by christine stuart | October 7, 2008 6:45 PM

The state's health care advocate wrote to Gov. M. Jodi Rell's administration to stop it from referring to her Charter Oak health plan as "insurance," saying the word is "false and misleading." Full story here.

by christine stuart | October 3, 2008 4:08 PM

Ted Hughes walked into a clinic ten months ago and was immediately taken to the hospital, where he spent the next seven days going in and out of a diabetic coma. When he walked out he had a $15,000 bill. His medicine costs $475 a month and he's paying for all of it out of his pocket. "It got to the point where I couldn't pay it anymore," Hughes said.

Hughes is not alone. He and others told their stories to the Health First Authority. Full story here.

by Melissa Bailey | October 2, 2008 7:36 AM

In a rare face-off, the state's GOP chairman engaged in a passionate debate with gay rights advocates over the health care implications of same-sex marriage. Full story here.

by Melinda Tuhus | September 30, 2008 12:38 PM

Despite a dramatic drop in soot emissions from its notorious power plant, New Haven has yet to see its asthma rates improved. Melinda Tuhus reports.

by Staff | September 23, 2008 11:09 AM

Robert Slate of the Universal Health Care Foundation sent in this write-up:

Continue reading "From Ghana To CT's Health Debate"

by christine stuart | September 23, 2008 10:48 AM

Some worried businesses would cancel their health insurance and dump their employees on Gov. M. Jodi Rell's state-subsidized Charter Oak Health plan, while others expressed concern about the population signing up for it and still others worried if it was financially stable, at Friday's Medicaid Managed Care Council meeting. Full story here.

by caroline berson | September 22, 2008 2:50 PM

A novel technique has been helping trauma victims recover from violence in the West Bank — and now in New Haven’s Dixwell and Newhallville neighborhoods, too. Click here for the full story.

by Staff | September 19, 2008 4:16 PM

Silvia Naranjo, a janitor, knows what it's like not to have health insurance. It means fearing your kids getting sick -- or needing a trip to the dentist.

Continue reading "She'll Never Forget That $600 Dentist Visit"

by Tom Ficklin | September 19, 2008 12:59 PM

Click here to listen to a "pod-ed" by Tom Ficklin (Pictured) on African-Americans, prostate cancer, and an upcoming event to "save a life."

by Paul Bass | September 17, 2008 4:32 PM

Girlfriend says: "You can take care of that baby yourself. I'm out!" Click on the arrow to watch. And click here for the full story -- on teen-to-teen videos and a challenge to high school students, especially black and Latino students.