The question of cost has been on everyone’s mind since Connecticut first decided to set up its own health insurance exchange under Obamacare. On Monday, Connecticut residents got their first look at the unadjusted rates — meaning, the rates without the inclusion of offsetting… Read more »
Reporters, professors, and Lt. Paul Vance gathered at the University of Connecticut two weeks ago to discuss the role of accuracy, respect, and social media in the coverage of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. The timing of the panel couldn’t have been… Read more »
The American Psychiatric Association, the Connecticut Psychiatric Society, the Connecticut Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and two individuals filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging that Anthem Health Plans discriminates against patients with mental illness. The complaint, filed in federal court, says Anthem and its… Read more »
The Westside Care Center in Manchester is ranked among the best nursing homes in Connecticut, receiving a ‘five-star’ rating for overall quality under a federal rating system. At the same time, Westside has the state’s highest percentage of residents who receive antipsychotic drugs,… Read more »
Brought to you by Brennan Purdy, State Farm Agent Last Tuesday, the Bethel Chamber of Commerce held a presentation on something business owners and employees alike are wondering about – the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The presentation, given by Jason Madrak, Chief Marketing… Read more »
Last Saturday night, I was sitting in Bethel Cinema, waiting for Promised Land to start. I overheard the conversation of the couple in front of me and was surprised that neither of them seemed to know the topic of the movie: fracking. The woman… Read more »
Jacqui Coveney, a registered nurse, has worked in Hartford Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for the past eleven years. She, like many other nurses around the country, was recently terminated from her job for refusing to get a flu shot. The original flu… Read more »
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) named Connecticut as one of six states to receive approval of its detailed plan to implement a state-based Health Insurance Exchange on Monday. Approval of the 800-page plan is another step taken by… Read more »
The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) announced Friday that it has opened a formal docket to review the performance of Connecticut’s electric distribution companies and other public service companies in preparing for and responding to Storm Sandy. Otherwise known as Governor Malloy’s Storm Legislation,… Read more »
Laws often have unintended consequences. Critics of repealing Sunday sales argued that allowing Sunday sales would increase alcohol consumption while various liquor industry groups hoped that would be the case. Last week, I stopped by my local package store. I asked the clerk… Read more »
Connecticut Light & Power (CL&P) was imprudent in its preparation for and response to Tropical Storm Irene and the October Nor’easter and should face meaningful penalties, according to Attorney General George Jepsen in a brief filed Monday in the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority… Read more »
DOWNTOWN DANBURY may be turning over a new leaf this coming fall. An entertainment license for the city’s downtown area has been proposed, which would allow bars, night clubs, and music venues to open for business with revised restrictions. Currently, new standalone bars cannot… Read more »
I NEVER gave much thought to PEZ, but since Danielle and I were going on a road trip to the PEZ Visitor Center in Orange, Connecticut, I decided to learn all there is to know about those sweet little candies. As a kid, I… Read more »
Dominic Alaimo, Enfield’s Republican “Man of the Year,” said the governor’s party affiliation never mattered to him as long as he or she was willing to sign a bill allowing Sunday liquor sales. That, he said, would make him happy. The sign outside his… Read more »