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Dave Altimari

Hartford

Investigative Reporter at The CT Mirror

Investigative reporter at CT Mirror. Baltimore Orioles and horse racing fan.

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  • 5 days ago | ctpublic.org | Andrew Brown |Dave Altimari

    One of the highest-ranking officials in Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration was involved in the decision to cancel a 2020 audit that threatened to expose how a Connecticut eye doctor with powerful political connections had billed the state’s Medicaid program for procedures she never performed, documents show.

  • 5 days ago | courant.com | Andrew Brown |Dave Altimari

    One of the highest-ranking officials in Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration was involved in the decision to cancel a 2020 audit that threatened to expose how a Connecticut eye doctorwith powerful political connectionshad billed the state’s Medicaid program for procedures she never performed, documents show.

  • 6 days ago | ctmirror.org | Andrew Brown |Dave Altimari

    One of the highest-ranking officials in Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration was involved in the decision to cancel a 2020 audit that threatened to expose how a Connecticut eye doctorwith powerful political connectionshad billed the state’s Medicaid program for procedures she never performed, documents show.

  • 1 week ago | courant.com | Dave Altimari

    Three years after she lost out on a state job to a candidate who’d received interview questions in advance from a friend within state government, Janet Andrews has sued the friend, the state and the agencies involved for what she described as a “sham process.”Andrews was one of two finalists for the job of chief financial officer at the state Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection who were interviewed in May of 2022, but the job went to the other candidate, Aimee Plourde.

  • 1 week ago | ctmirror.org | Dave Altimari

    Three years after she lost out on a state job to a candidate who’d received interview questions in advance from a friend within state government, Janet Andrews has sued the friend, the state and the agencies involved for what she described as a “sham process.” Andrews was one of two finalists for the job of chief financial officer at the state Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection who were interviewed in May of 2022, but the job went to the other candidate, Aimee Plourde.

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Dave Altimari
Dave Altimari @davealtimari
8 May 25

Records show Gifford exchanged e-mails, texts and/or phone calls with head of the DSS audit division as well as former OPM Secretary Melissa McCaw about the audit of Bristol Eye Care. Both were interviewed by the FBI. https://t.co/5OOwcOyf0Z

Dave Altimari
Dave Altimari @davealtimari
8 May 25

After learning that we were about to publish a story detailing that Deidre Gifford was far more involved in the decision to end a Medicaid fraud audit into a Bristol eye doctor she is expected to retire. https://t.co/5OOwcOyf0Z

Dave Altimari
Dave Altimari @davealtimari
28 Apr 25

RT @CTMirror: Boosting direct care hours at nursing homes would cost $24M https://t.co/U3AcsFBXy8 https://t.co/CoRR3Y2cQc