The state medical society, long opposed to the aid-in-dying measure, recently adopted a position of “engaged neutrality.”
Jenna Carlesso
Jenna is a reporter on The Connecticut Mirror’s investigative desk. Her reporting on gaps in Connecticut’s elder care system prompted sweeping changes in nursing home and home care policy. Jenna has also covered lapses in long-term care facilities, investigated the impact of cyberattacks on hospitals, and uncovered the questionable dealings of health ministry groups that masquerade as insurance. Her reporting sparked reforms in health care and government oversight, helped erase medical debt for Connecticut residents, and led to the indictments of developers in a major state project. Her work has been recognized by the National Press Foundation and the Association of Health Care Journalists. Before joining CT Mirror, she was a reporter at The Hartford Courant, where she covered government in the capital city with a focus on corruption, theft of taxpayer funds, and ethical violations.
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Lawmakers call for end to religious exemption on vaccines
Lawmakers who support repeal say parents don’t want to send their children to school with unvaccinated classmates.
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Advocates press for a wider definition of family in paid leave bill
State Rep. Anne Hughes took unpaid leave when she donated a kidney to her godson in 2015. Tuesday, Hughes and others called not only for paid family medical leave, but for an expanded definition of “family.”
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Connecticut lawmakers advance hemp legislation
Advocates, who believe commercial hemp production will help struggling dairy farms, acknowledged the measures still have a long way to go before they achieve final passage.
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Connecticut legislators unveil public option for health insurance
The proposals would extend state health benefits to small businesses and nonprofits, and explore a public option for individuals.
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Legislation would require insurers to submit annual reports on parity
The bill would also mandate insurance company cover drugs prescribed for substance abuse treatment, and cover treatment regardless of whether it is court ordered.
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Inmate who delivered baby in prison cell sues state for denying medical care
Tianna Laboy was 19-years-old when she delivered her baby in a prison cell toilet at York Correctional Institution last winter. Now she is suing the Department of Correction and others for allegedly denying her medical care before the birth of her first child.
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Bill seeks to reduce the cost of prescription drugs
Under the proposal, anyone would be able to obtain a drug discount card through a program run by the comptroller, while employers would be able to contract with the state’s pharmacy benefits manager to reduce drug costs.
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Connecticut to join legal battle over new Trump abortion policy
Connecticut will join other states suing to block a new Trump administration mandate that bars federal family-planning money from going to health care groups that offer abortion referrals.