by Zachary Janowski | Feb 14, 2011 | Features, General, Health Care
Gov. Dannel Malloy’s budget office submitted written testimony to a public hearing on the SutiNet bill Monday cautioning that it could be an obstacle to federal health care reform in Connecticut and impair the governor’s ability to manage the state budget. Ben Barnes,...
by Zachary Janowski | Feb 14, 2011 | Features, General, Health Care
The SustiNet bill up for public hearing today recommends the state combine several health of its plans into one large organization and to create a new government-run insurance plan for the general public – both as expected. However, the health care bill also changes...
by Zachary Janowski | Feb 11, 2011 | Features, General, Health Care
A government-run health insurance plan for Connecticut will get a public hearing Monday. For years, liberal interest groups and union organizers have pined for such a plan, which they call a public option. Many see it as a pathway to a single-payer system that would...
by Zachary Janowski | Feb 3, 2011 | Features, General, Health Care
Federal intervention in Connecticut’s process for approving insurance rates prompted Florida to reject a $1 million federal grant. “We will not be drawing down on any of those funds,” Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty said Tuesday. The grant came one from...
by Zachary Janowski | Feb 2, 2011 | Features, General, State Budget
Environmental lobbyists moved quickly to take advantage of Connecticut’s change in governor and got a place of honor for a massive energy bill that will prop up solar generation with subsidies at the expense of consumers and employers across the state. These industry...
