Press Releases

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• 1/1/0001 Gov. Malloy Names Amy Porter Director of New Bureau of Rehabilitative Services

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has appointed Dr. Amy Porter of Coventry to serve as Director of the newly merged state Bureau of Rehabilitative Services.

• 1/1/0001 DESPP: First Bitter Cold Temperatures of the Season to Arrive Tonight; Urges Anyone Needing Shelter to Call 2-1-1

  The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection today encouraged anyone who needs shelter from the first bitter cold temperatures of the season to call 2-1-1. The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection and the Department of Social Services, at the Governor’s direction, is coordinating with 2-1-1 and Connecticut’s network of shelters to provide the state’s most vulnerable population with access to sheltering.

• 1/1/0001 State’s Food Stamp Recipients Can Apply for Extra Help

  HARTFORD -- Current recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, also known as food stamps) can apply for replacement benefits if they lost food from storm-related power outage, Social Services Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby said today. To be eligible, recipients must have lost food costing more than 15% of their October SNAP benefit amount. Reports may be made by calling 2-1-1 or visiting www.211ct.org by midnight Saturday, Nov. 19.

• 1/1/0001 State Issuing Earlier EBT Benefits For Residents Hit By Food Spoilage

  Connecticut Social Services Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby today directed that monthly food and cash assistance benefits to be available to all clients on Tuesday, November 1 to help low-income residents pay for the cost of replacing food spoiled by power outages from Storm Alfred.

• 1/1/0001 Wallingford Firm Picked To Streamline Administration Of Health Care In Medicaid, Husky, Charter Oak Plans: Department of Social Services Awards Contract to Community Health Network of Connecticut Inc.

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today announced the results of a competitive contracting process to administer Connecticut’s major public health care programs - the next step in streamlining how Medicaid and HUSKY serve nearly 600,000 low-income children, families, senior citizens and adults with disabilities.

• 1/1/0001 Malloy/Wyman Administration Announces Federal Grant to Aid Smoking Cessation

  The administration of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman today announced that Connecticut has been selected to receive a five-year federal grant of up to $10 million to improve residents’ health and lower taxpayer’s costs by helping Medicaid patients to quit smoking.

• 1/1/0001 Connecticut Coordinated With U.S. Department of Justice Settlement Over Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc.

  Connecticut coordinated with the U.S. Department of Justice in settlements reached with Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc., a Maryland company charged in a nationwide scheme to defraud Medicaid and Veterans Affairs programs.

• 1/1/0001 ‘SNAP’ Recipients Eligible for Food Replacement Benefits After Tropical Storm Irene - State Gets Federal Aid for Low-Income Residents Hit by Storm Food Spoilage

  Over 208,000 low-income Connecticut households enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are getting help to replace food spoiled by power outage or flooding from Tropical Storm Irene, Social Services Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby announced today.

• 1/1/0001 Former Connecticut Nursing Home Owner Suspended From Medicaid Program

  Attorney General George Jepsen and the state Department of Social Services announced today that Earle Lerner, the former owner of six Connecticut nursing homes, and his company, Marathon Health Care Group, have been suspended from the state Medicaid program for 10 years for submitting false and misleading information for payment to the department.

• 1/1/0001 Governor Rell Praises State's Health Insurance Counseling Service for Elders

  Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced that Connecticut’s ‘CHOICES’ health insurance counseling program for seniors has been recognized by the federal government as one of the top three services of its kind in the nation.

• 1/1/0001 Governor Rell: State Enforcement Collects Nearly $310 Million in Child Support

  Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced that state and judicial agencies collected nearly $310 million in court-ordered child support last fiscal year, most of which went to assist children in middle-class, working families.

• 1/1/0001 Governor Rell: State Accepting Applications for New Health Plan

  Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced that applications are now available for a new federally funded health care plan specifically designed for individuals with pre-existing conditions that prevented them from getting health care insurance in the past.

• 1/1/0001 Governor Rell: Connecticut Seeking New Federal Health Care Dollars

  Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced that her administration is taking swift action aimed at saving Connecticut taxpayers at least $53 million under the national health care reform legislation. “We are moving aggressively to take advantage of the new legislation on behalf of both state taxpayers and vulnerable residents in need of health coverage,” Governor Rell said.

• 1/1/0001 Governor Rell and Rep. Schofield Remind Medicare Recipients That Help is Available to Pay Premiums and Copays

  Governor M. Jodi Rell and Rep. Linda Schofield today announced that many seniors and individuals with disabilities who rely on Medicare can save nearly $100 in monthly premiums and other costs by enrolling in the state’s expanded Medicare Savings programs.

• 1/1/0001 Attorney General, DSS Announce $1.115 Million Recovery From RG Pharmacy For Billing Fraud

  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Michael P. Starkowski today announced a $1.115 million settlement with the bankruptcy estate of RG Pharmacy, Inc. and its former owner, Roy D. Katz, for illegally billing the state’s Medicaid program.