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Lamont Administration Waits On Hospital Deal
HARTFORD, CT — The 20 Connecticut hospitals that sued the state in 2016 could be close to a deal with Gov. Ned Lamont that will save taxpayers money.
“We had good productive negotiations with the hospitals,” Lamont said Monday. “And we’ve got a proposal on the table.”
Lamont said they’ve been waiting to hear back from the hospitals for a few weeks now.
“If we get that done by the end of the month that would be great,” Lamont added. “It represents significant savings to Connecticut taxpayers and takes out a level of uncertainty for what the lawsuit could have cost the state.”
Read more: https://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/archives/story/20191022_lamont_administration_waits_on_hospital_deal/