Families USA Special Report

You may know that Congress is poised to pass the children's health bill. But what does this mean for children in Connecticut?

A new report from Families USA spells out how many additional children would be covered in each state under the House and Senate bills.

Click here to view the report (pdf).

Universal Health Care-Unfortunately, with the end of the 2007 legislative session having gone by, it appears that the General Assembly’s legislative leader’s commitment to universal health care was closer to an empty promise than a real desire to bring health security to CT’s families. The giant insurance companies were successful in their efforts to stop real health care reform by spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on lobbying despite a December poll that showed 84% of Connecticut voters favored universal health care.

Health Care Insurance Disclosure - Increasingly, as the cost of health care skyrockets to even greater unsustainable levels, incentives for the marketing of deceptive and even down right predatory minimum health insurance plans is growing.

Hartford Courant -- June 2 2007

By Christopher Keating, Capitol Bureau Chief

22 Arrested After Health Care Sit-Ins

On one of the busiest days of the year at the state Capitol, 22
demonstrators were arrested Friday as they called for universal health
care and a single-payer health system.

The activists were taken into custody at various locations throughout the
building, prompting the heaviest police presence at the Capitol this year.

Hartford Courant Business -- May 21, 2007

Editorial

The Sunshine Cure

Audacity is sometimes laudable. The bold action that propels a business forward, the unusual tack that takes a company into uncharted waters are often the stuff of legend.

And yet, there is another form of audacity. That’s the action that flies in the face of common sense, the act that’s more taunting than daring, that’s brazen, not bold.

SOURCE: Gallup Poll News Service

April 26, 2007
Prescription for Healing Healthcare From the People
The average American weighs in on how to fix healthcare

by Frank Newport

GALLUP NEWS SERVICE

At least a half dozen Governors have signed on to a letter addressing Congress to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Plan (SCHIP).

healthcare4every1.org - April 16, 2007

As Connecticut confronts one of the most critical issues facing its families, communities and economy, it’s imperative that lawmakers and the public get accurate information, and that has to start with the press.

Hartford Courant Editorial - April 15 2007

If you don't believe the health care system is broken, read some of the poignant personal stories from the medical front recounted on the website healthcare4every1.org, sponsored by the Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut. These everyday experiences expose the shame that is reality: Even though as much as $22 billion is spent on health care in the state each year, too many hard-working Connecticut residents, even some who have health insurance, are not able to get the medical help they need.

Hartford Courant -- April 5, 2007

By Laurie Santos, Physician Asssistant

Put Patients First

My husband is collaborating with researchers from Canada, Finland and Sweden. During a visit from the group, we all went out to dinner. All at the table, other than us, were covered by health care systems in their countries that provide universal coverage of high quality to everyone at 50 percent to 60 percent of the U.S. cost.