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Covid-19 News Alert
Since March 21, an additional 104 Connecticut residents have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 327. To date, more than 3,600 tests have been conducted in Connecticut among both state and private laboratories. [button...
COVID-19 News Update – Families First Response Act 3/23/2020
On the federal level, Families First Coronavirus Response Act was enacted to address mandated sick leave and mandated paid leave for those infected with or directly affected by COVID-19. The Act will take effect on April 2 and will remain in place until the end of...
News Alert COVID-19 PPE Face Masks
In an attempt to get face masks for practicing doctors, the Hartford County Medical Association has been trying to convince the CT Department of Public Health and other governmental officials that community based physicians are as much on the front lines as the...
COVID-19 News Alert Filing for Unemployment Benefits 3/19/2020
Simple Instructions for Filing for Unemployment Benefits If a medical practice finds it necessary to temporarily layoff or reduce the hours of some of its employees, below is the procedure and links to the CT Department of Labor to initiate the process: The medical...
COVID-19 News Alert Important Guidance for Physicians 3/18/2020
Unemployment and Layoffs Unfortunately, medical practices may have to lay off staff and reduce hours. The Connecticut Department of Labor asks that you follow these steps if you are a worker or business owner who needs to file for unemployment: Click Here to Read...
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 vaccination rates in Connecticut, along with her insistence that it’s not her job to weigh in on matters of public health, is rattling some policy makers and provoking...
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 ethnic groups, but the rate of decline has slowed slightly and African Americans and low-income individuals are still at a higher risk of developing the disease and dying...
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...
Reports: Sacklers, Purdue offer massive settlement of opioid suits
Washington – The maker of OxyContin, Purdue Pharma, and its owners, the Sackler family, are offering to settle more than 2,000 lawsuits against the company for $10 billion to $12 billion, according to several reports. Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, who is...
Covid-19 News Alert
Since March 21, an additional 104 Connecticut residents have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 327. To date, more than 3,600 tests have been conducted in Connecticut among both state and private laboratories. [button...
COVID-19 News Update – Families First Response Act 3/23/2020
On the federal level, Families First Coronavirus Response Act was enacted to address mandated sick leave and mandated paid leave for those infected with or directly affected by COVID-19. The Act will take effect on April 2 and will remain in place until the end of...
News Alert COVID-19 PPE Face Masks
In an attempt to get face masks for practicing doctors, the Hartford County Medical Association has been trying to convince the CT Department of Public Health and other governmental officials that community based physicians are as much on the front lines as the...
COVID-19 News Alert Filing for Unemployment Benefits 3/19/2020
Simple Instructions for Filing for Unemployment Benefits If a medical practice finds it necessary to temporarily layoff or reduce the hours of some of its employees, below is the procedure and links to the CT Department of Labor to initiate the process: The medical...
COVID-19 News Alert Important Guidance for Physicians 3/18/2020
Unemployment and Layoffs Unfortunately, medical practices may have to lay off staff and reduce hours. The Connecticut Department of Labor asks that you follow these steps if you are a worker or business owner who needs to file for unemployment: Click Here to Read...
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 vaccination rates in Connecticut, along with her insistence that it’s not her job to weigh in on matters of public health, is rattling some policy makers and provoking...
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 ethnic groups, but the rate of decline has slowed slightly and African Americans and low-income individuals are still at a higher risk of developing the disease and dying...
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...
Reports: Sacklers, Purdue offer massive settlement of opioid suits
Washington – The maker of OxyContin, Purdue Pharma, and its owners, the Sackler family, are offering to settle more than 2,000 lawsuits against the company for $10 billion to $12 billion, according to several reports. Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, who is...
Covid-19 News Alert
Since March 21, an additional 104 Connecticut residents have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 327. To date, more than 3,600 tests have been conducted in Connecticut among both state and private laboratories. [button...
COVID-19 News Update – Families First Response Act 3/23/2020
On the federal level, Families First Coronavirus Response Act was enacted to address mandated sick leave and mandated paid leave for those infected with or directly affected by COVID-19. The Act will take effect on April 2 and will remain in place until the end of...
News Alert COVID-19 PPE Face Masks
In an attempt to get face masks for practicing doctors, the Hartford County Medical Association has been trying to convince the CT Department of Public Health and other governmental officials that community based physicians are as much on the front lines as the...
COVID-19 News Alert Filing for Unemployment Benefits 3/19/2020
Simple Instructions for Filing for Unemployment Benefits If a medical practice finds it necessary to temporarily layoff or reduce the hours of some of its employees, below is the procedure and links to the CT Department of Labor to initiate the process: The medical...
COVID-19 News Alert Important Guidance for Physicians 3/18/2020
Unemployment and Layoffs Unfortunately, medical practices may have to lay off staff and reduce hours. The Connecticut Department of Labor asks that you follow these steps if you are a worker or business owner who needs to file for unemployment: Click Here to Read...
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 vaccination rates in Connecticut, along with her insistence that it’s not her job to weigh in on matters of public health, is rattling some policy makers and provoking...
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 ethnic groups, but the rate of decline has slowed slightly and African Americans and low-income individuals are still at a higher risk of developing the disease and dying...
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...
Reports: Sacklers, Purdue offer massive settlement of opioid suits
Washington – The maker of OxyContin, Purdue Pharma, and its owners, the Sackler family, are offering to settle more than 2,000 lawsuits against the company for $10 billion to $12 billion, according to several reports. Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, who is...