Conntact.com - CT Business News Journal

In a proposed move that could help cut ever-growing health care costs and improve access to medical specialists and technology for patients in southeastern Connecticut, the parent corporations of The William W. Backus Hospital and Hartford HealthCare say they have begun talks that could lead to a formal affiliation.

CBS Local

Conn. Bond Commission approves $291M for UConn lab CBS News (AP) HARTFORD, Conn. — The State Bond Commission on Monday approved $291 million in borrowing over the next decade for a proposed research laboratory to be built at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, a project the governor ... Malloy Defends Jackson Borrowing

Connecticut Downgrade Sparks a Fiscal Health Debate Bond Buyer By Paul Burton Anyone who needed a wakeup call got one 10 days ago when Moody's Investors Service threw a high, hard one at Connecticut, lowering the state's general obligation bond rating to Aa3 from Aa2, citing budgetary and pension shortfalls, ... Malloy Is Not Getting Any

MinnPost.com

Are red wine's health benefits 'wishful thinking'? The Week Magazine Here's what you need to know: Following a three-year investigation, the University of Connecticut Health Center fired red-wine researcher Dipak K. Das, saying he had falsified data on more than 100 occasions. The university notified 11 scientific

Malloy proposes Sunday liquor sales Yale Daily News Grandvin said that the proposed changes stem from consumer convenience and not the health of Connecticut businesses as Malloy claims. “In this day and age convenience is everything — everyone wants immediate service,” Grandvin said. ... and more »

Prices for medical services hard to find in Connecticut Danbury News Times Photo: Autumn Driscoll / Connecticut Post | Buy This Photo If you live in New Hampshire, you can go online and find out how much you can expect to pay for a variety of medical services all over the state. For instance, you need only visit the NH Health ...

Connecticut High School Students to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with ... Business Wire (press release) Cigna, a global health service company headquartered in Connecticut, is committed to helping people improve their health and well-being by nurturing their unique personal strengths. The King memorial demonstrates this commitment by helping

Los Angeles Times

Red wine researcher accused of fraud San Francisco Chronicle Das is director of the University of Connecticut Health Center's Cardiovascular Research Center. Eleven scientific research journals that have published Das' work are being notified of the problems, which came to light after a three-year review ... University

Comparing costs for hospital procedures tough in CT Ct Post Photo: Autumn Driscoll / Connecticut Post | Buy This Photo If you live in New Hampshire, you can go online and find out how much you can expect to pay for a variety of medical services all over the state. For instance, you need only visit the NH Health ... and more »

Are schools making kids sick? CNN (CNN) -- As a third-grader in Winsted, Connecticut, last year, Matthew Asselin was sick -- a lot. He was lethargic and plagued with a persistent wet cough, respiratory infections and painful headaches. As the school year wound down, Matthew's health ... and more »

State covering children with health insurance. Remedy in action at one agency ... The Connecticut Mirror By Jacqueline Rabe Thomas Connecticut's child welfare agency spends $16.4 million a year on mental and behavioral health services, a sum that translates to about $30000 for each child. The problem, says the Department of Children and

Conn. health programs get EPA grants BusinessWeek Two Connecticut programs are getting a federal funding boost for efforts to improve the residents' health. The US Environmental Protection Agency says programs in Bridgeport and Stratford are among 13 throughout New England that will receive funds ... and more »

Honolulu Civil Beat

Dems Line Up In Support Of Health Care Reform Act CT Newsjunkie At the state Capitol press conference, lawmakers and State Healthcare Advocate Victoria Veltri listed ways the reform act was already helping people in Connecticut. Veltri said a $400000 grant provided by the act has helped her office more than double ... Conn.

