CT Health Reform

Charter Oak celebrates first anniversary

By Ellen Andrews | August 18, 2009

Friday, Governor Rell announced that her Charter Oak Health Plan has enrolled 10,257 previously uninsured CT residents as of the…

Charter Oak after one year – mixed returns

By Ellen Andrews | July 27, 2009

One year after the implementation of the Governor’s Charter Oak Health Plan, the program is still struggling to make a…

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…

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…

CT on health reform.gov

By Ellen Andrews | June 29, 2009

On Friday, President Obama’s website tracking health care reform published state-specific pages making the case for reform. CT’s numbers aren’t…

SustiNet rally and vigil

By Ellen Andrews | June 25, 2009

Tuesday the SustiNet and Health Care Partnership bills were delivered to the Governor for her to sign (hopefully). The next…

Support SustiNet

By Ellen Andrews | June 10, 2009

HB-6600, An Act Concerning the Establishment of the SustiNet Plan is on its way to the Governor’s desk after passing…

SustiNet and budget updates

By Ellen Andrews | June 1, 2009

Saturday HB-6600, AAC the Establishment of the SustiNet Plan, passed the Senate on a vote of 23 to 12. The…

SustiNet bill passes the House

By Ellen Andrews | May 21, 2009

The SustiNet bill, HB-6600, overwhelmingly passed the House last night 107 to 35. The bill creates a volunteer SustiNet Board…