by Zack Albert | Mar 20, 2013 | Blog, Economy, Health Care, Politics
A recent report by the Connecticut Institute for the 21st Century articulated what should be a well-known fact for fiscally aware citizens: the government does not always act efficiently. In fact, the report provides a glaring example of the inefficiencies inherent in...
by Katherine Concepcion | Mar 7, 2013 | Features, General, Health Care, Politics
For all the talk about the importance of addressing Connecticut’s mental health crisis, much local reporting has catered to one side of the issue – the side without personal stakes in the game. Advocacy Unlimited held a human rights rally on the steps of the Capitol...
by Zachary Janowski | Mar 6, 2013 | Features, General, Health Care, Politics
A federal bankruptcy court gave five Connecticut nursing homes permission Monday to change their collective bargaining agreements with union workers who recently returned from a strike. According to HealthBridge, the company that manages the five homes, the ruling...
by Zachary Janowski | Mar 4, 2013 | Features, General, Health Care, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
A state program that pays government employees $100 annually to manage chronic diseases cost $2.1 million this year because 21,344 employees qualified for the program. That means more than 40 percent of state employees have chronic health conditions. According to the...
by Zachary Janowski | Mar 4, 2013 | Features, General, Health Care, State Budget
A bill pending the Connecticut General Assembly would allow a quasi-public state agency to issue bonds on behalf of out-of-state hospitals if they are owned by a Connecticut parent and located in a neighboring state. Connecticut already has the highest level of bonded...
by Zachary Janowski | Feb 25, 2013 | Features, General, Health Care, Politics
Five Connecticut nursing homes in a heated labor dispute with striking union workers filed for bankruptcy Sunday, claiming the cost of union pensions and health benefits forced them to take this step. HealthBridge, a New Jersey company, operates a number of nursing...
