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December 14, 2010
SPEAKER DONOVAN ADDRESSES CROWD AT RALLY FOR SUSTINET HEALTH CARE REFORM
Anticipating the release of the SustiNet Board's legislative recommendations to improve health care in Connecticut, House Speaker Christopher G. Donovan joined the Interfaith Fellowship for Universal Health Care, Governor-Elect Dan Malloy, Lt. Governor-Elect Nancy Wyman, state officials, and hundreds of people from communities of faith, labor, small business and health care professionals at Emanuel Lutheran Church on December 14th to rally in support of SustiNet. The goal of SustiNet is to establish a publicly run health insurance plan to rein in costs, promote wellness and make better use of the $7 billion the state spends on health care.
April 13, 2010 - Speaker of the House Chris Donovan joined Comptroller Nancy Wyman and other legislators to call for passage of legislation that would give municipalities the ability to buy prescription drugs through the state employee plan. By taking advantage of the bargaining power, low administrative costs and substantial discounts negotiated by the large state employee pool, municipalities could see substantial savings in their health care costs. The end result would be property tax relief to Connecticut citizens.
March 2, 2010 - House Speaker Christopher G. Donovan (D-Meriden) joined municipal officials, union leaders and healthcare advocates in submitting testimony in support of a bill allowing municipalities to purchase prescription drug coverage through the state plan.
November 23, 2009 - Speaker of the House Chris Donovan hosted US Congressman Chris Murphy in a discussion centering around national healthcare reform. Congressman Murphy answered questions from legislators and activists and took time to outline the potential improvements to American healthcare if bills in the US House and Senate are enacted. Murphy also praised Speaker Donovan and the Connecticut legislature for helping shape new laws in Washington aimed at protecting America's uninsured and underinsured citizens.
September 10, 2009 - Speaker of the House, Chris Donovan, moderated a roundtable discussion on Federal and Statewide Health Insurance Reform at the Community Health Center in Meriden on September 9th. The Speaker joined a panel of healthcare professionals and health insurance reform advocates to address the concerns of Connecticut citizens adversly effected by the current healthcare system.
July 7, 2009 - Health care advocates and business leaders, gathered at the Capitol to urge Governor Rell to sign landmark healthcare reform legislation- the Connecticut Healthcare Partnership and the SustiNet bills. Speaker Chris Donovan, along with Majority Leader Denise Merrill and Representatives Betsy Ritter, Steve Fontana, David McCluskey and Russ Morin, thanked them for their hard work on health care reform, and said you have brought us closer to universal healthcare in America and in Connecticut.
June 24, 2009 - Delivering the Connecticut Healthcare Partnership and SustiNet Bills to Governor Rell.
June 24, 2009 - Speaker Donovan joined Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz, Senate President Donald E. Williams, Jr. (D-Brooklyn), other legislators and healthcare advocates this afternoon to personally deliver the landmark Connecticut Healthcare Partnership and SustiNet bills to the Governors office at the State Capitol.
June 17, 2009 - Speaker Donovan participated with other state legislators in a press conference hosted by U.S. Senator Tom Harkin, designed to encourage national leaders to quickly adopt healthcare reform, including the choice of a public health insurance plan, strong affordability protections, and shared employer responsibility for health care costs.
June 15, 2009 - Congressman Chris Murphy (D-5th District CT) joins with the Connecticut Speaker of the House Chris Donovan to talk about healthcare reform and how Connecticut has lead the way in developing cost effective measures to provide quality healthcare. In Connecticut, Chris Donovan has worked to pass the CT Healthcare Partnership and the SustiNet plan, both address the need for quality low cost healthcare.
June 15, 2009 - Speaker of the House Chris Donovan (D-Meriden) was joined by State Representatives, Senators, Congressman Chris Murphy and others in calling for broad healthcare reform.
June 2, 2009 - House Speaker Chris Donovan asks for the residents of Connecticut to voice their support for healthcare reform and lower prices. The Connecticut Healthcare Partnership and the SustiNet Plan have passed in both the House and the Senate and await Governor Rell's signature. Please contact our Governor and voice your support for these important reforms to our healthcare system. Make Connecticut, the Insurance capital of the world, a leader in the nation.
May 29, 2009 - A short message from Betsy Ritter, Chair of the Public Health Committee and Steve Fontana, Chair of the Insurance & Real Estate Committee. Together they highlight the cost savings of the Connecticut Healthcare Partnership and how Municipalities and small businesses can benefit from the buying power of the State Employees healthcare pool.
May 28, 2009 - Steve Fontana, CT State Representative and Chair of the Insurance & Real Estate Committee talks about the Connecticut Healthcare Partnership. This Partnership would open the State Employees Union Healthcare pool to municipalities and small businesses. As towns and small businesses voluntarily join the pool becomes larger and the bulk purchasing power will drive health insurance costs down. The Plan has been championed and passed successfully in the CT House of Representatives by Speaker of the House Christopher G. Donovan.
Capitol Viewpoint - Healthcare
May 28, 2009 - Rep. Bob Godfrey leads a discussion on the state of Healthcare in Connecticut and some of the solutions the Connecticut General Assembly has been working on to address the high costs and availibility of quality health insurance. Joining Rep. Godfrey are Reps. Steve Fontana (Chair of the Insurance & Real Estate Committee) and Betsy Ritter (Chair of the Public Health Committee).
May 29, 2009 - State Representative David McCluskey talks with his constituency about healthcare at a roundtable held at Faxon Library in West Hartford.
May 29, 2009 - Rep. Russ Morin's opening remarks at a roundtable discussion on Healthcare held at Faxon Library in West Hartford.
April 2, 2009 - Rep. Steve Fontana attends a Health Insurance Roundtable in North Haven, CT. The Roundtable allowed for residents, small business owners and non-profit directors an opportunity to discuss the proposals being considered in legislation.