CT lawmakers will weigh home care worker protections, elder care safeguards and expanding Medicaid for people without permanent legal status.
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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Prospect Medical chain owes CT $67 million, tax liens show
Prospect-owned hospitals in Waterbury, Manchester and Rockville haven’t paid hospital user fees dating back to March 2022, documents show.
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More than 800,000 CT residents impacted by data breach
Yale New Haven Health was among the CT health systems affected by the data breach of MOVEit, a tool used by Denver-based company Welltok.
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BEST OF 2023: In 2016, Rockville was a bustling local hospital. Then Prospect Medical took over.
A recent cyberattack continues to generate headlines, but damage to Rockville General Hospital started years earlier. Here’s what happened.
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BEST OF 2023: CT nursing home conditions raise alarms as inspections lag
Nearly half of the nursing homes in CT are overdue for a routine inspection, and the number of serious violations is up. What’s going on?
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BEST OF 2023: Inside the cyberattack at Prospect Medical Holdings’ CT hospitals
The August attack was far more debilitating than hospital officials publicly acknowledged. Now, it threatens a sale of the hospitals to Yale.
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BEST OF 2023: The big question: How to spend $600M in CT opioid settlement funds
Millions of dollars in legal settlements are starting to flow into CT to combat the opioid epidemic, and the stakes could not be higher.
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Casos de COVID, gripe y RSV aumentan en CT, dicen los expertos
Ante el aumento de casos de COVID-19, RSV y gripe, expertos en CT sugieren que la gente se vacune y se queden en casa si se está enfermo.
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CT seeing rise in COVID, flu, RSV cases as temperatures drop, experts say
With flu season underway in CT, cases of the flu, COVID-19 and RSV are on the rise, with each expected to peak over the next several weeks.
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YNHH sale ‘paramount’ to CT Prospect hospitals’ survival, CEO says
Deborah Weymouth, CEO of Eastern Connecticut Health Network, sent a letter to Gov. Ned Lamont saying ‘time is of the essence’ in the sale.
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UConn Health launches plan to boost revenue as state aid declines
State and UConn officials announced Wednesday that a health care investment consulting firm will be retained to assess the marketplace.
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Athena nursing homes behind on paying worker health claims, CEO says
Athena Health Care Systems’ CEO acknowledged the company is six months behind on paying health claims for workers on its health plan.
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CT presents draft settlement in YNHH-Prospect hospitals sale
In-person meetings on Yale New Haven Health’s bid to buy three CT hospitals owned by Prospect Medical are taking place, officials said.
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Open enrollment is underway in CT. Here’s what to know.
CT residents can sign up for health coverage on the state’s Affordable Care Act Exchange through Jan. 15, and an increasing number of people are enrolling.
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Prospect-YNHH deal nearing 1 year of waiting for CT approval
Local officials say the state should quickly approve the Yale New Haven Health purchase of three hospitals. The state says it’s complicated.
