Press Releases

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• 12/20/2015 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

• 12/16/2015 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.

• 1/1/0001 More Than One Thousand Toys And Gifts Donated To Children in Foster Care

  State Employees from Department of Social Services Play Role of Santa For Children Separated From Family During The Holiday

• 11/8/2015 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.

• 1/1/0001 DSS Middletown Office Moving to South Main Street

  The state Department of Social Services is re-locating its Middletown field office to a larger, modern facility at 2081 South Main Street (Route 17) on Monday, Nov. 9.

• 8/4/2015 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.

• 8/3/2015 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

• 1/1/0001 Attorney General: AG Jepsen Files False Claims Act Complaint Alleging Psychiatrist Knowingly Submitted False Claims to the Connecticut Medicaid Program

  Attorney General George Jepsen announced today that he has filed a complaint in Hartford Superior Court under the Connecticut False Claims Act seeking treble damages and other relief stemming from an alleged long-running scheme to submit false claims to the Connecticut Medical Assistance Program (CMAP) from January 2010 through December 2014.

• 1/1/0001 State Reaches Settlements with Three Defendants in Alleged Fraudulent Medicaid Billing Lawsuit

  The state has executed settlement agreements with three defendants that resolve civil fraud allegations and claims stemming from an illegal Medicaid dental billing scheme, Attorney General George Jepsen said today.

• 5/28/2015 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.

• 1/1/0001 State Reaches Settlement with Second Defendant in Alleged Fraudulent Medicaid Billing Lawsuit

  Attorney General George Jepsen, with Department of Social Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General, Office of Investigations; U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut; Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division; and Federal Bureau of Investigation.

• 1/1/0001 Fact Sheet: New Haven MOMS Partnership Begins Mental Health, Related Services at Community Sites

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, Social Services Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby help launch unique service delivery model at Stop & Shop, other popular locations visited by children and families throughout New Haven.

• 12/11/2014 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.

• 1/1/0001 Lt. Governor Wyman, Mayor Harp, DSS Announce Expansion of Mental Health Initiative For New Haven Families

  (NEW HAVEN, CT, Dec. 9, 2014) – Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today joined Mayor Toni N. Harp, Social Services Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby, Yale University and business and community partners to announce the expansion of pioneering initiative to help families access mental health services at popular sites in the community, including Stop & Shop Supermarket, West Rock Authors’ Academy, and the Boys & Girls Club of New Haven.

• 11/5/2014 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.