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Hartford HealthCare, Backus Corp. explore affiliation - ModernHealthcare.com
Posted today (4 hours ago)

Hartford HealthCare, Backus Corp. explore affiliation
ModernHealthcare.com
By Jaimy Lee Backus Corp. and Hartford HealthCare Corp. said they signed a letter of intent to explore a formal affiliation between the two Connecticut-based healthcare organizations. The purpose is to merge the Backus system into the Hartford ...
Hartford Hospital, Backus In Norwich Consider Joining ForcesHartford Courant
Backus, Hartford HealthCare may affiliateTheDay.com
Backus, Hartford HealthCare Hope to AffiliateNBC Connecticut
Hartford Business -Norwich Bulletin
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Connecticut mom told maternity leave viewed as resignation - The Imperfect Parent
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ABC News
Connecticut mom told maternity leave viewed as resignation
The Imperfect Parent
When Amy Zvovushe took a new job with Ryan Partnership, she never imagined that when she became pregnant and informed her Human Resources department of her condition she'd be told she wouldn't have a job waiting for her when she came back to work after ...
Amy Zvovushe alleges her employer in Connecticut violated discrimination laws ...ABC News

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CT doctor takes matter into his own hands - WTNH
Posted on Feb 2, 2012 (2 days ago)

CT doctor takes matter into his own hands
WTNH
(WTNH) - Repeated rejections by three insurance companies led to Dr. David Kloth to intervene in Matt Cote's case. Dr. Kloth, at Connecticut Pain Care in Danbury, said, "Everyday, I probably see about 10 patients who are being denied health care by ...

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Greenwich Names New Human Resources Director - The Daily Greenwich
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Greenwich Names New Human Resources Director
The Daily Greenwich
Before running her own consulting firm, Pepe served as HR director of the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority for 13 years and later as vice president of operations. She is expected to start in Greenwich in one month.
Greenwich Hires HR DirectorPatch.com

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Health reform choice: For those just above Medicaid limit, private insurance ... - The Connecticut Mirror
Posted on Feb 1, 2012 (3 days ago)

The Connecticut Mirror
Health reform choice: For those just above Medicaid limit, private insurance ...
The Connecticut Mirror
"We should take this opportunity and we need to take it now," Jane McNichol, executive director of the Legal Assistance Resource Center of Connecticut, told legislators, advocates and members of the board that oversees the state's health insurance ...
Medicaid: Wis. Program Facing $141 Million ShortfallKaiser Health News
Lawmakers Face Tough Policy Decisions On Basic Health PlanCT Newsjunkie

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New Metro Taxi Technologies Drive Connecticut's Green Job Growth: State's ... - Connecticut Business News Journal
Posted today (16 hours ago)

New Metro Taxi Technologies Drive Connecticut's Green Job Growth: State's ...
Connecticut Business News Journal
To respond to rapid growth, the company is launching the “Metro Taxi Veteran Heroes for Hire Program” and is collaborating with numerous community organizations, including the VA Connecticut Healthcare System's West Haven Campus and The City of ...


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Westport-based Software Startup Bags $1M in Equity Funding - Patch.com
Posted today (4 hours ago)

Westport-based Software Startup Bags $1M in Equity Funding
Patch.com
By Patrick Barnard The State of Connecticut, through the Connecticut Innovations Inc.'s Seed Investment Fund, and Intersection Health Partners, a Westport-based private equity investment firm, have reportedly committed to a combined $1 million equity ...


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Insurance industry key to growth - Ct Post
Posted on Jan 31, 2012 (4 days ago)

Insurance industry key to growth
Ct Post
At first glance, you might be asking yourself what the governors of Iowa and Connecticut have in common. We come from different political parties and different regions of the country. But as governors of states with two of the largest domestic ...

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As Farm Insurance Claims Add Up, Tobacco Is Connecticut's Big Crop - Hartford Courant
Posted on Jan 28, 2012 (7 days ago)

Hartford Courant
As Farm Insurance Claims Add Up, Tobacco Is Connecticut's Big Crop
Hartford Courant
Connecticut farms are an almost negligible sliver of all crop insurance payments overall with claims totaling $4.3 million last year on $5 million in premiums paid by customers. Connecticut, however, is a highly unusual market for farm insurance ...

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Backus, Hartford HealthCare network exploring affiliation - TheDay.com
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Backus, Hartford HealthCare network exploring affiliation
TheDay.com
If successful, Backus would become a member of the Hartford HealthCare network, which includes Hartford Hospital, the Hospital of Central Connecticut, MidState Medical Center, Natchaug Hospital, Windham Hospital and a wide spectrum of additional pre- ...


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Paradiso Insurance Helps Residents Avoid Super Bowl Party Mishaps with Safety ... - PR Web (press release)
Posted on Feb 1, 2012 (3 days ago)

PR Web (press release)
Paradiso Insurance Helps Residents Avoid Super Bowl Party Mishaps with Safety ...
PR Web (press release)
While watching the home team make it to playoffs is exciting, the team at Paradiso Insurance wants to ensure that all of its clients who plan on hosting Super Bowl gatherings are covered against the many potential risks that are associated with these ...

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Cigna Corporation Announces Appearance at the 22nd Annual UBS Global ... - MarketWatch (press release)
Posted yesterday.

