AMY PARMENTER, MANAGER, PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS AAA ALLIED GROUP, spoke to Brad and Paul about Cold Weather Turns 'Inconvenience' into Emergency. AAA is warning motorists that the extreme cold coming in, the record number of drivers on the road and also the number of vehicles that will be sitting idle for days, will result in thousands of drivers – and their passengers – being stranded in extremely dangerous conditions.
Len Suzio joined Brad and Paul to talk about his tussles with Richard Bluementhal
A proposed bill PB317 has been written by CT State Senator Eric Berthel which proposes to require insurance companies to cover bariatric surgery benefits. Despite coverage by Medicaid and Medicare in our state, the majority of private insurance plans do not offer bariatric surgery as a benefit. When the ACS was passed by Obama, the essential benefit in Connecticut was based on the current coverage by our biggest HMO: Connecticare. As a result Obamacare has NOT covered bariatric surgery. Most insurers do not and have not been forced to offer the benefit. Many of our patients have switched to Medicaid for coverage despite having good jobs. This has caused a burden to taxpayers. State employees also have bariatric surgery coverage. Darren Tishler spoke to Brad and Paul about it
The tourism and travel industry has gotten SMOKED by the coronavirus in the state of Connecticut, and Dr. Jan Louise Jones from the University of New Haven joined Gary Byron to talk about it.
