Costs

From A8 cent in 2024 and 10 percent in 2025.

Statewide, the 2021 target was met with 8.3 percent of Medicaid spending on primary care, while the commercial and Medicare Advantage markets fell short, each below 4 percent.

Two of five commercial payers reached the target, while all the Medicare Advantage payers fell short.

Analysts equate primary care with prevention, Gifford said.

“It’s actually based on pretty clear evidence that health systems that spend more as a proportion of total spending on primary care have lower overall costs and better health outcomes,” Gifford said. “So primary care is a bargain.”

Veterans

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Wednesday, March 29 marked 50 years since American troops departed Vietnam. On Monday, April 3, North Haven residents who wore the uniform during the Vietnam era are invited to attend a veterans awards ceremony at North Haven High School. The event begins at 5 p.m.

A letter signed by North Haven First Selectman Michael Freda, Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz and Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Thomas J. Saadi states, "As a Veteran of the United States Armed Forces, it is because of your service and that of your brother and sister Veterans that we are able to live in this free and democratic Nation. We believe your patriotic service to our Nation during the Vietnam era is truly deserving of recognition."

Vietnam-era veterans from North Haven who plan to attend the April 3 ceremony are asked to call 203-2395321 ext. 680.

The health care cost growth benchmark was 3.4 percent, judged against 2021 data, and will be 3.2 percent for 2022 and then 2.9 percent for three years.

While the overall state cost growth rate was 6 percent in 2021, commercial health care costs grew 18.8 percent. Medicare increased by 1.4 percent and Medicaid by 0.8 percent.

Lamont was scheduled to make brief remarks, but he remained for more than half the two-hour meeting. As he left, he said he was pleased at the level of engagement by the hospital executives but acknowledged differences.

He repeated a message delivered directly to the executives. “If you’ve got a better idea, let me know,” Lamont said. “I tried to come up with some real cost savings for consumers and taxpayers now. I don’t have all the answers. I presented ours. What I don’t want to do is have another couple of years of studies.”

The hospital executives said after the meeting they heard him.

“The governor has been, throughout his administration, a great ally for heath care, ” said Jeffrey Flaks, the CEO of Hartford HealthCare.

“He continues to express interest in hearing new and more ideas, as he expressed today. And if some of these proposals may not make the most sense for the benefit of health systems and how we deliver health care across Connecticut, he’s asking for new ideas.”

Read the full version of this story on the website of The Connecticut Mirror, ctmirror.org.

Garden Club

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Residents of North Haven are invited to participate in the project by identifying your own pollinator garden. Then, visit the Garden Club booth at North Haven's Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 29 at the high school and add your property to the NHGC Pollinator Pathway map.

You can also register your property with the Pollinator Pathway Project online, at pollinator-pathway.org, where you can purchase a yard sign to showcase your participation.

Don't forget to check out the North Haven Garden Club on Facebook for lots of useful and entertaining information and pictures of all our club does in our great town. For membership information please email Italia at italia_a@comcast.net.

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Legal Notice Town Of North Haven Inland Wetlands Commission Notice Of Decision

Please take notice that the following decisions were rendered by the North Haven Inland Wetlands Commission on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at the Mildred A. Wakeley Community and Recreation Center, 7 Linsley Street, in Room #2 at 7:00 PM.

PUBLIC HEARING:

1. #I23-02 Approved the Application of Robert Swanson, Applicant, BBL Realty Company, LLC, Owner, relative to 50 McDermott Road, (Map 6, Lot 9), seeking a Site Plan Referral. Plan Entitled: Limited Property and Boundary Survey, Improvement Location Survey, Proposed Addition, Land of BBL Realty Company, Inc., #50 McDermott Road, North Haven, Connecticut. Prepared by: Juliano Associates, LLC. Dated: 2/20/23. Scale: 1”=40’. IL-30 Zoning District. Subject to conditions.

EXTENSIONS:

1. #I20-07, 343 and 379 Clintonville Road - Approved the request for one (1) six (6) month extension.

FRANK BUMSTED, CHAIRMAN R260055

Police Officer

The Wallingford Police Department is seeking qualified applicants for Police Officer.

Records Associate

Town of Cheshire invites qualified candidates to apply for FT (35 hours), civilian position in records division of the Cheshire Police Department. Starting rate: $21.97/ hr. Work hours are 7AM to 2:30PM, Monday through Friday.

Excellent benefit package. Job description & info on how to apply available at www. cheshirect.org A letter of interest, resume and Town application must be submitted by the close of business on Friday April 14, 2023 to Louis A. Zullo, HR Director, 84 South Main Street, Cheshire, CT 06410. Town of Cheshire is an EEOE, M/F/D/V.

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