Press Releases

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• 3/8/2016 Gov Malloy Reminds Residents There is Still Time to Apply for Winter Heating Assistance

  (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy is reminding Connecticut residents who need help paying winter heating bills that there is still time to apply for federal energy assistance benefits.

• 1/4/2016 Governor Malloy Activates State Severe Cold Weather Protocol Through Tuesday Morning; Anyone Seeking Shelter Should Call 2-1-1

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced he has activated the state's Severe Cold Weather Protocol in anticipation of temperatures in the teens and single digits and wind chills below zero overnight. The protocol is effective beginning the afternoon of Monday, January 4, 2016 and will remain in effect through the morning of Tuesday, January 5.

• 12/21/2015 State Reaches False Claims Act Settlement with Southington Dental Provider

  A Southington dentist will pay $55,000 to settle civil healthcare fraud allegations involving the filing of false and fraudulent claims for payments from Connecticut's Medicaid program, Attorney General George Jepsen said today…[The provider] has agreed to pay $55,000 to resolve the False Claims Act allegations. In addition, he has agreed to enter into a separate agreement with the Department of Social Services to be permanently barred from participation as a dentist in the CT Medical Assistance Program

• 12/17/2015 State Joins Global Settlement with with Novartis Pharmaceuticals to Resolve Kickback Allegations

  Attorney General George Jepsen, Chief State’s Attorney Kevin T. Kane and state Department of Social Services Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby announced today that Connecticut has joined a global settlement with Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The settlement resolves allegations that Novartis provided kickbacks to certain specialty pharmacies in exchange for recommending the drug Exjade to Medicaid and Medicare patients. Novartis has paid the states and the federal government $390 million to resolve these allegations.

• 11/9/2015 State Joins National Settlement with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP, and Cephalon, Inc., to Resolve Overcharging Allegations

  Attorney General George Jepsen, Chief State’s Attorney Kevin T. Kane and state Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby announced today that Connecticut has joined a federal-state settlement with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP and Cephalon, Inc. to resolve allegations that the companies inappropriately overcharged state Medicaid programs for drugs.

• 8/5/2015 Governor Malloy Encourages Consumers to Support Connecticut Grown Products

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today visited the North End Farmers’ Market in Hartford, where he held an event to promote Connecticut Grown products and encouraged residents to purchase locally-grown, healthy food at their neighborhood farmers’ markets… Some farmers’ markets, including the North End market that the Governor visited today, will actually double the face value of SNAP benefits, increasing both consumers’ buying power and the amount of product sold by farmers.

• 8/4/2015 State Joins $2.7 Million National Settlement with Pediatric Services of America, Inc. to Resolve Overcharging Allegations

  Attorney General George Jepsen, Chief State’s Attorney Kevin T. Kane and state Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby announced today that Connecticut has joined a federal-state settlement with Pediatric Services of America Inc. (PSA) to resolve allegations that the company inappropriately failed to return overpayments received from state Medicaid programs as well as other federally insured health programs

• 5/29/2015 Gov. Malloy Announces $3 Million in Nursing Home 'Rebalancing' Grants; Second Round of Funding Promotes Choice in Long-Term Care System

  For full information on the Connecticut’s Strategic Plan to Re-balance Long-Term Services and Supports, please visit www.ct.gov/dss/rebal.

• 12/12/2014 Gov Malloy Re Appoints Roderick Bremby as Commissioner of the Department of Social Services

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he intends to re-appoint Roderick L. Bremby as Commissioner of the Department of Social Services (DSS) when his second term in office begins on January 7, 2015.

• 11/6/2014 Gov. Malloy: State to Expand Employment and Social Services to Veterans and Their Families

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that a pilot program connecting Waterbury-area veterans, military service members and their families with state employment and social services will be expanded to the Bridgeport area next month.

• 3/21/2014 Gov. Malloy Announces $9 Million In Nursing Home 'Rebalancing' Grants

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that his administration is awarding $9 million in first-time funding to help Connecticut’s nursing home industry diversify services to meet the changing needs of older adults and other citizens with disabilities.

• 1/2/2014 Gov. Malloy: Winter Storm and Severe Cold Weather Will Impact the State Over the Next Few Days

  With awith 2-1-1 a winter storm and bitter cold temperatures expected over the next few days, Governor Dannel P. Malloy is urging residents to take it slow and avoid travel during the height of the storm Thursday night and has directed the Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS), the Department of Social Services (DSS) and the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) to coordinate nd Connecticut’s network of shelters to ensure that the state’s most vulnerable people are protected from the severe cold weather.

• 12/31/2013 Gov. Malloy Announces $1.7 Million Federal Bonus for Children’s Health Care Enrollment

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Obama Administration has awarded a $1.7 million performance bonus to Connecticut for continuing improvements in children’s health care enrollment efforts in the state.

• 12/27/2013 Lt. Gov. Wyman Announces New Director of Healthcare Innovation

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman announced that effective January 1, 2014, Mark Schaefer, PhD, will be the Director of Healthcare Innovation, leading Connecticut’s State Innovation Model Initiative, a broad stakeholder effort under the Affordable Care Act to transform healthcare delivery and health for Connecticut’s residents within the next five years.

• 12/23/2013 Gov. Malloy: Advanced Anti-Fraud Technology Could Save Taxpayers Nearly $170 Million

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Connecticut taxpayers could save nearly $170 million over this biennium under a new initiative designed to identify and stop fraud in state programs, including the Medical Assistance program.