by Zachary Janowski | Jun 20, 2013 | Features, General, Health Care, State Budget
A federal judge sentenced a Norwalk drug and alcohol counselor to two years in prison after he admitted to billing Medicaid for hundreds of psychotherapy sessions that never occurred. The judge also ordered Alan Emmett Bradley, 57, to pay $151,898.75 in restitution....
by Zachary Janowski | May 22, 2013 | Features, General, Health Care, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Actuaries predict Connecticut will spend $1.7 billion less than previously projected on retiree healthcare over the next 25 years because of lower-than-expected costs and a slowing rate of growth in healthcare costs around the country. With the expected savings,...
by Katherine Concepcion | Apr 9, 2013 | Education, Features, General, Health Care, Municipal, Politics
In response to the tragic Sandy Hook school shootings, Connecticut enacted last week one of the nation’s strictest gun-control laws, but the 140-page law isn’t just about limiting access to firearms. The Gun Violence Prevention and Children’s Safety Act comes...
by Katherine Concepcion | Apr 2, 2013 | Education, Features, General, Health Care, Municipal, Politics
Advocacy organizations and many Connecticut residents are united in opposing a bill mandating the psychiatric screening of children and teenagers in Connecticut. S.B. 374, An Act Requiring Behavioral Health Assessments for Children, would require schools to administer...
by Zachary Janowski | Mar 28, 2013 | Blog, General, Health Care
The health insurance plan selected by Connecticut’s Affordable Care Act insurance exchange as its “benchmark” is no longer affordable to the extent it is no longer even for sale, first reported by Trudy Lieberman writing for the Columbia Journalism...
by Katherine Concepcion | Mar 26, 2013 | Features, General, Health Care
The Department of Public Health’s vaccine inventory is “grossly inaccurate,” according to a recent audit. DPH did not record vaccine supplies, prompting the Auditors of Public Accounts to request a report. Subsequent review of the DPH submission found failure to...
