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10 Hartford Business Journal • June 1, 2020 • www.HartfordBusiness.com FOCUS: HEALTH CARE Quality Construction + Butler Manufacturing = Repeat Customers www.borghesibuilding.com © 2011 BlueScope Buildings North America, Inc. All rights reserved. Butler Manufacturing™ is a division of BlueScope Buildings North America, Inc. 2155 East Main Street • Torrington, Connecticut 06790 Gregor Technologies, Torrington, CT | 2007 | 40,000 sq. ft. • 2009 | Addition — 28,500 sq. ft. Contact us at 860-482-7613 or visit us on the web. their decisions about proton therapy or any other treatments. UnitedHealthcare spokeswoman Maria Gordon-Shydlo said the insurer covers a variety of oncologi- cal therapies, including, for some cancers, proton beam therapy. "We continually review and up- date our medical policies and plan coverage provisions based on the most current published clinical and scientific evidence," she said. Aetna spokesman Ethan Slavin said when it comes to treatment coverage decisions, "our guiding principles will continue to be proven effectiveness and member safety, as determined by rigor- ous scientific studies." ConnectiCare spokeswoman Kim Kann said the Farmington-based insurer seeks to ensure new tech- nologies and treatments are safe and effective before including them in its plans. "We have provided our members with access to proton beam thera- pies since 2016, including through our cancer center of excellence at Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York," Kann said. "Over time, we have expanded the list of cancer types approved for [proton beam therapy], when clinically appropriate." For now, the closest proton beam therapy facilities for Connecticut cancer patients are in New York and Boston. State insurance regulators have limited experience with the treat- ment, since there's never been a facility in Connecticut. Jim Carson, a spokesman for the Connecticut Insurance Department, said the agency has made five external review decisions on insurer proton therapy denials in the last four years. The decisions upheld the denials in four of the five instances. >> Proton Therapy continued Aetna's Hartford headquarters. The health insurer is being sued over its coverage denial of proton therapy cancer treatments. PHOTO | CONTRIBUTED WE HELP INJURED WORKERS that's our job. Gaylord is a health system focused on medical rehabilitation. • Dedicated Workers' Compensation team • Telehealth options for both medical and therapy services • 4 convenient locations • Hospital, Outpatient Services, and Physical Therapy – 3 levels of care gaylord.org Think Possible Cheshire | Cromwell | North Haven | Wallingford