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Smoking bans slowly move to private clubs
The 2003 state law prohibiting smoking in restaurants and bars exempted private clubs. In 2007 the Supreme Court upheld the…
Myths and truths in national health reform
There has been a lot of misinformation about the new national health reform bill and what it will mean for…
BHP initiative reduces hospital delay days by 22% in two years
At Wednesday’s Behavioral Health Partnership Oversight Council meeting, Value Options, DCF, DSS and eight hospitals announced remarkable progress in reducing…
House passes budget mitigation plan
Yesterday the House approved a plan to address the $371 million deficit in this year’s state budget. The Senate will…
Foundation working to get health reform truth out
The Universal Health Care Foundation of CT announced yesterday a public awareness campaign to help people in CT understand the…
eHealthCT wins federal grant for health IT training
This week eHealthConnecticut announced their application for $5.7 million in federal stimulus money was approved. The funding is to create…
Medicaid Managed Care Council update
Friday’s Council meeting was relatively uneventful. We started with a wonderful outreach video by CT’s Healthy Start programs describing the…
Federal health reform and CT small businesses seminar
The Universal Health Care Foundation of CT is hosting a free seminar for small businesses on national health care reform…
High risk pools in federal health reform
Questions are surfacing about the federal reform bill’s provision to create a high risk pool will be implemented. The pool…