My latest post for Health Justice CT asks if health education is a missed opportunity. As I look back on health classes I took in elementary and junior high school, I wonder if they were a missed opportunity with too much sex and drugs, and not enough health. That was my experience, anyway. (I went [...]
Commissioner Dan Esty, Connecticut’s chief regulator of the environment and utilities, was paid by United Illuminating in 2009, the smaller of the state’s two electric utilities, according to a disclosure by his wife, former state Rep. Elizabeth Esty. In 2009, before he was Commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, United Illuminating paid [...]
The University of Connecticut Health Center is considering an exclusive agreement with union contractors on its $864 million revitalization project known as Bioscience Connecticut, despite concerns about legal challenges and the increased costs under such agreements. “We are evaluating options and a decision has not yet been made,” said health center spokesman Chris DeFrancesco. According [...]
Here is my second contribution to the Health Justice CT blog: Civil society has to create the solutions to racial and ethnic health disparities. Some highlights: The best way to address racial and ethnic health disparities is through civil society, the institutions and relationships formed by the residents of Connecticut without the involvement of the state government. [...]
The Windham cable-access show Face of Pro-Life invited Zachary Janowski to talk about the state budget and other topics on April 26. Related articles: Embryo mix-up doesn’t hurt doctor’s bonus $2 million claim pending against CT in embryo mix-up 1,126 Connecticut Employees Earn More Than Governor SustiNet won’t help those who need it most What [...]
I will be contributing about once a month to the Health Justice CT blog. A new version of the site will launch soon, but here is my first post on why SustiNet won’t help the uninsured, the poor or the sick. Some highlights: Although some see a public option or government-run insurance company as a [...]
The Windham cable access show Face of Pro-Life invited Zachary Janowski to talk about SustiNet on March 22. Although the legislation has changed since this appearance was recorded, it still provides a good summary of SustiNet’s ultimate goals and the challenges it faces. Previous coverage of SustiNet: SustiNet to cost at least $62 million while 2010 [...]
Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd, told seniors during a telephone town hall Wednesday night the Republican plan to divide Medicare is unfair. Courtney explained current Medicare coverage would remain in place for Americans currently 55 or older, while people under 55 will receive – when they retire – federal money to buy insurance. Courtney said Congress’ [...]
The University of Connecticut Health Center malpractice account is underfunded with only enough money to cover one-third of the estimated claims against the state-owned hospital. Two years ago, this underfunding would have been illegal. The state required the health center to deposit money in the account on an actuarial basis. But then the state needed [...]
SustiNet, the ambitious state plan to bring everyone with state-purchased insurance under one umbrella organization, will cost at least $62 million, according to a study funded by the state’s insurance companies. The report, completed by Hay Group of Arlington, Virginia, uses the SustiNet board’s final report to evaluate the costs of the proposed changes, including [...]
