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Medicaid Managed Care Council update
We ran out of time at Friday’s Council meeting, so we will devote the entire June meeting to discussing how…
Health care reform training session
The Universal Health Care Foundation of CT will hold Building Public Awareness: Building Public Will, a training session for community…
The Pill turns 50, CT took a little longer
Today, Mother’s Day, marks the 50th anniversary of the birth control pill’s approval by the FDA. Today one in five…
Fewer physicians accepting visits from drug reps in the office
The Wall Street Journal blog reports on a new survey of US physicians that found the number who are “rep-accessible”,…
Sen and Mrs. Dodd to host food allergy forum
Sen. Christopher and Mrs. Jackie Clegg Dodd will host a forum on managing food allergies at home, in school, away…
Budget agreement reached
The Governor and General Assembly have reportedly reached an agreement on changes to next year’s budget, beginning July 1st, to…
CT woman files one of first actions under federal genetic anti-discrimination law
Pamela Fink, a Fairfield resident, filed complaints last week with the US Equal Opportunity Commission and the CT Commission on…
Rell administration will not challenge national health reform law
At yesterday’s Health Reform Cabinet meeting, the Rell administration announced that they will not join twelve other states in a…
Governor interested in creating a CT high risk pool
Among other things, national health reform gives states an opportunity to create an insurance pool for people with pre-existing conditions.…