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Law and Accounting Firms Play a Pivotal Role as Hartford Physicians Launch Concierge Practices
3+ hour, 50+ min ago (170+ words) By Blake Spina, Partner and Healthcare Practice Co-Leader, Citrin Cooperman Accounting firms, meanwhile, focus on making the concierge model financially viable. Membership-based practices generate predictable revenue, but that revenue must be accounted for correctly. Membership fees are often treated as…...
CT health insurers seek double-digit rate hikes for 2027; up to 23. 3% increase for small businesses
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (181+ words) Hartford Business Journal CT health insurers seek double-digit rate hikes for 2027; up to 23. 3% increase for small businesses Connecticut health insurers are seeking double-digit premium increases for most individual and small-group health plans in 2027, citing rising medical and prescription drug costs,…...
Shipman & Goodwin adds former CT health policy official
1+ week, 13+ min ago (189+ 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…...
Settlement allows Hartford Health Care to acquire Wallingford-based cardiology practice
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (195+ 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…...
CBIA to end its group medical insurance program
1+ week, 3+ day ago (505+ words) The Connecticut Business & Industry Association will wind down the medical portion of its Health Connections program, ending a self-funded health coverage option launched less than two years ago to help small businesses navigate a shrinking insurance market. CBIA President and…...
CT to cancel medical debt for another 97, 000 residents
1+ week, 5+ day ago (484+ words) More than 97, 000 Connecticut residents will receive letters this week informing them that some or all of their medical debt has been erased, according to a Tuesday press release from the governor's office. This marks the fourth round of a state…...
Aetna launches AI claims processing platform
2+ week, 6+ day ago (162+ words) Harriet Jones is a journalist and audio storyteller based in Hartford, Connecticut, covering business, manufacturing, and economic development for the Hartford Business Journal. Previously, she was Managing Editor at Connecticut Public Radio, where she reported on issues like immigration and…...
Analysis: CT weight-loss program reduced medical spending growth
3+ week, 4+ day ago (154+ words) Greg Bordonaro is the editor of the Hartford Business Journal. He joined the editorial team in May 2008 after graduating from the University of Connecticut with a degree in journalism and history. He also has an MBA from the University of…...
Yale New Haven Health posts $196. 8 M operating loss as state report signals broader hospital strain
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (661+ words) Yale New Haven Health posted a nearly $200 million operating loss for fiscal 2025 as rising expenses and restructuring costs weighed on its results, though strong investment gains helped the system remain in the black overall, according to an audited financial statement…...
UConn Health reaches new multiyear agreement with Cigna
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (156+ words) UConn Health announced Friday it has reached a new multiyear agreement with Cigna, avoiding a disruption for about 14, 000 patients whose coverage could have been affected after the prior contract expired Thursday night. The deal contrasts with UConn Health's recent, more…...