The bill would codify current federal guidance for fluoride in drinking water and create accounts to be tapped if federal funding is cut.
Katy Golvala
Katy Golvala is CT Mirror's health reporter. 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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Lamont denies threatening to veto safe injection site proposal, despite reports
Lamont denied reports that he threatened to veto an omnibus public health bill over a measure allowing for overdose prevention centers in CT.
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CT passes bill ensuring access to reproductive care for youth under 18
The bill guarantees that minors in Connecticut can receive contraceptive and pregnancy-related care without permission from their parents.
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CT regulator approves major reduction in services at Prospect-owned hospital
CT reached a settlement with Prospect Medical Holdings, clearing path for bankrupt hospital owner to end most services at Rockville General.
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CT Senate passes bill to boost insurance affordability, transparency
The sweeping bill is designed to address industry practices that critics say limit patients’ access to care, including mental health care.
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CT officials on federal Medicaid cuts bill: ‘Designed to hurt people’
CT officials warned that federal Medicaid cuts outlined in a Congressional Republican plan would have devastating consequences.
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Lamont, health providers at odds over proposal to cap cost of care
A proposal to cap the amount residents pay for out-of-network medical care at 240% of Medicare rates faces pushback from health providers.
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¿Qué significarían para CT los recortes federales a Medicaid?
Los Demócratas están alertando de que las prioridades de la administración Trump amenazarán la financiación federal, crucial para Medicaid.
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What would looming federal cuts to Medicaid mean for CT?
Providers say they could have to pare back services, and the Lamont administration is modeling what cuts would mean for CT’s budget.
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Some CT veterans fear federal changes will lead to health care cuts
The Trump administration says its VA staffing reductions won’t impact the services veterans receive. But some vets say that’s unrealistic.
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CT offers a ‘miraculous’ stroke treatment. A proposal would provide it to vets
Lawmakers want to start a program for veterans to undergo a new procedure designed to help stroke survivors regain functionality for free.
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At CT universities, professors and students rally against Trump actions
Amid student visa cancellations and research funding cuts, protestors at UConn and Yale joined campuses across the country to denounce Trump.
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As CT commemorates HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, concerns loom over federal funding
Advocates commemorated CT’s annual HIV/AIDS Awareness Day amid federal cuts that they say could reverse progress in prevention and treatment.
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Freestanding birth center not feasible in Windham, study finds
In approving closure of Windham Hospital’s labor and delivery unit, CT required Hartford HealthCare to study demand for a birth center.
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CT approves merger of Northwell, Nuvance health systems
The merger involves Nuvance hospitals in Danbury, Norwalk, Sharon and New Milford. The combined system will have 28 hospitals.