A bill that would increase how much time nursing home staff must spend with residents would cost $24M as CT is facing financial challenges.
Jenna Carlesso
Jenna is a reporter on The Connecticut Mirror’s investigative desk. Her reporting on gaps in Connecticut’s elder care system prompted sweeping changes in nursing home and home care policy. Jenna has also covered lapses in long-term care facilities, investigated the impact of cyberattacks on hospitals, and uncovered the questionable dealings of health ministry groups that masquerade as insurance. Her reporting sparked reforms in health care and government oversight, helped erase medical debt for Connecticut residents, and led to the indictments of developers in a major state project. Her work has been recognized by the National Press Foundation and the Association of Health Care Journalists. Before joining CT Mirror, she was a reporter at The Hartford Courant, where she covered government in the capital city with a focus on corruption, theft of taxpayer funds, and ethical violations.
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Government Oversight Committee passes bill with long-term care insurance reforms
The bill that advanced would add protections for purchasers of long-term care insurance and boost transparency around rate hike requests.
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Bills advance to make nursing homes spend more on direct care
Two bills that would require nursing homes to spend 80% of their funds on direct care of residents passed through committee on Thursday.
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CT bills aiming to reform long-term care insurance advance
The bills are among at least 16 raised to reform long-term care insurance following a CT Mirror investigation into its skyrocketing costs.
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Proposed bill seeks higher pay for CT jurors
Despite state reforms, minority communities are underrepresented in jury pools. Raising compensation could strengthen participation.
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CT legislators mull requiring homemaker companion worker training
Homemaker companion agencies have ballooned in number over the last decade as more people choose to age at home, but are largely unregulated.
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CT Aging Committee weighs bill on long-term care insurance
The Aging Committee’s bill, one of at least 14 on the issue, would create a tax deduction and require public hearings for rate increases.
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How CT Mirror investigated the long-term care insurance industry
To investigate the problems in Connecticut’s long-term care insurance industry, CT Mirror staff read through thousands of pages and analyzed hundreds of data points. Here’s how we did it.
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Policyholders press CT lawmakers for long-term care insurance reform
CT legislators introduced a bill to provide some relief from large rate hikes, but at a hearing, policyholders said it needs to be stronger.
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What Lamont’s CT budget proposal would mean for health care
Gov. Ned Lamont eyed Medicaid reimbursement rates, a hospital tax restructuring and pharmaceutical costs in his biennial budget proposal.
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Legislators to push for reform on long-term care insurance
Following a CT Mirror investigation into skyrocketing long-term care insurance prices, lawmakers said more protections are urgently needed.
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Genworth ties executive pay to rate increases for long-term care insurance
Genworth Financial, which sells coverage in CT, has a business plan that relies heavily on getting what it wants from insurance regulators.
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CT long-term care insurance costs are skyrocketing, strangling consumers
With annual rate hikes often exceeding 50%, coverage is increasingly unaffordable. And as complaints mount, legislative reform has been slow.
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Bill would allow receivership at financially distressed CT hospitals
The bill, which would allow for the appointment of a receiver at financially distressed Connecticut hospitals, was prompted by Prospect Medical Holdings’ recent bankruptcy filing.
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BEST OF 2024: Broad CT elder care bill wins final passage in Senate
The bill would require more oversight of CT home care workers and create a swifter process for accessing Medicaid, among other measures.