by Andrew Parrish | Apr 3, 2014 | Commentary, Features, Health Care, Politics
Last Saturday a group of local college students known as the Wesleyan Young Advocates teamed up with the Middletown Community Health Center to honor the CEO of Access Health CT, the state’s Affordable Care Act portal, Kevin Counihan. Flyers distributed by the student...
by Zachary Janowski | Feb 24, 2014 | Features, General, Health Care, Legal/Courts, Unions
The Connecticut nursing home company where striking workers became a political issue two years ago has subpoenaed several of the state’s top elected leaders, including Gov. Dannel Malloy and Attorney General George Jepsen. HealthBridge, owner of eight Connecticut...
by Zachary Janowski | Jan 28, 2014 | Features, General, Health Care, Municipal, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Federal watchdogs faulted the Bridgeport Housing Authority Tuesday for improperly charging $1.7 million to Washington and for giving employees a “Cadillac” health plan. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of the Inspector General...
by Zachary Janowski | Jan 22, 2014 | Features, General, Health Care, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Connecticut’s agency for serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities runs five campus-style centers that on average cost more than Southbury Training School and twice as much as privately-run alternatives. The Department of Developmental Services...
by Zachary Janowski | Jan 9, 2014 | Education, Features, General, Health Care, Municipal, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
The Brookfield Board of Finance reviewed a draft audit Wednesday showing the town’s schools used improper accounting to hide overspending in the past two fiscal years amounting to $1.1 million. The town’s auditors from Mahoney Sabol & Company said the schools are...
by Zachary Janowski | Dec 10, 2013 | Features, General, Health Care, Taxes & Spending
Access Health CT, the quasi-public state agency that sells insurance under Obamacare, spent nearly $75,000 to commission three murals, plus nearly $4,000 to have one of them installed. Contracts with the three artists – Adam Niklewicz, Katro Storm and Rafael Cornier...