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Daily Voice

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CT's Best Nursing Homes Revealed In New Study: See Full List

Thousands of nursing homes across the Northeast have been evaluated in new national ratings highlighting the best facilities for rehabilitation and long-term care. U.S. News & World Report released its 2027 Best Nursing Homes ratings on Tuesday, Nov. 10. The annual list evaluated more than …

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Baystate Health addresses patient concerns after Mercy Medical transition

SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- Baystate Health says it is working to resolve patient concerns about canceled appointments, prescription access, and communication with doctors after taking over Mercy Medical Center. Dr. Seth Gemme, Baystate Health’s chief physician executive, said the issues were more widespread when the transition went live, but have...

Springfield, MA · 1d

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Yale New Haven Health, UnitedHealthcare contract talks raise concerns for patients

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WFSB) - Contract negotiations between Yale New Haven Health and UnitedHealthcare are raising questions for patients as many people choose their health benefits for next year. The health system and insurer said they are working to reach a new agreement covering UnitedHealthcare commercial plans and Medicare Advantage....

New Haven, CT · 2d

Connecticut Mirror

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Some CT towns are hit harder by federal health policy changes

The impacts of Medicaid work requirements will hit cities hardest, while western CT will feel the effects of the expiration of ACA subsidies.

Connecticut · 11h

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Holyoke Health Center shutters doors for second day, citing safety concerns

HOLYOKE, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Holyoke Health Center is closed for a second day in a row following a security threat that’s now under police investigation, and several patients have not gotten that message and are missing out on life-saving medications and appointments. Western Mass News has what we know about the closures, and how long they are supposed to last.

Holyoke, MA · 2d

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CT seeks federal approval to expand free health coverage for low-income residents

Connecticut lawmakers have approved allowing out of network-coverage for patients on a state program that provides no-cost health insurance to low-income residents. The Appropriations, Human Services and Insurance and Real Estate committees voted on the proposal after a joint meeting on Tuesday. The Covered Connecticut program was established in 2021...

Connecticut · 2d

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CT disability advocates urge Lamont to protect Medicaid-funded services

Advocates for Medicaid-funded home and community-based services in Connecticut are lobbying Governor Ned Lamont to continue state funding for their services in his next state budget proposal. The advocates for the disabled launched the effort at the state Legislative Office Building in Hartford on Thursday. “Governor Lamont, please do not...

Connecticut · 9h

CT Insider

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'Billing errors' cited in alleged Medicaid fraud by CT autism therapy provider, worker, warrant says

The owner told investigators she “did not have a good system in place, and ... a lot of billing errors occurred,” a warrant said.

Enfield, CT · 1d

Connecticut Mirror

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Lamont set aside proposed cuts to disability services. Advocates concerned he’ll reconsider

Disability rights advocates called on the Lamont administration to ensure funding for programs serving people with disabilities.

Connecticut · 1d

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Cheshire's Viron Rondo Osteria Wins Approval For 17,000-Square-Foot Secret Garden

Viron Rondo Osteria, the popular Cheshire restaurant, has won town approval for a major expansion that will add roughly 20,000 square feet to the property, including about 17,000 square feet of what owner Viron Rondo calls a secret garden. The Cheshire Planning and Zoning Commission approved the application unanimously in October.

Cheshire, CT · 1d

CT Insider

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New 21,000-square-foot health center rising on Mashantucket tribal land

The Pequot Wellness Center will combine Tribal Health Services with a Hartford HealthCare clinic serving patients from the wider community.

Hartford, CT · 21h

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Hartford HealthCare Emergency Department Nurse Earns Prestigious International Honor, Becoming First in Connecticut Recognized to Receive Nursing's Highest Distinction

(MANCHESTER, CT) – Margaret "Marge" Letitia, BSN, RN, EMT-P, CEN, a Manchester Memorial Hospital Emergency Department nurse, became the first in Connecticut to be named a fellow at the Academy of Emergency Nursing. This distinctive honor is reserved for fewer than 1% of the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) members worldwide.

Connecticut · 1d

WTNH

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Hartford HealthCare marks 100 epilepsy surgeries

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Hartford HealthCare is celebrating a major milestone in its epilepsy program, reaching its 100th case. The achievement highlights the program’s growth, unique approach to patient care and commitment to providing advanced treatment options for people living with epilepsy. Dr. Lisa Knopf, medical director of Epilepsy Surgery at Hartford HealthCare, joined […]

New Haven, CT · 11h

CT Insider

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15.3% of Connecticut children ages 10 to 17 have obesity. A new program aims to help

A new program from Luro Health and two Connecticut community health centers aims to help children and their families build healthier habits.

Connecticut · 16h

Main Street Dollars

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ConnectiCare, CHRISTUS, Sharp individual and Saint Alphonsus Medicare Advantage members in Connecticut, Texas, San Diego, Idaho lose plans for 2027 as enrollment ends Dec. 7

Medicare Advantage members of four health plans have to pick new coverage for 2027: ConnectiCare in Connecticut, CHRISTUS Health Plan in Texas, Sharp Health Plan’s individual plans in San Diego and Saint Alphonsus Health Plan in Idaho. Medicare’s annual enrollment period ends Dec. 7, and each of these plans stops at the turn of the […]

Texas · 1d

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Farmington Sewer Plant May Have Topped Phosphorus Limit

FARMINGTON — The sewage reaching the town's treatment plant on Sept. 8 came in low on oxygen, unusually cloudy and heavy with solids, the plant's lab analyst found. Afterward, its phosphorus readings were "astronomically high." "A toxic load is suspected," Superintendent Mark Batorski's September report says. Batorski told the...

Farmington, CT · 3d

CT Insider

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320: Yale's clinical trials give CT cancer patients access to new treatments

New immunotherapy drugs and other cancer treatments are available in clinical trials years before they reach the market.

Connecticut · 2d

NBC Connecticut

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Safety changes underway at only secure psychiatric facility for teens in Connecticut

The state says safety improvements are underway at its only secure psychiatric facility for teens. Chronic understaffing and worker injuries have been the focus of previous NBC Connecticut investigations. Things at the Solnit South campus in Middletown hit a breaking point this summer when employees made a public plea for...

Middletown, CT · 4d

The Financial Wire

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Yale New Haven Health could leave every UnitedHealthcare plan, including Medicare Advantage, on Jan. 4, 2027 without a deal, as Connecticut members weigh switching by Dec. 7

Yale New Haven Health could leave every UnitedHealthcare plan, Medicare Advantage included, on Jan. 4, 2027 if the two sides do not reach a new contract, UnitedHealthcare says on its Yale network page. Until then, the insurer says, Yale New Haven hospitals, facilities and physicians, including Yale Medicine and Northeast Medical Group, stay in network... The post Yale New Haven Health could leave every UnitedHealthcare plan, including Medicare Advantage, on Jan. 4, 2027 without a deal, as Connecticut members weigh switching by Dec. 7 appeared first on The Financial Wire .

New Haven, CT · 9d

The Financial Wire

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, ConnectiCare, Sharp Health Plan and Saint Alphonsus are ending Medicare Advantage plans for 2027 in Texas, Connecticut, California and Idaho

Four health plans have told Medicare members they will stop offering Medicare Advantage plans for 2027, and the people affected are scattered across Texas, Connecticut, California and Idaho. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, ConnectiCare, Sharp Health Plan and Saint Alphonsus each say their plans end or are not offered after Dec. 31, 2026. The... The post Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, ConnectiCare, Sharp Health Plan and Saint Alphonsus are ending Medicare Advantage plans for 2027 in Texas, Connecticut, California and Idaho appeared first on The Financial Wire .

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