Insurers cited the end of enhanced federal ACA subsidies as the reason for rate hikes. But Congress was ready to pass a 3-year extension.
Deidre Gifford
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Manisha Juthani is Lamont’s nominee to lead CT Department of Public Health
Dr. Manisha Juthani replaces Renee Coleman-Mitchell, who was fired at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New variant of COVID detected in Connecticut
Connecticut has its first confirmed case of a more contagious variant of COVID-19 originally detected in South Africa.
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Connecticut has vaccinated nearly half of older residents
By mid-month, everyone 75 or older should be vaccinated if they wish.
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As seniors complain of trouble scheduling COVID vaccines, Connecticut beefs up its appointment phone line
Gov. Lamont praised Connecticut’s efforts to vaccinate seniors but wasn’t as eager to discuss problems with the state’s appointment system.
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With limited supply, Lamont asks for patience on COVID vaccine
Nearly 1.4 million Connecticut residents will be eligible for vaccination next, but the state only gets 45,000 doses a week.
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COVID vaccine comes to nursing homes, hurt medically and financially
For nursing homes, the COVID vaccine is a defense against a medical and financial disaster.
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With COVID-19 cases rising in CT, some nursing homes are now requiring visitor testing
The state has issued no mandate around visitor testing, leaving the decision up to the nursing homes.
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COVID money goes out to underfunded local health departments
Nothing like a pandemic to get Connecticut’s underfunded local and regional health districts an influx of cash.
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COVID skipped southeast CT on its first pass. Not this time.
Nine of the 11 communities on high alert are in southeastern Connecticut. The two outliers are Hartford and Danbury.
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Lamont announces membership of COVID vaccine advisory group
The new group, representing broad swath of interests, will help determine who first gets the vaccine.
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Lamont tasks a yet-unnamed panel with choosing who first gets COVID vaccine in CT
The state has until Oct. 16 to submit a vaccine distribution plan to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Lamont promises Connecticut will vet a COVID vaccine
The governor says transparency is necessary to overcome skepticism created by the hurried effort to develop a vaccine.
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State’s colleges and universities are doing ‘everything we can’ to safely reopen
Students will be tested, masks will be mandatory, and there will be fewer people on campus.
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State investigates COVID-19 outbreak at Norwich nursing home
One person has died and 13 residents at Three Rivers Nursing Home are infected with the virus.