Press Releases

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• 1/1/0001 Gov. Malloy: Severe Cold Weather Impacting the State Urges Anyone Needing Shelter to Call 2-1-1

  (HARTFORD, CT) – With bitter winter cold temperatures expected over the next several days, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today 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 with 2-1-1 and Connecticut’s network of shelters to ensure that the state’s most vulnerable people are protected.

• 1/1/0001 AG, DSS Caution Consumers About Postal Scam Involving Government Checks, Sweepstakes Prizes

  (HARTFORD, CT) – Attorney General George Jepsen and state Department of Social Services Commissioner Roderick Bremby are cautioning consumers about a postal scam involving fraudulent sweepstakes award notifications accompanied by a bogus government check bearing the State of Connecticut seal and purporting to be from the Department of Social Services.

• 5/16/2012 Gov. Malloy: State Agencies Moving to Assist Residents Facing Loss of Unemployment Benefits

  (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy today directed Connecticut Department of Labor (DOL) Commissioner Glenn Marshall and Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Roderick Bremby to begin implementing their plan to bring targeted services to individuals and families who are losing their unemployment benefits as a result of the state’s declining unemployment rate.

• 1/1/0001 Attorney General: Connecticut Receiving $6 Million From Abbott Laboratories Settlements Over Marketing of Depakote

  Connecticut will receive approximately $6 million from federal and state civil and criminal settlements announced today with Illinois-based Abbott Laboratories over allegations the company promoted sales and use of prescription drug Depakote for uses that were not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as safe and effective.

• 1/1/0001 State Aiming to Improve Patient Care in Medicaid, Medicare

  Connecticut Readies Federal Funding Application for New Form of Health Care Coordination for Older Adults, People with Disabilities

• 1/1/0001 Connecticut Benefits From Settlement With WellCare on Medicaid Fraud Charges

  Attorney General George Jepsen and Social Services Commissioner Roderick Bremby said Connecticut stands to receive $1.56 million from a Medicaid fraud settlement with WellCare, a Florida-based health maintenance organization.

• 1/1/0001 Gov. Malloy Names Amy Porter Director of New Bureau of Rehabilitative Services

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has appointed Dr. Amy Porter of Coventry to serve as Director of the newly merged state Bureau of Rehabilitative Services.

• 1/1/0001 DESPP: First Bitter Cold Temperatures of the Season to Arrive Tonight; Urges Anyone Needing Shelter to Call 2-1-1

  The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection today encouraged anyone who needs shelter from the first bitter cold temperatures of the season to call 2-1-1. The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection and the Department of Social Services, at the Governor’s direction, is coordinating with 2-1-1 and Connecticut’s network of shelters to provide the state’s most vulnerable population with access to sheltering.

• 12/28/2011 Governor Malloy Announces $5.2 Million Federal Bonus for Children's Health Care

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Obama Administration has awarded a $5.2 million performance bonus to Connecticut for ‘ongoing and strong efforts to identify and enroll’ children in public health care coverage.

• 1/1/0001 State’s Food Stamp Recipients Can Apply for Extra Help

  HARTFORD -- Current recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, also known as food stamps) can apply for replacement benefits if they lost food from storm-related power outage, Social Services Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby said today. To be eligible, recipients must have lost food costing more than 15% of their October SNAP benefit amount. Reports may be made by calling 2-1-1 or visiting www.211ct.org by midnight Saturday, Nov. 19.

• 1/1/0001 State Issuing Earlier EBT Benefits For Residents Hit By Food Spoilage

  Connecticut Social Services Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby today directed that monthly food and cash assistance benefits to be available to all clients on Tuesday, November 1 to help low-income residents pay for the cost of replacing food spoiled by power outages from Storm Alfred.

• 1/1/0001 Wallingford Firm Picked To Streamline Administration Of Health Care In Medicaid, Husky, Charter Oak Plans: Department of Social Services Awards Contract to Community Health Network of Connecticut Inc.

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today announced the results of a competitive contracting process to administer Connecticut’s major public health care programs - the next step in streamlining how Medicaid and HUSKY serve nearly 600,000 low-income children, families, senior citizens and adults with disabilities.

• 1/1/0001 Malloy/Wyman Administration Announces Federal Grant to Aid Smoking Cessation

  The administration of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman today announced that Connecticut has been selected to receive a five-year federal grant of up to $10 million to improve residents’ health and lower taxpayer’s costs by helping Medicaid patients to quit smoking.

• 1/1/0001 Connecticut Coordinated With U.S. Department of Justice Settlement Over Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc.

  Connecticut coordinated with the U.S. Department of Justice in settlements reached with Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc., a Maryland company charged in a nationwide scheme to defraud Medicaid and Veterans Affairs programs.

• 1/1/0001 ‘SNAP’ Recipients Eligible for Food Replacement Benefits After Tropical Storm Irene - State Gets Federal Aid for Low-Income Residents Hit by Storm Food Spoilage

  Over 208,000 low-income Connecticut households enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are getting help to replace food spoiled by power outage or flooding from Tropical Storm Irene, Social Services Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby announced today.