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Health Care Provision Could Derail MMA in Connecticut

A provision making promoters liable for fighters’ health care costs is threatening to derail plans to expand mixed martial arts events in Connecticut.

WTIC NewsTalk 1080–2013/06/07

Billion Dollar Reduction In State Employee Health Care Liabilities

Governor Malloy and State Comptroller Kevin Lembo announced Tuesday that the state of Connecticut will save approximately $1.68 billion through another reduction in the state’s future unfunded state employee and retiree health care liabilities.

2013/05/21

Jury Awards $6 Million In Patient’s Death

_ A Connecticut jury awarded $6.5 million Thursday to the family of a man whose death at Danbury Hospital was blamed on excessive sodium, his attorneys said.

2013/04/04

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CVS Requiring Workers To Disclose Weight, Body Fat For Health Insurance

CVS Caremark, the company behind the national chain of pharmacies that employs over 200,000 people, has come under fire after reportedly instituting a new and invasive policy regarding its health coverage plan.

2013/03/20

Contamination Of Drugs Found At Connecticut Hospital Prompts Nationwide Warning

The Food and Drug Administration is warning doctors and hospital managers about a nationwide recall of all drugs made by a New Jersey compounding pharmacy because they may be contaminated with mold.

2013/03/18

Yale Doctor: Stop Prescribing Neuroenhancers To Healthy Kids

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN), the world’s largest professional association of neurologists, is releasing a position paper on how the practice of prescribing drugs to boost cognitive function, or memory and thinking abilities, in […]

2013/03/14