Emails link Deidre Gifford to scandal; OHS commissioner to retire

CT Mirror – Thursday, May 8, 2025
By Andrew Brown and 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.

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