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Anthem, Hartford HealthCare reach a deal

By: ARIELLE LEVIN BECKER | October 2, 2014

 

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and the parent company of five Connecticut hospitals announced late Thursday that they had reached an agreement on a new contract, allowing the hospitals to return to the insurer’s network.Continue Reading →

Filed under: Health Care, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Hartford HealthCare, Hospitals, insurance

 

 

 

 

As its first building opens, Jackson Lab has an eye on expansion

By: ARIELLE LEVIN BECKER | October 2, 2014

 

Workers are putting the finishing touches on The Jackson Laboratory’s new building on the UConn Health campus in Farmington, but some officials at the genomics lab are already thinking about their next facility. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Health Care, Jax, The Jackson Laboratory

 

 

 

 

DCF: Redesign children’s mental health system

By: ARIELLE LEVIN BECKER | October 1, 2014

 

Connecticut’s child welfare agency issued an ambitious proposal to redesign the publicly financed children’s behavioral health system, calling the existing system “broken." Not clear yet: What the recommendations would cost, how the redesign would work, or how several of the plan’s provisions would apply to the 56 percent of Connecticut youth covered by private insurance. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Health Care, Department of Children and Families, mental health

 

 

 

 

With no deal, Hartford HealthCare’s five hospitals leave Anthem’s network

By: ARIELLE LEVIN BECKER | October 1, 2014

 

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and the parent company of five Connecticut hospitals failed to reach a new contract deal by their midnight deadline, leading Hartford Hospital and four others to exit the network of the state’s largest insurer Wednesday. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Health Care, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Hartford HealthCare, Hartford Hospital, Hospitals,insurance

 

 

 

 

Confirmed enterovirus cases increase in Connecticut

By: ANA RADELAT | September 29, 2014

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday there are now 13 confirmed cases in Connecticut of Enterovirus-D68, a flu-like illness. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Health Care, CDC, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Enterovirus, EV-D68, Nicolas Bennett,paralysis, Yale University Hospital

 

 

 

 

CT hospitals say Obamacare hasn’t cut uncompensated care

By: ARIELLE LEVIN BECKER | September 29, 2014

 

A recent federal report says hospitals saw a major decrease in uncompensated care after the rollout of key provisions of the federal health law this year. But so far, that’s not what Connecticut hospitals are experiencing, according to their association. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Health Care, Access Health CT, Affordable Care Act, Hospitals, Obamacare

 

 

 

 

 

With Hartford Hospital deadline looming, Anthem adds St. Francis to exchange network

By: ARIELLE LEVIN BECKER | September 25, 2014

 

St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford is joining Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s network for plans sold through the state’s health insurance exchange. The timing is important for Anthem, which could sever ties with Hartford Hospital's parent company next week. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Health Care, Access Health CT, Affordable Care Act, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Hospitals,Obamacare, st. francis hospital and medical center

 

 

 

 

 

A Nobel Prize candidate at CT’s Jackson Lab?

By: ARIELLE LEVIN BECKER | September 25, 2014

The director of The Jackson Laboratory’s Connecticut institute, an influential researcher, has landed on a list of likely Nobel Prize winners. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Health Care, Charles Lee, Jackson Laboratory

 

 

 

 

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