Mednotes
Medical Society Questions Anthem About Medicare Advantage Terminations
HARTFORD, CT — The Connecticut State Medical Society is sounding alarm bells over Anthem’s decision to terminate Connecticut physicians from its Medicare Advantage Network. The termination of certain physicians doesn’t start until Jan. 1, but the organization worries...
A Not-So Public Commissioner of Public Health
The state health commissioner’s decision to keep private a robust data set detailing school-level...
Blacks, Poor At Higher Risk Of Heart Disease; Overall Death Rate Falls
The death rate from heart disease plummeted nationally over several decades for all racial and...
Doctors don’t always know what patients will owe for meds
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's the No. 1 reason patients don't fill their prescriptions: sticker shock....
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S. Master, MD testifies before the CT General Assembly.
This Week at the Capitol – Wrap-up
As session has now ended, this will be the last regular weekly update, but we will continue to send out periodic updates as events warrant. We hope this has been helpful in lending some overall context to the legislative process. Democratic Priorities Passed Overall,...
This Week at the Capitol – Sine Die
Today is it--the final day of the 2019 regular legislative session. By law, the legislature must adjourn sine die at midnight tonight. At that point, any bill that has not passed both chambers will no longer be considered. Sine Die As has been the past few years, a...
This Week at the Capitol
Democratic Infighting on Paid Family Leave It's been a wild week. Both chambers have moved substantive legislation in the last seven days, but the major session items of tolls, marijuana, and budgetary matters remain stalled. Notably, today the Governor held a press...
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President’s Corner
Mario Cohen, MD
226th HCMA President
Thank you Dr. Achong. In the name of Hartford County Medical Association, I want to thank you for your leadership, your energy and the extraordinary amount of time and effort you devoted to our organization. Your work will move our organization into the future.
Natalie, your act will be hard to follow. With this in mind; I am delighted you all have bestowed in me your trust and faith as the incoming President of the Hartford County Medical Association, one of the oldest organizations of this kind in the country.