Cigna Corporation Announces Appearance at the 22nd Annual UBS Global ...
MarketWatch (press release)
All products and services are provided exclusively through operating subsidiaries of Cigna Corporation, including Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company, Life Insurance Company of North America and Cigna ...
CIGNA CORPORATION : Announces Appearance at the 22nd Annual UBS Global ...4-traders (press release)

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Anthem And Other Insurers Focus On Primary Care To Improve Health, Reduce Costs - Hartford Courant
Posted on Feb 1, 2012 (3 days ago)

KMOX.com
Anthem And Other Insurers Focus On Primary Care To Improve Health, Reduce Costs
Hartford Courant
By MATTHEW STURDEVANT, msturdevant@courant.com The Hartford Courant Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Connecticut said it is changing the way it pays doctors to provide more funding to primary-care doctors to manage patients' health, ...
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Launches Innovative Program to Enhance ...MarketWatch (press release)

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Augustus Washington (1820 - 1875) - Your Public Media
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Augustus Washington (1820 - 1875)
Your Public Media
The Connecticut Historical Society, X.2000.2.138 Daguerreotype portrait of Eliphalet Adams Bulkeley by Augustus Washington, c. 1853 Bulkeley was the founder of Aetna Insurance Company and one of the wealthiest men in Hartford at the time.


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Post-Emergency Plans - Litchfield County Times
Posted on Feb 2, 2012 (2 days ago)

Post-Emergency Plans
Litchfield County Times
By Daniela Forte DANBURY—Danbury Hospital and the Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives hosted a networking session and panel discussion Tuesday at Danbury Hospital on a topic whose importance was underscored by recent ...
Danbury Hospital-New Milford Hospital affiliation has a healthy first yearDanbury News Times

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Komen reverses move to cut Planned Parenthood funding - Reuters
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USA TODAY
Komen reverses move to cut Planned Parenthood funding
Reuters
Planned Parenthood provides a variety of services - including reproductive healthcare, sex education, cancer screenings and information on sexually transmitted diseases - but its abortion role has put it at the forefront of the national debate.
Planned Parenthood supporters denounce Komen's funding haltLos Angeles Times

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Insurance exchange board faces key policy decisions - The Connecticut Mirror
Posted on Jan 19, 2012 (16 days ago)

Insurance exchange board faces key policy decisions
The Connecticut Mirror
By Arielle Levin Becker There's still nearly two years before the major pieces of federal health reform roll out, but for the planners designing Connecticut's health insurance exchange, one of the central pieces of the law, the time line is much ...

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As Industry Struggles, Vantis Life Insurance Sees A Jump In New Premiums - Hartford Courant
Posted on Jan 31, 2012 (4 days ago)

As Industry Struggles, Vantis Life Insurance Sees A Jump In New Premiums
Hartford Courant
By MATTHEW STURDEVANT, msturdevant@courant.com The Hartford Courant Windsor-based Vantis Life Insurance Co. is increasingly seeing new customers, mostly middle-income people who buy life insurance through banks and credit unions, as part of an ongoing ...


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Startup MyCare gets $1M in seed funding - Mass High Tech
Posted on Feb 2, 2012 (2 days ago)

Startup MyCare gets $1M in seed funding
Mass High Tech
By Rodney H. Brown MyCare Inc., a Connecticut healthcare information technology company, has raised $1 million in new funding, with $500000 coming from Connecticut Innovations, according to a release. In addition to Connecticut Innovations (CI), ...
Westport startup MyCare gets $1M, half from CTHartford Business

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CT Considers Red Light Safety Cameras At Intersections (POLL) - Patch.com
Posted on Feb 2, 2012 (2 days ago)

CT Considers Red Light Safety Cameras At Intersections (POLL)
Patch.com
By Christine Rose As Connecticut considers approving legislation that would implement red light safety cameras at dangerous intersections, there is growing concern throughout the country as to whether or not the cameras violate the Constitution.

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Robert Godfrey: With economy on the rise, more to be done - Danbury News Times
Posted today (3 hours ago)

Robert Godfrey: With economy on the rise, more to be done
Danbury News Times
A new session of the Connecticut General Assembly will open on Wednesday. In this file photo from June, spectators look down from a balcony at House chambers during a special session of the House and Senate at the Capitol in Hartford.


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Connecticut CU Leads Area Institutions in Mortgage Lending - Credit Union Times
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Connecticut CU Leads Area Institutions in Mortgage Lending
Credit Union Times
By David Morrison If a consumer in the eastern Connecticut counties of New London or Windham wants to obtain a mortgage loan, they are most likely to get it from the 67000-member, $702 million member Charter Oak Federal Credit Union.

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Aspiring Staten Island reality star accused in auto insurance fraud sweep - SILive.com
Posted on Feb 2, 2012 (2 days ago)

SILive.com
Aspiring Staten Island reality star accused in auto insurance fraud sweep
SILive.com
By John M. Annese STATEN ISLAND, NY -- A wannabe reality star from Arden Heights is accused of falsely reporting her leased luxury SUV stolen, even though she had already been forced to give it back to the Connecticut lawyer who had once agreed to fund ...


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Part-time law school losing allure - The National Law Journal
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Part-time law school losing allure
The National Law Journal
Each year, Pfizer Inc. would help foot the bill to send some of the employees in its Connecticut outposts to the University of Connecticut School of Law. The Pfizer employees were scientists and business types by day and dutiful law students by night ...

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Feds give state until last day of legislative session to salvage fuel spill ... - The Connecticut Mirror
Posted on Feb 2, 2012 (2 days ago)

Feds give state until last day of legislative session to salvage fuel spill ...
The Connecticut Mirror
By Keith M. Phaneuf Federal environmental officials have warned Connecticut they will begin to de-certify a crucial pollution abatement program the day after the General Assembly session ends in May -- unless state policy-makers craft a solution first.

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