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Press Releases

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12/27/2013 LT. GOV. WYMAN ANNOUNCES NEW DIRECTOR OF HEALTHCARE INNOVATION
Mark Schaefer, PhD, to Direct Connecticut’s State Innovation Model Initiative - Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman announced today that effective January 1, 2014, Mark Schaefer, PhD, will be the Director of Healthcare Innovation, leading Connecticut's State Innovation Model Initiative, (SIM), a broad stakeholder effort under the Affordable Care Act to transform healthcare delivery and health for Connecticut's residents within the next five years.
12/13/2013 OPERATION E.L.F. HOLIDAY RECEPTION FOR FAMILIES OF CT NATIONAL GUARD
Maj. Gen. Thaddeus J. Martin, the Adjutant General and Commander of the Connecticut National Guard joined by Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman announce a holiday reception for the families of deployed, those scheduled to deploy and recently returned Soldiers and Airmen of the Connecticut National Guard
7/26/2017 Gov. Malloy: Trump Administration, Department of Justice Going Out of Its Way to Divide Americans and Legalize Discrimination
Governor Dannel P. Malloy is criticizing an amicus brief filed in federal court by the Trump administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) yesterday, whereby the administration has needlessly intervened in a case currently being heard in the Second Circuit, arguing that employers should be allowed to fire, deny promotion to, and generally discriminate against their employees just for being gay.
1/17/2017 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Condemn Threats of Violence at Jewish Community Centers Across the Country
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements condemning what has been reported to be dozens of threats at Jewish community centers across the country, including in Connecticut:
7/25/2017 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Decision Granting a Stay in Case Involving Norwalk Resident
Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements in response to the decision issued late this afternoon by the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and a court granting Norwalk resident Nury Chavarria a stay in her immigration case and allowing her to remain with her family:
1/15/2017 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day:
1/8/2017 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Applaud Connecticut Senators for Defending the Affordable Care Act
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements in response to actions by members of the Senate Democratic Caucus holding the Senate floor in opposition to repealing the Affordable Care Act without a replacement:
3/7/2017 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Congressional Republican Healthcare Proposal
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statement regarding the healthcare proposal unveiled last night by Congressional Republicans:
3/6/2017 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on President Trump's Second Travel Ban
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements regarding the second executive order President Trump signed banning travel from certain countries:
3/8/2017 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on International Women's Day
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding International Women’s Day:
3/24/2017 Gov. Malloy Commemorates the Seventh Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy, noting that the number of people without health insurance in Connecticut is at the lowest point in history, today applauded the seventh anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, which was signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. Through the adoption of the law and the coverage it has extended through Access Heath CT, the state’s healthcare exchange, Connecticut is among the states with the lowest uninsured rates in the nation.
3/22/2017 LT. Gov. Wyman, Dept. of Social Services, Access Health CT Commemorate 7th Anniversary of Affordable Care Act
(HARTFORD, Conn.) – Today, Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, Chair of Access Health CT (AHCT), Department of Social Services Commissioner Roderick Bremby, and Access Health CT CEO Jim Wadleigh released statements in advance of the seventh anniversary of the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA), which is tomorrow, March 23, 2017. In Connecticut, the ACA is credited with reducing the state’s uninsured rate by half to 3.8 percent, among the lowest in the nation. It has also spurred other major reform initiatives currently underway to improve the healthcare system and control costs.
3/20/2017 Lt. Governor Wyman Supports Establishing Office of Health Strategy
(Hartford, CT) – Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman today testified in front of the Public Health Committee in support of Senate Bill 795, An Act Establishing the Office of Health Strategy and Improving the Certificate of Need Program. The legislation seeks to bring Connecticut’s healthcare reform work under one umbrella, the Office of Health Strategy (OHS), to better align planning efforts, avoid duplication of work, and streamline efforts to improve healthcare access and reduce costs.
5/25/2017 Lt. Gov. Wyman, Officials Commemorate Connecticut's Fallen Troops at 10th Annual Wall of Honor Ceremony
(HARTFORD, CT) – Today, Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman and radio personality Brad Davis hosted the 10th annual Wall of Honor ceremony at the Capitol. Joined by Major General Thad Martin, Adjutant General of the Connecticut National Guard, Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Sean Connolly, state officials, and military families, the event commemorates the Connecticut troops killed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan since the 2001 terrorist attacks.
3/23/2016 Lt. Gov. Wyman, Gov. Malloy & State Officials on 6th Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act
Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, Chair of the Board of Access Health CT (AHCT), Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Access Health CT CEO Jim Wadleigh, Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Roderick Bremby, Connecticut Insurance Department Commissioner Insurance Commissioner Katharine L. Wade, and State Healthcare Advocate Victoria Veltri issued the following statements on the 6th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act: