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- Health Insurer to Pay Connecticut $250K for Data Breach - A California-based health insurance company has agreed to pay Connecticut $250,000 for losing a disk drive containing private information of 1.5 million customers, including nearly 450,000 state ...
- New Exercise Toolkit Provides A Guide For Peripheral Arterial Disease Professionals - The Vascular Disease Foundation (VDF) announced the launch of its new "Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) Exercise Training Toolkit: A Guide for Health Care Professionals." This toolkit was developed jointly by the Vascular Disease Foundation (VDF) and the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) and may be accessed online here. This valuable new resource is now available to help health professionals develop supervised exercise programs for patients with intermittent claudication (leg discomfort from poor blood supply)...
- AAMC Applauds Appointment Of Berwick As CMS Administrator - AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, M.D., issued the following comments today on President Obama's recess appointment of Donald M. Berwick, M.D., M.P.P., as the new administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): "Dr. Berwick has been a champion of innovation to enhance the quality, safety, and efficiency of health care delivery...
- Advocates Continue To Push For Michigan To Opt Out Of Federal Health Law Despite Setback - The Detroit News: "A Michigan Healthcare Freedom Act allowing Michiganians to opt out of the federal healthcare bill will be introduced when the Legislature resumes session July 21." The proposal was announced Tuesday, after a petition drive against the federal healthcare plan fell short. The grassroots organizers of that effort "hoped to get a question on the November election ballot asking Michigan voters to decide if they want to opt out of the federal health care overhaul, but they failed to collect enough petition signatures by Monday's deadline" (Bouffard, 7/6)...
- HIV Prevention Strategy Key To Curbing Epidemic And Cutting Long-Term Treatment Costs - Increasing highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) treatment for people with HIV/AIDS will provide significant cost savings over a relatively short period of time, according to a formal economic analysis led by researchers at the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) at Providence Health Care and the University of British Columbia (UBC). The analysis of HAART coverage in British Columbia, published recently in AIDS, the official journal of the International AIDS Society (IAS), is the first comprehensive economic evaluation of the net benefit of HAART in the province...
- Patients Cope With Navigating The Health Care System - The Associated Press: Americans who lose employer coverage between now and 2014, when much of the health overhaul kicks in, "may find buying insurance on their own unaffordable." But for those without coverage and who can't afford to buy it "there are ways to cope." Among these methods is having a primary physician and having regular appointments with that doctor. "People who have a primary care doctor when they lose their insurance should tell their physician about the change in status and ask if there is any flexibility on fees...
- Crooks Defraud Health Care System With Fake Insurance Plans And Phony Medicare, Medicaid Claims - CNN Money: "Massive unemployment and a changing health care system is creating a breeding ground for con artists." Fake health insurance is one of the "fastest growing scams." Advertisements for such products are "stapled to neighborhood telephone polls, flyers left on your car or maybe you'll get a phone call from someone who's selling health insurance at extremely low rates, as low as $29.99 a month in some cases, says Jim Quiggle of the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud...
- Connecticut Network Weekly Coverage Highlights for the Week of June 21, 2010 -
For Immediate Release
June 18, 2010
Contact: Meaghan Mackin
(860) 246-1553, ext. 116
Connecticut Network Weekly Coverage Highlights
Hartford, CT – The following events are scheduled for coverage the week of June 21, 2010 by the Connecticut Network:
Monday June 21, 2010
- Commission on Enhancing Agency Outcomes June 21 Meeting
- Travelers Championship Annual Opening Ceremony
- Connecticut House of Representatives Veto and Special Session (LIVE, 10 AM)
- Connecticut Judicial Branch Annual Judges Meeting
Tuesday June 22, 2010
- Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce 8th Annual Health Care Breakfast
- Middlesex Chamber of Commerce June Breakfast Meeting with PGA Pro Steve Elkington
Wednesday June 23, 2010- State Elections Enforcement Commission June Meeting
- Regulation Review Committee June Meeting
- Long Term Care Advisory Council and Commission on Aging National Health Reform Briefing (LIVE, 1 PM)
- Department of Public Health Public Hearing on Strategic Plan for Health Information Technology and Exchange
- Commission on Children Parent Leadership Training Institute Statewide Graduation 2010
Thursday June 24, 2010- Department of Social Services Annual Connect-Ability Employment Summit
- Public Health and Human Services Committees Joint Public Hearing (LIVE, 11 AM)
- Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities Anti-Discrimination Police Community Forum
Coverage of other events is also planned for this week. Contact CT-N for a full schedule. Coverage of all events is subject to availability of crew and equipment and may be changed or canceled at the discretion of network management. Air time for all non-live upcoming programming is to be determined. Visit www.ct-n.com for broadcast schedule updates.
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