Health

State Comptroller Kevin Lembo is predicting a new contract with CVS Caremark, the state's pharmacy benefit manager, will reduce Connecticut's pharmaceutical costs by approximately 10%.

Connecticut legislative leaders have formally asked the state Department of Public Health to provide additional information and policy recommendations concerning vaccinations for schoolchildren, including whether the state should eliminate its religious exemption.

A Connecticut couple is seeking to stop the state Department of Public Health from publicly releasing additional information about immunization rates at private and public schools.

A coalition of homecare agencies is urging Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont to veto part of the new state budget bill, arguing it will harm both the industry and clients.

Connecticut lawmakers are sending a bill to the governor that will allow children to self-apply sunscreen in school before they participate in recess and other outdoor activities.

After hours of debate in the state senate last night, a bill that would extend workers compensation benefits to certain first reponders diagnosed with PTSD was tabled.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont's administration and the state's hospitals have reached a tentative agreement to settle litigation over hospital taxes and state payments to hospitals.

PARMA, Italy (AP) — The police huddled for hours each day, headphones on, eavesdropping on the doctor. They'd tapped his cellphone, bugged his office, planted a camera in a trattoria. They heard him boast about his power to help Big Pharma make millions pushing painkillers, and about all the money...

A coalition of Connecticut Democrats, including Gov. Ned Lamont and legislative leaders, say they've reached consensus on a major bill that could lead to a public health insurance option by 2022.