The bill would address Medicaid waiver waitlists and expand services for residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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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Health care in rural Connecticut faces key challenges, officials say
Getting health care in rural Connecticut isn’t always easy, especially because of transportation, staffing and revenue issues, officials say.
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CT medical debt forgiveness, left out of budget, gets Lamont push
The funding to cancel medical debt in CT didn’t make it into the budget endorsed by the Appropriations Committee last month.
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Advocates rally at the Capitol for HUSKY C expansion
Supporters demanded increases to the strict income and asset limits that older and disabled residents must meet to qualify for Medicaid.
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Yale New Haven Health presents case for acquisition of three CT hospitals
The CT Office of Health Strategy held a public hearing for Yale’s application to acquire Waterbury, Manchester Memorial and Rockville General hospitals.
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CT mulls Medicaid reimbursement for community health workers
Two bills would OK Medicaid reimbursement for community health workers, who act as liaisons between care systems and underserved communities.
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CT advocates urge doula certification during Black Maternal Health Week
Senate Bill 986’s provision to certify doula services could improve experiences and outcomes for Black pregnant people, advocates said.
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In CT, a ‘battle royale’ over lowering health care costs
Lamont and lawmakers have proposed regulating contracts between insurance companies and health care providers more closely.
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A CT Medicaid program may see its strict income limits increase
The human services committee is considering two proposals to increase the income and asset limits on people to receive a Medicaid program.
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Advocates fear rising inequality in CT elder care services
As more CT residents choose elder care outside of nursing homes, advocates worry access to services for the aging will become more unequal.
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Boost to CT Medicaid rates could mean more access for patients
The ‘major policy change’ could provide the broadest increases to Medicaid rates for physician services in nearly two decades.
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AG Tong: Plaintiffs have standing in Hartford HealthCare antitrust case
CT Attorney General William Tong filed an amicus brief in the proposed class-action lawsuit against Hartford HealthCare.
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This CT town might buy first selectwoman’s family’s land for new school
Questions of ethics and conflicts are swirling around a proposal to buy land owned by the mother-in-law of Willington’s first selectwoman.
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CT Politics: Connecticut weighs Medicaid reimbursement for community health workers
CT’s Human Services committee heard public testimony on a bill that would provide Medicaid reimbursement for community health workers.
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CT Politics: Lawmakers weigh limiting ‘anti-competitive practices’ in hospitals
A bill would prohibit using certain contract terms between hospitals and insurers that supporters say drive up the cost of care for patients.