Connecticut’s health insurance exchange says 129,588 people signed up for Medicaid from Oct. 1 through March 31. But figures from the state Department of Social Services show that enrollment in Medicaid grew by just over half that amount.
How much did Medicaid grow under Obamacare? Not as much as you’d think
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CT Medicaid enrollment at record high under Obamacare
Nearly one in five state residents is now covered by the Medicaid program, according to figures from the state Department of Social Services.
Posted inPolitics
Boughton offers $2 a signature, only GOPers need apply
Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Boughton needs to collect 8,190 signatures by June 10 to get his running mate, Shelton Mayor Mark Lauretti, on the GOP primary ballot. He’s offering petition circulators $2 a valid name.
Posted inEducation
College budgets: Nearly 300 part-time teaching jobs eliminated
The number of part-time lecturers throughout the state’s largest public college system is likely to be cut back severely next school year as officials wrestle with budgetary constraints.
Posted inHealth
State regulators did little to curb Aetna rate hikes
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.
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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.
Posted inNews
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.
Posted inMoney, Politics
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.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
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.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
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 […]
Posted inAnnouncements
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.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
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.
