AG Jepsen Calls on Federal Regulators to Examine UnitedHealthcare Provider Termination

In a letter sent today, Attorney General George Jepsen has asked federal regulators to “aggressively scrutinize” UnitedHealthcare’s decision to terminate a large number of doctors from its Medicare Advantage Plan network in Connecticut.

AG Jepsen and 39 Attorneys General Call on FDA to Regulate E-Cigarettes

Attorney General George Jepsen today joined with 39 attorneys general from other states and territories in urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to issue regulations by October 31, 2013, addressing the advertising, ingredients and sale to minors of electronic cigarettes, also known as e-cigarettes.

AG Jepsen Seeks Information from Connecticut Hospitals on Facility Fee Disclosures, Provider Acquisitions

Attorney General George Jepsen sent letters last week to the state’s hospitals seeking broad information about their acquisition of independent physician practices, free-standing ambulatory surgical centers and urgent care centers and seeking detailed descriptions of their disclosure of hospital affiliation and any facility fees charged to patients seeking care.

Administrative Order Issued for Cleanup of English Station Site in New Haven

AG Jepsen Not Satisfied with Federal Response to Request for United Provider Network Review

While the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will review United Healthcare’s provider networks following the insurance company’s decision to eliminate a significant number of doctors from its Medicare Advantage Plan networks beginning next year, Attorney General George Jepsen said today that the federal regulators need to do more to support vulnerable patients affected by the terminations.

AG Jepsen: State Supreme Court Decision Affirms Strong Public Policy against Workplace Sexual Harassment

Can the state terminate employment when an individual engages in sexual harassment in violation of agency directives? According to the Connecticut Supreme Court, if there is a clearly defined policy that has been knowingly and egregiously violated, then public policy may require nothing less than termination.

AG Jepsen Joins Colleagues in Bipartisan Support of Proposed Federal “Patent Troll” Project

Attorney General George Jepsen has joined with 42 other state and territorial attorneys general in expressing support for a Federal Trade Commission proposed project to collect information about Patent Assertion Entities, also known as “patent trolls.”

AG Jepsen, DSS: Settlement Resolves Dispute, Provides Reimbursement for Patients Billed for Substance Abuse Treatment

AG Jepsen Initiates Antitrust Lawsuit over Alleged Group Boycott, Bid Rigging in Southbury Snow Removal

Attorney General George Jepsen has initiated an antitrust lawsuit against three companies and their key executives over allegations that they engaged in an illegal boycott and bid-rigging conspiracy involving snow removal and snowplowing services for the town of Southbury.

Attorney General, DCP: Don’t Believe Viral Emails Suggesting Cell Phone Numbers will “Go Public”

AG Jepsen Launches New Online Complaint Form on Hospital Facility Fees

Attorney General George Jepsen today encouraged Connecticut patients who have been billed for a so-called “facility fee” without notice from their healthcare provider when receiving medical treatment, or who were told they would be charged a facility fee but were not told the amount or experienced difficulty in learning the amount of the facility fee, to submit a complaint to his office using a new form.

Attorney General Says Help to State Homeowners Running Ahead of Earlier Mortgage Relief Estimates

Attorney General George Jepsen said Connecticut’s distressed homeowners are on track to receive significantly more mortgage relief from the $25 billion national mortgage foreclosure settlement than anticipated when the settlement was announced last year.

Attorney General Urges Congress to Again Extend Tax Relief for Distressed Homeowners

Attorney General George Jepsen is once again leading a national effort by state attorneys general who are urging Congress to extend tax relief for consumers who have mortgage debt canceled or forgiven because of financial hardship or a decline in housing values.

Attorney General Reminds Qualified Borrowers: Jan. 18 is Submission Deadline for Foreclosure Settlement Claims

Attorney General Supporting Marriage Equality Before U.S. Supreme Court