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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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Posted inHealth

House passes expansion of autism, disability services

Avatar photo by Katy Golvala May 30, 2023 @ 10:03 pmMay 31, 2023 @ 12:14 am

The bill would address Medicaid waiver waitlists and expand services for residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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Posted inHealth

Health care in rural Connecticut faces key challenges, officials say

Avatar photo by Katy Golvala May 15, 2023 @ 7:15 pmMay 15, 2023 @ 7:16 pm

Getting health care in rural Connecticut isn’t always easy, especially because of transportation, staffing and revenue issues, officials say.

Posted inHealth

CT medical debt forgiveness, left out of budget, gets Lamont push

Avatar photo by Katy Golvala May 11, 2023 @ 4:57 pmMay 11, 2023 @ 6:44 pm

The funding to cancel medical debt in CT didn’t make it into the budget endorsed by the Appropriations Committee last month.

Posted inHealth

Advocates rally at the Capitol for HUSKY C expansion

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Katy Golvala and Andrew Brown May 5, 2023 @ 10:45 amMay 5, 2023 @ 6:42 pm

Supporters demanded increases to the strict income and asset limits that older and disabled residents must meet to qualify for Medicaid.

Posted inHealth

Yale New Haven Health presents case for acquisition of three CT hospitals

Avatar photo by Katy Golvala April 26, 2023 @ 5:02 pmApril 26, 2023 @ 9:15 pm

The CT Office of Health Strategy held a public hearing for Yale’s application to acquire Waterbury, Manchester Memorial and Rockville General hospitals.

Posted inHealth

CT mulls Medicaid reimbursement for community health workers

Avatar photo by Katy Golvala April 18, 2023 @ 5:00 amApril 18, 2023 @ 2:58 pm

Two bills would OK Medicaid reimbursement for community health workers, who act as liaisons between care systems and underserved communities.

Posted inHealth

CT advocates urge doula certification during Black Maternal Health Week

Avatar photo by Katy Golvala April 11, 2023 @ 4:59 pmApril 16, 2023 @ 8:46 pm

Senate Bill 986’s provision to certify doula services could improve experiences and outcomes for Black pregnant people, advocates said.

Posted inHealth

In CT, a ‘battle royale’ over lowering health care costs

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Erica E. Phillips and Katy Golvala April 10, 2023 @ 4:56 pmApril 13, 2023 @ 1:22 pm

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

Avatar photo by Katy Golvala April 5, 2023 @ 5:00 amApril 7, 2023 @ 10:13 am

The human services committee is considering two proposals to increase the income and asset limits on people to receive a Medicaid program.

Posted inHealth

Advocates fear rising inequality in CT elder care services

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Jenna Carlesso, Katy Golvala and Dave Altimari March 30, 2023 @ 5:00 amMarch 31, 2023 @ 7:33 pm

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

Avatar photo by Katy Golvala March 24, 2023 @ 5:00 amMarch 23, 2023 @ 3:48 pm

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

Avatar photo by Katy Golvala March 14, 2023 @ 4:50 pmMarch 15, 2023 @ 10:03 am

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

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Andrew Brown, Dave Altimari and Katy Golvala March 12, 2023 @ 5:00 amMarch 14, 2023 @ 3:41 pm

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

Avatar photo by Katy Golvala March 3, 2023 @ 8:58 amMarch 3, 2023 @ 9:12 am

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

Avatar photo by Katy Golvala February 24, 2023 @ 11:40 amFebruary 24, 2023 @ 6:51 pm

A bill would prohibit using certain contract terms between hospitals and insurers that supporters say drive up the cost of care for patients.

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