16+ hour, 40+ min ago  (106+ words) Join us for our Special Interest Group (SIG) event on Tuesday, May 19th, on the topic of Employee Benefits and Healthcare Costs. Employers recognize that healthcare costs are increasing, but often don't have visibility into the drivers. Employers must re-evaluate how…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago  (1078+ words) With the state legislature focused this session on affordability, a proposal that aimed to lower health insurance costs for small and midsize businesses appeared to have momentum " including backing from Gov. Ned Lamont. But House Bill 5378, which aimed to reduce…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (614+ words) Gov. Ned Lamont has got a sweet deal for Connecticut small businesses struggling to provide health insurance coverage to their employees. Lamont kicked off a Wednesday afternoon press conference with a tour of the factory at Fascia's Chocolates in Waterbury,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (409+ words) The state's largest business organization is taking Connecticut legislators to task after the Appropriations Committee failed Monday to approve a bill that aims to help small businesses with their health care costs. The committee, during its meeting Monday, voted on…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (665+ words) The state-run health plan for municipal and other public-sector employees outside of state government paid almost $23 million more in claims than it collected in member premiums last fiscal year, according to a new report from Comptroller Sean Scanlon's office. But…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (902+ words) Although rising health care costs remains a key issue for businesses in the state, at least one proposed remedy will have to wait until next year. That was part of the message from Gov. Ned Lamont and House Speaker Mat…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (1161+ words) After watching a state tax designed to boost hospitals actually siphon more than $1. 6 billion from the industry, Connecticut officials spent the past seven years trying to stem the bleeding, if not reverse the damage altogether. But now, even as the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (902+ words) State Comptroller Sean Scanlon projected Wednesday that Gov. Ned Lamont is just a few months away from the first formal budget deficit of his administration, albeit one almost too small to measure. And the $6 million shortfall Scanlon is tracking, roughly…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (720+ words) A new study of efforts to open Connecticut's state-run Partnership Plan to private employers warns that such an expansion could reduce state revenue, strain healthcare providers and shift costs onto taxpayers, even as Ned Lamont has signaled support for a…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (204+ words) David joined Hartford Business Journal as senior staff writer in January 2024; his beats include health care, bioscience and the state legislature. A UConn graduate, his long career in journalism included serving as a reporter and/or editor with the New…...