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CMS approves forcing HUSKY families into HMOs
In a reversal of their position in a Dec. 5th letter, CMS is now allowing DSS to force 138,000 HUSKY…
HUSKY (waiting for news) and PCCM (more bad news) update
DSS has now changed the date of PCCM’s start from next Thursday to February 1st even in the two small…
HealthFirst Authority draft report
The Authority’s much anticipated draft report was unveiled earlier this month. Thankfully, it does not include a recommendation for an…
Health First Authority update
The Authority is winding down, but there is still no draft of the plan. At Monday’s meeting, members got a…
Helpful DSS staff
It’s important to recognize people when they are helpful and good at their jobs, especially at DSS. Over the last…
CT hospitals more profitable in 2007
The financial status of CT’s acute care hospitals continued to improve last year, according to OHCA’s latest report. Average margins…
Good news for CT doctors, United to offer “insurance” that you can buy insurance in the future
CT physicians are getting some relief in their medical malpractice rates, according to today’s Hartford Courant. Most will see no…
More from the Consumer Helpline
I received a phone call on Tuesday from a Communications Officer in the Commissioners Office of the Department of Social…
PCCM advocates forced to walk out of meeting
Yesterday’s PCCM working group meeting at DSS did not go well. DSS had no agenda for the meeting which started…