Washington –- For years, insurance giant Aetna charged individual health insurance policyholders in Connecticut premiums far exceeding industry norms compared to what it paid out on medical claims. The oversized rates were allowed by the Connecticut Department of Insurance and only ended with the implementation of Obamacare.
State regulators did little to curb Aetna rate hikes
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Op-Ed: Mental health and front page news – getting it right
May is “National Mental Health Awareness Month.” Across the country organizations will work to raise awareness in an effort to reduce stigma.
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Op-Ed: Mental health and front page news – getting it right
May is “National Mental Health Awareness Month.” Across the country organizations will work to raise awareness in an effort to reduce stigma.
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Washington Watch, Week of May 25
The Senate is out this week for the Memorial Day holiday and the House is in only a couple of days. But there will be some heated fights anyhow.
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CT truckers, other motorists could find relief at the pumps this summer
Connecticut’s trucking industry will get its first break – albeit a small one — at the fuel pumps in four years this summer, according to a new rate released by the state’s tax department.
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A good Connecticut winter for eagles, trees and stink bugs, not necessarily bats
The cold, snowy winter followed by a wet, chilly spring have had consequences for Connecticut’s wildlife, plants and insects. Some consequences are predictable, but more often those consequences are unexpected, counter-intuitive — and even good.
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Op-Ed: Review of children’s mental healthcare is vital
Pediatric mental health services are about to undergo a much needed transformation in Connecticut. Because of a recent bill, PA 13-178, the delivery of mental health services for children in Connecticut are being reviewed and redesigned. The bill was passed last July to develop a “comprehensive” plan to improve child and adolescent mental health care […]
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Op-Ed: Review of children’s mental healthcare is vital
Pediatric mental health services are about to undergo a much needed transformation in Connecticut. Because of a recent bill, PA 13-178, the delivery of mental health services for children in Connecticut are being reviewed and redesigned. The bill was passed last July to develop a “comprehensive” plan to improve child and adolescent mental health care […]
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The Connecticut Mirror claims four CTSPJ awards
The Connecticut Mirror staff was honored Thursday night by The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) with four awards, including three first-place distinctions.
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CT Lawmakers demand info on state VA facilities
Washington – The entire Connecticut delegation sent a letter to Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki on Friday requesting information from a nationwide audit of VA facilities that pertain to hospitals and clinics in Connecticut.
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Op-Ed: Connecticut fails to meet deadline on Sandy Hook mental health gun bill
The problem with instituting sweeping, costly and invasive mental health legislation is that there always are unintended consequences.
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Op-Ed: Connecticut fails to meet deadline on Sandy Hook mental health gun bill
The problem with instituting sweeping, costly and invasive mental health legislation is that there always are unintended consequences.
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For CT Democrats, those $10,000 checks keep coming
The state pays $4.7 million annually in rent for top state elected officials in the building pictured above. The landlord gave the Connecticut Democratic Party $30,000 last month, part of the steady flow of cash from state contractors, including the recent winner of an $8.63 million contract.
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BIA latest recognition proposal is blow to CT tribes
Updated Friday at 3:45 p.m. WASHINGTON — An Eastern Pequot leader said Friday that his tribe plans to move forward with its attempt to win federal recognition, despite a provision in a new Bureau of Indian Affairs proposal aimed blocking that effort in Connecticut.
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Minus Himes, CT lawmakers vote for billions in defense spending
WASHINGTON – With the help of most, but not all of the Connecticut congressional delegation, the House on Thursday approved spending billions of dollars for submarines, helicopters and jets made by the state’s defense contractors.
