The legislature has created a High Deductible Health Plan Task Force to study the issues surrounding high deductible health plans and come up with recommendations for the state legislature’s upcoming 2020 session. They will consider a wide variety of topics, including the financial impact these health plans have on members and their families.
Read MoreWith modern, advanced manufacturing producing 21st century job opportunities in Connecticut and elsewhere across the country, and the number of retirements across the manufacturing fields growing, the spotlight is increasingly on industries that aren’t what they used to be.
Read MoreFive of Connecticut’s eight counties, on average, do better than the nation when it comes to the percentage of residents living in housing with substandard conditions, and the percentage who pay more than 50% of their annual income on housing. An analysis also reveals that in four of the state’s counties, the percentage of people living more than 1/2 mile from the nearest supermarket or large grocery store exceeds the national average
Read Moregroup of Hartford social service organizations teaming up to reduce infant mortality and improve outcomes for families of young children and a collaborative of agencies in Waterbury working to better serve frequent emergency department visitors will receive grants from the Connecticut Health Foundation intended to support more systematic links between community-based organizations and local hospitals.
Read MoreAre short term rentals (STRs), better known by their popular brand names such as Airbnb, good news for municipalities or asking for trouble? A new report by the Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments seeks to air some of the pros and cons, as the number of stays (and income to hosts) continue to grow rapidly.
Read MoreNew Englanders are flying more often to more destinations, and indications are that the trend will continue. Published reports suggest that the region’s largest airport, Logan in Boston, is on track to becoming one of the 10 busiest airports in the United States by 2022. That’s good news for the region’s second largest, Connecticut’s Bradley International.
Read MoreWhat is community? It can mean a lot of different things. The place where you live. The people that surround you. Something bigger that you want to be part of.
Read MoreBeing a teenager and a CEO may be an unlikely combination, but it is not impossible. If you have any doubts, take a look at what’s happening at Connecticut-based Girls With Impact.
Read MoreThe award winning ”Salmon-in-Schools” Program (S-i-S) is a science and conservation based educational program administered by the Connecticut River Salmon Association (CRSA) in partnership with the Connecticut DEEP Fisheries Division.
Read MoreIn the years prior to legalization for adults, the rate of marijuana use among Massachusetts youth had been falling. A new report by the Commonwealth’s Cannabis Control Commission examines what was happening among youth before, and since, marijuana use was legalized for adults.
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