Conservative Radio Host Dan Lovallo Returns To The Air June 9
For those of you who have not had your regular fix of Dan Lovallo’s insightful radio broadcasts, you are in luck. After weeks of working out the kinks, Dan is ready to go live with…
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Some Answers On Why Our Health Costs Is Double That Of Every Country And Our Outcomes Are Worse
The Sunday New York Times is chuck full of great information which I read weekly – especially since the Wall Street Journal doesn’t publish on Sundays. There were three items on health which I found…
CT Golden Years: Disabled? Elderly? Got a Plan?
The aging of the population brings its own set of medical problems and foremost among these is the increased likelihood of disability due to diseases or other causes. Although care for the elderly and care…
Politicians and Unions Hiding Real State Pension Liabilities
When politicians and unions representing state employees tell you that pension and retirement liabilities are under control – don’t believe them. Why? Because by changing one variable on how the liability is calculated, the liability…
CT Golden Years: Hospice Facilities Bill Approved by Legislature, to Provide Alternative Care for Terminally Ill
The state Legislature has approved a bill that would provide terminally ill people with the option of receiving hospice care in a special facility. It awaits the signature of Gov. Dannel Malloy. Proponents of the…
Skechers To Pay $40 Million In Refunds To Settle Federal Charges Of False Claims That Shape-Ups Improve Appearance
Consumers Who Bought Shape-ups, Other Toning Shoes Will Be Eligible for Refunds If you got sucked into buying a pair of Skechers Toning Shoes believing that they would help you lose weight, strengthen and tone…
CVS Caremark To Pay $5 Million For Misrepresenting Prices Of Medicare Part D Drugs
Following a public comment period, the FTC has accepted as final an order with CVS Caremark settling charges that it misrepresented the prices of certain Medicare Part D prescription drugs, including drugs used to treat…
Company Promising To Build Websites For Consumers To Earn Money Shut Down By Feds As A Scam
The Federal Trade Commission halted an operation that allegedly lured consumers into spending thousands of dollars for Internet websites and advertising by misrepresenting that they could make lots of money by linking the sites to…
CT Golden Years: Elder, Disabled Advocates Vow Continued Fight After Legislature Passes Forced Unionization Bill
The state Legislature bailed out Gov. Dannel Malloy’s efforts to force unionization on day care and home care workers for the disabled and elderly, but that doesn’t mean the issue is decided. State Sen. Joe…
Ct General Assembly Passes Two Important Condo Owners Protection Bills
The Connecticut General Assembly passed two important bills late last night that will help protect condo owners as well as make condo associations more democratic. The two bills – 5511 and 5536 – have been…
Myspace Settles FTC Charges That It Mislead Users About Privacy
Settlement Will Require Regular Privacy Assessments for the Next 20 Years Social networking service Myspace has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it misrepresented its protection of users’ personal information. The settlement, part…
CT Golden Years: Euthanasia, Death Penalty for Connecticut’s Seniors?
In April Connecticut officially abolished the death penalty for people convicted of murder, making it the 17th US state to do so, even though a majority of state residents wanted to keep it intact. But…
Connecticut Nursing Homes Fined For Patient Death, Failure To Administer Drugs
Five nursing homes have been cited and fined by the Department of Public Health for patient care lapses, including an incident at Aurora Senior Living of Cromwell in which a resident with eating problems died…
Two Ct Doctors Lose New York Right To Practice
Written by Lisa Chedekel Two Connecticut physicians charged with misconduct—in one case, related to sex crimes, the other related to drugs—have lost their right to practice medicine in New York State. Earlier this month, the…
Saint Mary’s Hospital To Notify Patients Whose X-Rays Along With Their Names Were Shown To Students
Saint Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury said Tuesday it would soon notify patients whose privacy was invaded when a teacher at nearby Naugatuck Valley Community College showed radiology technician students their x-rays and names. Hospital spokesman…
Waterbury Saint Mary’s Hospital Patient X-Rays, Medical Information, Used By Radiology Tech Students Without Permission
Copyright CtWatchdog.com 2012 A Naugatuck Valley Community College instructor used patients’ X-rays from nearby Saint Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury as teaching tools, without permission from the patients, many of whom were identified by name, date…
Many Funeral Homes Found Cheating Customers
Investigators working undercover in nine states detected significant violations of Federal Trade Commission consumer protection requirements in 23 of 102 funeral homes they visited during 2011. The FTC conducts undercover inspections every year to make…
CT Golden Years: Death Becomes Us, and Probate Awaits!
We talk a lot about the aging population in Connecticut in this column – how we face the same issues as the rest of the nation, and how we sometimes differ – but there is…
New Milford Radiologist And Cheshire Physician Assistant Reprimanded By Ct Board
The state Medical Examining Board on Tuesday reprimanded the licenses of a New Milford radiologist for patient care lapses, and of a Cheshire physician assistant for improper drug prescribing. The board imposed a reprimand and…
California Firm Illegally Shakes Down Scores Of Poor Falsely Claiming They Owe Money
In response to charges from the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has halted an operation that the agency alleges collected phantom payday loan debts that consumers either didn’t owe to the defendants or…