AmeriCorps Week 2011
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Amy D. Gagliardi is named to the Board of Directors of the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition and attends her first board meeting
Note: One evening last week, I was talking with coworkers and Amy Gagliardi’s name came up. One person commented that they weren’t exactly sure what Ms. Gagliardi does, and another commented that it was something really important to do with health care for expecting mothers. Here is a post from Amy about her recent trip to Washington DC which may help people understand the valuable contribution she makes at CHC at to Maternal and Child Health everywhere. Recently I traveled…
Using Animation to Keep Kids Enrolled in Medicaid
Last month, the Connecticut Mirror ran an article entitled Study: Babies wrongfully lose state insurance at first birthday about a report by CT Voices for Children, HUSKY Program Coverage for Infants: Maintaining Coverage When Babies Turn One. The crux of the article and the report was that: Thousands of infants inadvertently lose Medicaid coverage after their first birthday because of a confusing eligibility process that occurs when the state Department of Social Services changes the way the babies are categorized…
A Memorial Day to Remember
It started about a month and a half ago, those lunch time meetings to discuss CHC’s presence in the 2011 Middletown Memorial Day parade. Some of the stalwarts who had helped organize parades from years ago were joined by new people from Communications and our AmeriCorps teams. We bounced around ideas for the float, for t-shirts, and how we could best honor the men and women who served our country defending our freedom, especially, those who gave all. After exploring…
Friday Wrap-Up
It is a beautiful Friday afternoon after a long hard week. It is warm and the sun is shining here in Connecticut after a rainy start to the week. A lot of our staff have been working long hours this week with the legislative reception Wednesday afternoon and the Annual Meeting of the Nursing Staff last night. In a few hours, a three day weekend begins and I suspect some people are having difficulty keeping their minds from wandering, just…
The Patient Centered Legislative Reception
I’ve been involved in politics long enough for opportunities to speak with local, state and federal elected officials and candidates to become fairly old hat and routine. The politicians are familiar old friends and we talk about topics we’ve covered time and time again. Of course, when you are talking with a politician, it is almost always about them, their campaigns, the bills they’re working on, their interests, and if they are any good, at least a little bit about…