In part three of A Diaspora in Focus, the CT Mirror highlights Connecticut residents from Southeast Asia.
Katy Golvala
Katy Golvala is a member of our three-person investigative team. Originally from New Jersey, Katy earned a bachelor’s degree in English and Mathematics from Williams College and received a master’s degree in Business and Economic Journalism from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism in August 2021. Her work experience includes roles as a Business Analyst at A.T. Kearney, a Reporter and Researcher at Investment Wires, and a Reporter at Inframation, covering infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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A Diaspora in Focus: South Asia
In part two of A Diaspora in Focus, the CT Mirror highlights CT residents from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
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A Diaspora in Focus: East Asia
We interviewed one CT resident from each Asian ethnicity as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Today, meet residents with roots in East Asia.
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What CT residents should know about the new COVID-19 vaccine
Here’s what Connecticut residents should know about the updated COVID-19 shots approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday.
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Sharon Hospital’s plan to shut labor and delivery gets initial denial
Sharon Hospital is one of three rural hospitals in the state seeking permission to shutter its labor and delivery units.
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As CT Medicaid ‘unwinds,’ community health centers help patients
CT’s community health centers receive lists of patients who can’t be automatically renewed for Medicaid. That’s when the hard work begins.
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Federal funds to boost mental health care for teens in northwest CT
CT was awarded $1.2 million to improve rural teens’ access to mental health services by increasing providers’ capacity and adding new ones.
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Another CT hospital petitions to close labor and delivery unit
Johnson Memorial Hospital in Stafford cited low patient volume and difficulty recruiting staff in arguing to close its birthing unit.
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Most CT residents enduring Medicaid ‘unwinding’ keep coverage
Three months after the end of a policy that prevented states from kicking people off Medicaid, most CT enrollees still qualify for coverage.
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CT’s public health emergency ended. What about telehealth?
Both the federal and Connecticut governments extended most telehealth measures for at least another year, but then they are set to expire.
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What changes did CT make to its Medicaid program in 2023?
The CT General Assembly proposed changes to the state’s Medicaid program this year. Here’s an overview of those proposals and where they ended up.
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The COVID emergency is over in CT. Here’s the latest on risk and more
How is coverage changing in CT? What happens if there is another COVID surge? Here’s what the end of the public health emergency means.
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CT Senate clears expansion of autism, disability services
The bill addresses the needs of residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities across education, employment, housing and more.
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Medicaid reimbursement for community health workers gets OK
The Senate passed the original bill without the community health worker provision, which was included in an amendment added Wednesday morning.
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CT House passes expansion of HUSKY for immigrant children
The measure would extend Medicaid coverage to kids 15 and younger without legal status. But advocates wanted people up to age 25 to qualify.