ProHealth Physicians

For 22 years, Jack Reed has shepherded one of the state's largest doctor groups — ProHealth Physicians — through the healthcare industry's twists and turns.

ProHealth Physicians said Thursday its longtime CEO, Jack Reed, will retire after 22 years with the organization, which is Connecticut's largest standalone medical group by doctor headcount.

Insurers and medical providers continue their slow, steady march toward a reimbursement system that financially rewards doctors for keeping people healthy rather than the traditional fee-for-service model.

Connecticut Surgery Center (CSC), an outpatient surgical facility, is planning to move from its Hartford location of 30-plus years to a new 50,000-square-foot facility in Farmington, not far from UConn Health and near myriad other medical offices.

Health insurers are wielding their significant influence and claims data to address the nation's opioid crisis and are making headway in a key battlefront: encouraging doctors to prescribe fewer opioids that can turn addictive and deadly.

In recent years, Sharon Hospital has been forced to shutter its sleep center and Yale-affiliated cancer center after failed efforts to find suitable replacements for physician managers who relocated or retired.

Organizers for the NCAA champion UConn women's basketball celebration in Hartford have succeeded in raising $55,000 to cover the costs of the 2016 championship parade and rally on Sunday from local businesses.

Telehealth, or telemedicine, has received a lot of attention since its advent in the 1990s, but odds are you've not yet talked to your doctor through a computer monitor.

Hartford health insurer Aetna said that it will offer a co-branded accountable care plan next year with Hartford Healthcare and the seven-hospital Value Care Alliance.

Bloomfield health insurer Cigna says its “collaborative care” contracts with Connecticut physician groups are reducing costs and helping doctors better track patients with chronic conditions.