Government targets cases of fraudulent medical billing Baltimore Sun In Connecticut, a health care facility paid nearly a half-million dollars to the federal government in a similar settlement over allegations that it had exaggerated costs associated with a prostate cancer treatment. Those allegations, and another ... and more »

Bioscience project draws skepticism Ct Post She spent a considerable part of the 90-minute discussion talking about plans to build a genome-research facility at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington. That project would be a partnership with Jackson Laboratory, ... and more »

Conn. lawmakers backing national health care act Newsday Click here Conn. lawmakers backing national health care act Published: January 12, 2012 3:22 AM By The Associated Press (AP) -- A group of Connecticut lawmakers is backing a brief being filed in the US Supreme Court supporting the federal health care ... and more »

CTV.ca

UConn researcher fabricated data, investigation finds Boston Herald By William Weir / The Hartford Courant HARTFORD, Conn. - A three-year investigation into the work of a University of Connecticut researcher who focused on the health benefits of resveratrol - a chemical in red wine - found 145 instances of fabricated ... UConn Claims

Conn. health programs get EPA grants Boston.com BRIDGEPORT, Conn.—Two Connecticut programs are getting a federal funding boost for efforts to improve the residents' health. The US Environmental Protection Agency says programs in Bridgeport and Stratford are among 13 throughout New England that will ... and more »

Conn. high school clinic to offer condoms, birth control pills msnbc.com By NBCConnecticut.com The health center at New London High School already diagnoses and treats sexually transmitted diseases and provides pregnancy tests. Soon, it will also be handing out birth control. Beginning on March 1, the clinic Child & Family ... High School Clinic

CT doctor injected radiation into wrong spot on patient 29 times Fox News A Connecticut doctor could face a $5000 fine after allegedly administering radiation 29 times to the wrong side of a patient's mouth during treatment for a mass, FOX CT reported. State health department lawyers proposed the fine against Dr. Richard ... Patient Received

Ion Torrent Systems Inc. of Guilford, Conn., showed off its new DNA sequencing machine and chip that it claims can map a human genome in 24 hours for a cost of $1,000 at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco Tuesday.

What You Need To Know Now About Finding A Job, Or The Right Candidate For That Job Patch.com “Nationally, and here in Connecticut, the growth is in IT (information technology) and the healthcare field and that doesn't just mean health workers it means all the support staff that goes with it,” he said. Like marketing, clerical, management, ...

ANALYSIS: President Santorum would be insurers' best buddy iWatch News Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) during a 2007 reception at CIGNA's offices in Philadelphia. CIGNA's health care operations are based in Connecticut. I accepted every invitation to these shakedowns except one: the gathering for Rick Santorum when he was running ... and

Waterbury Republican American

State's partner in science tracks causes of disease, mouse by mouse Waterbury Republican American The vision behind JAX Genomic Medicine -- to be located on the University of Connecticut Health Center's Farmington campus and developed with $291 million from the state -- is based on the increasing ability to

Yale to provide tax relief for same-sex couples Yale Daily News Though same-sex marriage is legal in Connecticut, it is not recognized under federal law, so domestic partner health benefits are considered taxable income — levying an additional cost on homosexual couples that those in heterosexual marriages do not ...

Hartford Courant

Former Spokesman For State Department Of Education Dies After Battle With Cancer Hartford Courant He died at the Connecticut Hospice in Branford, where he had been for about three weeks, according to state officials. Murphy started serving as the Department of Education's public information officer in 1992, and stayed until,

Grant Recipients for Biomedical Research into Chronic Diseases announced Examiner.com These funds will support three research projects conducted by researchers from the University of Connecticut, UCONN Health Center, and Yale University (see last page for summary of award recipients). Governor Dannel P. Malloy spearheaded initiatives ...

New year means new health insurance laws for Connecticut TheDay.com (blog) By Judy Benson The beginning of 2012 ushered in seven new requirements for health insurance coverage provided by employers to Connecticut residents that proponents say will save lives and money in the long run. "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound ... and

Hartford Courant

UConn: Conn. could gain worldwide reputation BusinessWeek Her comments came one day after Connecticut formalized its plans with The Jackson Laboratory of Bar Harbor, Maine, to build a bioscience research facility at the UConn Health Center in Farmington, where enrollment will also be expanded in UConn's ... Connecticut seals deal

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Eastern Connecticut Health Network renew ... Healthcare Finance News NORTH HAVEN – Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield (Anthem) and Eastern Connecticut Health Network (ECHN) announced today they have reached agreement on the continuation of their participating contracts for Manchester Memorial Hospital and

Finch assailed over raise proposal Ct Post Photo: Autumn Driscoll / Connecticut Post | Buy This Photo Former City Councilman Bob Walsh turns to the public after expressing his opposition to proposed raises to the salary ranges for non-union and elected officials to the Bridgeport City Council ... and more »

Retirement Planning

Performance Bonus Accorded for Louisiana and Connecticut Retirement Planning Corollary, Connecticut has been awarded a $5.2 million performance bonus by the Obama Administration. Governor Dannel P Malloy announced the good news for Connecticut's ongoing efforts in identifying and keeping children in health care coverage.

