by christine stuart | August 20, 2008 4:45 PM

Rell defies vote to freeze Charter Oak, delay HUSKY.Full story here.

by Melissa Bailey | August 19, 2008 4:36 PM

Promoting public health at the grassroots: Locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables show up at a Latino elderly complex and a community clinic. Full story here.

by Paul Bass | August 15, 2008 2:08 PM

The hospital called it the "end of a chapter." Union organizers called it "a new beginning." Full story here.

by Melinda Tuhus | August 14, 2008 6:09 PM

Ruby Holmes (pictured) got tired of having a different doctor every six months after she moved to New Haven from Mississippi, where she always saw her own doctor. Finally, in 1984, she found a "medical home" at the Hill Health Center, and she's been satisfied ever since. Full story here.

by christine stuart | August 14, 2008 5:59 PM

An internal email reveals UConn Health Center officials' agonizing over the impact on their deficit if they signed up with Gov. Rell's new health insurance plan; State Sen. Toni Harp said the hospital made the right choice by deciding to jump in. Full story here.

by christine stuart | August 12, 2008 4:49 PM

Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced this past Friday that five more hospitals have agreed to accept the state-subsidized Charter Oak Health Insurance. Full story here.

by leonard honeyman | August 7, 2008 5:11 PM

There was peace, and voter registration, at the veterans hospital Thursday, thanks to an agreement between state officials and the head of the head of the local facility. Full story here.

by christine stuart | August 7, 2008 5:10 PM

A statewide organization of 81 local health districts announced Thursday that it received a three year, $3 million grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to support development of a Health Equity Index. The Health Equity Index will look at the social, economic, and environmental conditions that support or harm the health of Connecticut residents. Full story here.

by Melinda Tuhus | August 1, 2008 9:21 AM

The R&M Corner Market sits on the quiet intersection of Castle and Main streets in New Haven's Fair Haven neighborhood, off the beaten path. Still, customers steadily came and went as Norma Franceschi (pictured) explained on a recent hot afternoon how, as a small business owner, her family's health needs and her insurance costs don't match up.

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by Melissa Bailey | July 31, 2008 8:18 AM

Two days before liftoff, a grand total of 24 people and just one hospital have signed up for Gov. M. Jodi Rell's plan to insure some of Connecticut's hundreds of thousands of adults without health coverage. Full story here.