Press Releases

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• 2/18/2011 Governor Malloy Hails Major Federal Grant for Technology in Health Care Reform

  $35.6 Million Awarded to New England States for Developing Online Health Insurance Exchanges for Consumers, Businesses The administration of Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today announced that Connecticut residents and businesses will benefit from a $35.6 million federal grant aimed at helping New England states develop a state-of-the-art, online gateway to health insurance options.

• 2/8/2011 Malloy/Wyman Streamline Administration of Health Care Services for Nearly 600,000 Residents

  The administration of Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today announced plans for sweeping, cost-saving changes in the organization of state health care programs for nearly 600,000 residents. The administration also approved a major expansion of the ‘Money Follows the Person’ (MFP) program for seniors and adults with disabilities leaving nursing home care for community living.

• 1/22/2011 Governor Malloy: Real Cold Still to Come; Urges Anyone Needing Shelter to Call 2-1-1

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today continued to encourage anyone who needs shelter from the extraordinary winter cold now covering the state to call 2-1-1

• 1/20/2011 Governor Malloy Moves to Protect State's Most Vulnerable from Frigid Temperatures Coming Our Way

  With bitter winter cold expected to arrive in the wake of a Friday snowstorm, Governor Dannel P. Malloy tonight directed the Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS) and the Department of Social Services (DSS) to coordinate with 2-1-1 and Connecticut’s network of shelters to ensure that the state’s most vulnerable people are protected.