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Currently Reading A validation of mission and strategy : The pandemic hasn t stopped Annie Lamont s Oak HC/FT from making major investments
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Oak HC/FT co-founders and managing partners Andrew Adams, left, Patricia Kemp, center, and Annie Lamont pose outside the Oak HC/FT office at Pickwick Plaza in Greenwich, Conn., on Monday, March 8, 2021. The Greenwich-based venture capital firm invests in early to growth-stage health care and financial technology companies.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Oak HC/FT co-founders and managing partners Andrew Adams, left, Patricia Kemp, center, and Annie Lamont pose outside the Oak HC/FT office at Pickwick Plaza in Greenwich, Conn., on Monday, March 8, 2021. The Greenwich-based venture capital firm invests in early to growth-stage health care and financial technology companies.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
Michigan Republicans push for probe of nursing home orders
DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press
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1of3FILE- This March 2, 2021 file photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich. Allegations that New York intentionally manipulated data regarding COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes has led Republicans to demand an investigation in Michigan, where Gov. Whitmer early in the pandemic told such facilities to admit or readmit COVID-affected residents under certain conditions. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP, File)APShow MoreShow Less
2of3FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2019, file photo, then, State Sen. Peter Lucido, R-Shelby Township, speaks after a news conference at the Capitol in Lansing, Mich. Lucido, now, the prosecutor of Macomb County, Mich., said Thursday, March 11, 2021, he will investigate COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes in the state, saying there are questions
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Families have gone through extraordinary lengths to visit loved ones in nursing homes. Soon they may hug again.
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Confetti flies in the air as Jeanne Peters, 95, a rehab patient at The Reservoir, a nursing facility, gestures after she was given the first COVID-19 vaccination as Mary Lou Galushko, left, looks on,Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, in West Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Stephen Dunn, Pool)Stephen Dunn / Associated Press
It’s been nearly a year since Gov. Ned Lamont issued an executive order restricting nursing home visits throughout the state hundreds of days since many residents have been able to hug their children, grandchildren, or great-grandchildren. But now, with new federal guidance released this week, long-awaited hugs with vaccinated seniors can officially resume.
Impostor scams have been circulating for years, and criminals are constantly âtweakingâ their methods to add greater credibility to the scams.
Recent federal and state agency reports note an increase in text messaging and email. Most frequent in this new bombardment is the attempt to take advantage of fears related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
With the increase in attempts comes this new twist involving the use of forged or spoofed credentials to convey authenticity.
The basic scam goes something like this. You receive an âofficialâ notice by text message or email from a government official (take your pick: FBI agent, IRS auditor, Medicare or Social Security Administration manager).