Mednotes
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. While the price of almost any good or service can be found online, most Americans don't know what they'll owe for a prescription medication until they get it. Unexpected...
read moreReports: Sacklers, Purdue offer massive settlement of opioid suits
Washington – The maker of OxyContin, Purdue Pharma, and its owners, the Sackler family, are...
read morePublic health commissioner won’t release school-by-school vaccination data
Renee Coleman-Mitchell, Connecticut’s public health commissioner, said Tuesday that she has no...
read moreBlumenthal slams drug makers for EpiPen shortages
As the back-to-school season gets underway, the makers of EpiPen, an anti-allergy injector, are...
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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,...
read moreThis 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...
read moreThis 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.