Ablechild Urges Adding Overmedication of Children in State Care to Governor's ... WebWire (press release) The parents' rights organization is a sitting member of the Connecticut Behavioral Health Committee that reports directly to Governor Malloy. In today's meeting, Matthews will share data from last month's ABC News 20/20 report,

Connecticut could see $83.7M surplus -- maybe Torrington Register Citizen Dannel P. Malloy helped broker an agreement with the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition, and Lembo said the health and pension savings associated with that agreement “must still be assessed.” “I am especially concerned that the aggressive ... Lembo Attaches Asterisk To

Connecticut Health Officials Urge Homeowners to Test for Radon Insurance Journal The Connecticut public health department is urging residents to test their homes for radon gas, the leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers. Health officials estimate that radon is responsible for more than 21000 lung cancer deaths each year in the ... and

Ledyard farmer pushes statewide food label changes Norwich Bulletin Burns wants genetically modified fruits and vegetables labeled, including foods shipped into Connecticut. The most important issue is “the public's right to know,” Burns said. Ledge Light Health District, a five-town Eastern Connecticut authority that ... and

The Gaudreau Group Explains How Individuals Can Save Money on Their ... Insurance News Net (press release) ... knows one thing that may be left off of New England residents' resolution lists is Connecticut life insurance. While this may not make sense at first, life insurance fits in perfectly amidst goals of improving personal health and nixing

Northwest Connecticut YMCA's tips for a healthier new year Foothills Media Group By STEPHANIE BARKSDALE The United Way of Northwest Connecticut currently funds 24 member agencies that advance the common good of our northwest friends and neighbors by focusing on the income, education and health of our Northwest Connecticut neighbors ...

Nursing Home Lockout Means Connecticut Workers Face New Year's Job Loss Huffington Post As is often the case these days, the workers are being asked to pay significantly more for their health care coverage. According to SEIU local 1199 vice president Suzanne Clark, the certified nursing assistants, dieticians and other nursing home ...

ECHN, Anthem reach agreement Journal Inquirer By Journal Inquirer staff and from news service reports A dispute over the rates Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield pays to Eastern Connecticut Health Network has been settled, meaning those with Blue Cross insurance still can go to Rockville General ... Anthem renews Manchester, Rockville dealsHartford

DPH urges residents to test homes for radon Examiner.com The Connecticut Department of Public Health is urging Connecticut residents to test their homes for radon gas, the leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers. Health officials estimate that radon is responsible for more than 21000 lung cancer deaths ... and more »

Conn. urges homeowners to test for radon Newsday Click here Conn. urges homeowners to test for radon Published: December 30, 2011 2:11 AM By The Associated Press (AP) -- Connecticut's public health commissioner is urging state residents to test their homes for radon, an odorless and invisible gas ... and more »

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Eastern Connecticut Health Network Renew ... Sacramento Bee 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield (Anthem) and Eastern Connecticut Health Network (ECHN) announced today they have reached agreement on the continuation of their participating contracts for Manchester Memorial Hospital and ... Anthem

USA TODAY

Connecticut drops insurers from Medicaid USA TODAY Connecticut, the "insurance capital of the world," is bucking the trend. Beginning Sunday, Connecticut will jettison its private health plans from Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance program. Instead of paying the companies a set monthly fee ... Connecticut Drops Insurers

Region lost 1800 jobs in November TheDay.com He also said the region saw a decline in health-related jobs over the past year, a troubling figure since health-related employment has been among the more stable job sectors in Connecticut. Despite the loss of jobs, the unemployment rate fell slightly ... and more »