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Deal-happy CT IMS Health buys Ariz. firm

Danbury’s IMS Health bought an Arizona health-software vendor – its second acquisition this month – in its continuing quest to broaden its roster of marketing and...

CT pumps $560K into 4 biotech newbies

Four Connecticut bioscience startups will roughly split $560,000 in state tech funds to grow their ventures, authorities say. All but one are in Farmington.

CT lawmakers announce mental health proposal

Lawmakers, advocates and relatives of children killed in the Newtown school shooting are unveiling a new proposal for child mental health at the state Capitol complex in Hartford, The Associated...

Jackson Lab names Harvard geneticist chief scientist

Farmington's Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine has named Harvard genetics expert Charles Lee as its chief scientific director.

Night shift dialysis changing market

Becky Bergman |

Since kidney patient Annie Chaney started using dialysis at Fresenius Medical Care Western Hartford, she has been able to juggle family obligations, computer classes and even a part-time job as a...

Lawmakers push to expand telemedicine coverage

Greg Bordonaro |

As the state continues to push home care as a way to reduce long-term health care costs, lawmakers are looking to insurers to help foot the bill.

Harvard Pilgrim delays CT entry

Greg Bordonaro |

Faced with a time crunch to prepare for health care reform and other corporate strategy moves, Massachusetts's Harvard Pilgrim Health Care is delaying its entrance into the Connecticut...

UnitedHealthcare bows out of CT insurance exchange

Greg Bordonaro |

UnitedHealthcare won't compete in Connecticut's insurance exchange after all.

Colosi promoted at SPARTA Insurance

Tom Colosi has been promoted to chief underwriting officer at SPARTA Insurance Co. in Hartford.Prior to joining SPARTA, Colosi led The Hartford's...

Aetna names Routh its IT-security chief

Hartford health insurer Aetna Inc. has named former J.P. Morgan Chase executive James Routh as its new chief information security officer.

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