I-Team Blotter

Kaiser Report: CT Medicare Costs Sixth Highest In Nation

Barbara Nagy reports

Little Progress Made On Health Disparities, New Report Shows

Lisa Chedekel reports

Settlement: Depakote Maker Injects $6 Million Into State Coffers

C-HIT Staff reports

Nursing Homes Fined For Patient Death, Failure To Administer Drugs

C-HIT Staff reports

Two Connecticut Doctors Lose Licenses in New York State

LIsa Chedekel reports

Over 500 Docs And Nurses Providing Care In Medical Homes

Leonard Felson reports

Medical Board Reprimands Doctor, Physician Assistant

C-HIT Staff reports

Smaller Hospitals Struggle With Deficits

Lisa Chedekel reports

Nursing Homes Fined For Choking Death, Weight Loss

C-HIT Staff reports

Breast Cancer Gene Patent Case Heads Back To Appeals Court

Barbara Puffer reports

Medical Board Revokes Doctor’s License

Theresa Sullivan Barger reports

Three CT Nursing Homes Make 2012 ‘Honor Roll’

Lisa Chedekel reports

Yale, St. Raphael’s Detail Plans For Merger

Lisa Chedekel reports

Three Nursing Homes Face Fines For Patient Injuries

C-HIT Staff reports

Medical Board Fines, Restricts Doc’s Surgical License

Theresa Sullivan Barger reports

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Eye on Veterans

VA Program Designed To Help Vets And Their Caregivers

Brianna and Andrew Pavlak go grocery shopping on weeknights when there are fewer shoppers because Andrew, a National Guard veteran, gets nervous in crowds. Peggy McCarthy reports.

New Report: Hundreds More Veterans Discharged Illegally

The Department of Defense has illegally discharged hundreds of veterans since 2008 for alleged personality disorder, skirting requirements intended to reduce such diagnoses and depriving veterans of benefits, according to an analysis of data by the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA).Lisa Chedekel reports.

VA Seeing Spike In Homeless Vets With Families

Andy and Miriam Miranda don’t fit the historical profile of homeless veterans. Former teachers with master’s degrees who have a six-year-old son, they have lost a house to foreclosure and were evicted from an apartment for falling behind on rent.Peggy McCarthy reports.

New Report Cites Rise In Army Suicide Rate, Sex Crimes

Troops who have deployed to war zones two or more times have a higher risk of committing suicide than those who have deployed once or never deployed, a new Army report shows. Lisa Chedekel reports.

Help For Military Kids: New Programs, Outreach

Government, business, social service and military leaders are working together on strategies to ensure that the nearly 10,000 children of active-duty military in Connecticut get help and support when they need it, particularly children of members of the National Guard and Reserves. Peggy McCarthy reports.

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