger. It’s called the Kids’ BackPack Program, and it got a healthful-eating boostfrom the Stop&Shop/Giant Family Foundation. Full story here.