Cara Rosner
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Woodbridge, CT, United States
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Thousands Of Seniors, Disabled And Low-Income Residents Losing Care Coverage
Roughly 68,000 seniors and disabled residents will lose access to a Medicare financial assistance program January 1, when income eligibility requirements change under the newly enacted state budget. → Read More
Access Health CT Prepares For Enrollment
HARTFORD, CT -- If the Affordable Care Act still exists in a few weeks, Access Health CT (AHCT) officials are making several changes intended to help consumers to find the right health insurance plan. → Read More
Connecticut Businesses ‘Holding Steady’ With Eye On State Budget
HARTFORD, CT -- Connecticut businesses are “holding steady” - keeping a cautious eye on legislative priorities and the unresolved state budget - according to a survey released today. → Read More
Budget Impasse Wears On Business Owners
HARTFORD, CT -- With no state budget in sight, a shrinking number of Connecticut businesses expect to grow in the near future, according to a new survey. → Read More
Even Without A Budget Connecticut Shoppers Get a Tax Break
One of the biggest shopping seasons of the year - second only to the holidays - is here: back to school time. → Read More
Unclaimed Property Revenue Boosts Connecticut’s Fiscal Outlook
HARTFORD, CT -- State coffers got an unexpectedly large boost from unclaimed property revenues, which topped $129 million in the 2017 fiscal year. That's $27 million, or 26 percent, more than anticipated. → Read More
Connecticut Could See Competing Health Information Exchanges
In an age when many patients receive medical care from multiple providers, it can be difficult for clinicians to safely and easily share relevant patient information -- among themselves and with patients -- in a timely manner. → Read More
Yale Study Finds Indoor Tanning Ban For Minors Is Not Fool Proof
In states where minors are banned from using indoor tanning facilities, like Connecticut, young people are still accessing the services, a new study has found. → Read More
Survey Finds Connecticut Struggles To Fill Energy Sector Jobs
HARTFORD, CT -- The good news: there’s growing demand for energy-related jobs in Connecticut. The bad news: like their counterparts in manufacturing, most business leaders in the energy sector are struggling to fill entry-level positions due to a lack of qualified candidates, a new survey found. → Read More
Survey: Connecticut Businesses Remain Cautious
HARTFORD, CT -- With the state budget in limbo, Connecticut business leaders are remaining cautious, according to a new survey. → Read More
Former Pharma Executives Settle With States
Two former executives of a New Jersey-based drugmaker have entered into agreements with Connecticut and 40 other states to cooperate in an ongoing antitrust investigation. → Read More
Lembo Tries To Renew Connecticut Debate Over Health Insurance Public Option
HARTFORD, CT -- With 800,000 Connecticut residents at risk of losing their health insurance if the American Health Care Act becomes law, state Comptroller Kevin Lembo says expanding Medicare and creating a public health insurance option would help ensure people continue to have coverage. → Read More
Survey Shows Manufacturers Struggling With Workforce
HARTFORD, CT -- Connecticut manufactures will need to fill 13,600 job positions by next year, but they struggle to attract and retrain workers, according to a survey released this week. → Read More
Survey: Connecticut Employers Believe In Second Chances
The vast majority of Connecticut employers support the idea of hiring individuals who have previously been incarcerated, but few are actively doing it, according to a new survey. → Read More
Business Confidence in Connecticut Improves
HARTFORD, CT -- A growing number of Connecticut business leaders expect conditions to improve for their companies, a recent survey found. → Read More
LGBTQ Advocates Lobby For Passage Of Bill Banning Conversion Therapy
State lawmakers are considering a bill that would prohibit licensed professionals from performing conversion therapy on minors, a practice designed to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. → Read More