BBB: Look out for weight-loss scams

The Connecticut Better Business Bureau urges those seeking speedy weight loss to be careful, as many of these methods can be hazardous to one’s health. The Connecticut Better Business Bureau urges those seeking speedy weight loss to be careful, as many of these methods can be hazardous to one’s health.

A new way to count the poor

… as families no longer submit the applications.” In contrast, using information about enrollment in subsidized health insurance programs gives the state accurate information about each student’s need, Roy said. If Malloy’s new definition for …

John Stoehr: How free are we in the shadow of monopoly?

I had planned to write a column about the Affordable Care Act, also called Obamacare, and how Connecticut should not wait around for Washington to act. President Donald Trump , on his first day in office, signed an executive order requiring federal agencies to “waive, defer, grant exceptions from or delay” any part of the health care law that imposes “financial or regulatory burdens” on anyone subject to it.

State hospitals worry Medicaid, ‘Obamacare’ changes may hit residents hard

To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: With the potential for major changes in federal health care policy looming, hospital leaders are watching closely, worried especially that cuts to Medicaid could bring a big financial hit and that a repeal of the Affordable Care Act could raise the number of uninsured Connecticut residents.