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Electric Boat Gets New President
The parent company of Electric Boat announced a number of executive changes Wednesday, including a new president for the Groton-based submarine manufacturer and a number of moves in the company's...
View ArticleSave Plum Island From Development
Plum Island in Long Island Sound is a remarkable place, both ecologically and scientifically. It should be made into mostly a national wildlife preserve rather than be auctioned off. Federal wheels are...
View ArticleUTC Furloughs Canceled By Pentagon Recall Of Employees
Temporary layoffs expected to cascade out of United Technologies Corp. were canceled after U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on Saturday recalled most of the Pentagon's furloughed civilian...
View ArticleShutdown Means Waiting For Federal Response To UnitedHealthcare's Cuts
A federal government shutdown is keeping doctor groups, elected officials and the state's attorney general from getting answers about UnitedHealthcare's decision to cut its doctor network next year for...
View ArticleInsurer's Move Draws Attention Of Delegation, AMA
The state's congressional delegation Thursday began to weigh in on UnitedHealthcare's decision to cut thousands of physicians from its Medicare Advantage network next year. U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney,...
View ArticleAetna Announces Major Expansion Of Medicare Advantage Network
Aetna is expanding its network of doctors to treat Medicare Advantage customers into new territory, growing its geographic reach and physician base in 22 states, including Connecticut. The expansion...
View ArticleConnecticut Delegation Wants Answers On Medicare Advantage Cuts
The Connecticut congressional delegation has stepped up pressure on UnitedHealth Group to answer questions regarding the company's decision to drop thousands of doctors from its Medicare Advantage...
View ArticleGrateful They Know What's Best For Me
I want to thank Rep. Joe Courtney and Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy for supporting the Affordable Care Act. Since it was passed, my premium has gone from $600 per month to $1,400. This...
View ArticleHospitals' 'Observation Status' Can Cost Medicare Patients
Thanks to The Courant for the Nov. 12 editorial, "Know Your Patient Status." The Center for Medicare Advocacy has fought hospitals' use of observation status for years. Having been contacted by...
View ArticleHospital Locks Out Workers
Striking workers trying to return to work at New London's Lawrence + Memorial Hospital were locked out late Saturday night, as the company had promised it would do. The workers, many of the 790 nurses...
View ArticleObama claims Connecticut superdelegate
by Jesse A. Hamilton Though he had said he was going to wait until the last of the primaries was over, Connecticut's Rep. Joe Courtney decided to instead make his pick for a Democratic candidate clear...
View ArticleComing Monday, A Broader Way Of Looking At Work
Think quickly about work in Connecticut. What comes to mind? It's likely jobs and unemployment, the quest to keep the economy humming. That's the biggest issue that all states face, as corporate...
View ArticleLooming Assistance Cuts Hit Most Needy
Who likes a moocher? No one. But who is a moocher? Is a child a moocher? Is an elderly person who needs help a moocher? How about a person with a disability or a person who can't find a job in an area...
View ArticleHardship Looms For 24,000 Unemployed In State
If Congress doesn't act, about 24,000 people who are receiving unemployment benefits from the state of Connecticut will be cut off three days after Christmas. That's 35 percent of all the people who...
View ArticleConnecticut's Small Dairy Farmers Unsure Of Impact Of Farm Bill
It's a classic congressional cluster flop. You've got partisan political clashes; regional conflicts; huge subsidies; lobbying cash; industries fractured by disputes; House and Senate rivalries;...
View ArticleCongress Looking To Kick Farm Bill Vote Down The Road
Once again taking the "Do Nothing Now" approach, the U.S. House Thursday approved (by voice vote no less) a one month delay that means no final action on the much debated Farm Bill until January....
View ArticleLawrence + Memorial To Lift Lockout Thursday
NEW LONDON — The lockout that has barred hundreds of striking employees from going to work at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital for more than two weeks will be lifted Thursday at 6:45 a.m. The 790 nurses...
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