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SustiNet veto overturned

By Ellen Andrews | July 20, 2009

Governor’s SustiNet veto is overturned The Senate just voted 24 to 12 to overturn the Governor’s veto of HB-6600, An…

eHealth report finally out, privacy forum tomorrow

By Ellen Andrews | July 19, 2009

The long awaited report by DPH to assess CT’s health information technology landscape and develop a plan was released Friday.…

Veto override session Monday

By Ellen Andrews | July 17, 2009

It will be a busy day Monday at the Capitol. Both houses of the General Assembly will go into session…

Anthem rate hike hearing Monday

By Ellen Andrews | July 16, 2009

Our state Health Care Advocate and Attorney General have been granted intervenor status in the Insurance Dept.’s public hearing to…

PCCM update

By Ellen Andrews | July 16, 2009

The bad news is that only 165 people having signed up for PCCM – now called HUSKY Primary Care, according…

Courant poll on health care today

By Ellen Andrews | July 16, 2009

Today’s Hartford Courant online poll is again on health care. Should Congress tax the wealthy to pay for reform?

16,220 CT residents likely to lose coverage this year without health care reform

By Ellen Andrews | July 16, 2009

If we don’t address our broken health care system, 16,220 more CT residents this year will join the 326,000 already…

Pedometers on dogs

By Ellen Andrews | July 15, 2009

According to the Wall Street Journal blog, some 11 and 12 year old children in East London participating in a…

Book Club: The Economic Naturalist

By Ellen Andrews | July 15, 2009

Why were CEOs of large tobacco companies willing to testify under oath that nicotine is not addictive? Why might a…