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Some 200 years ago, Elisha Root joined the Collins Co., one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of axes. He studied the practices at the Collinsville plant and came up with a better way. His disruptive technology — die casting — would change the face of manufacturing forever. By mid-century, he moved to Hartford and turned his attention to mass-producing the Colt revolver. But that’s a story for another day.

This hour on Where We Live, we look at how insurers are negotiating astoundingly varied prices for a C-section or an hour of critical care at hospitals that appear comparable in quality and are located just miles apart.

With medical bills soaring, patients who cannot pay are turning to nonprofits, crowdfunding and payment plans.

Connecticut ranks among the highest in the country for per capita spending on healthcare...

Connecticut ranks among the highest in the country for per capita spending on healthcare...

In February, Lori Dingwell of Waterbury tested positive for COVID-19. She says she has yet to recover fully. The 53-year-old has seen her primary care physician, a neurologist, ophthalmologist, retinal specialist, infectious disease expert, and rheumatologist. After a host of scans, blood tests and “an abnormal spinal tap,” Dingwell—a member of the COVID long-hauler support […]