CT legislators and labor are asking if the administration is making progress fixing a staffing crisis and responding to health care needs.
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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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CT’s health costs increasing twice as fast as goal set by Lamont
Health costs in CT rose by 6% to $34 billion in 2021, double Gov. Ned Lamont’s goal to limit cost growth to 2.9% over the next three years.
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Connecticut’s nursing homes are facing an uncertain future
Connecticut’s nursing homes, which have 20,000 residents, are facing pressure from all sides — financial, legal and internal.
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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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CT’s aging population is growing, but support systems are struggling
Connecticut ranks 4th-highest in the nation in 85 and older population. The state’s network of support systems for seniors is struggling.
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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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Covenant Health cancels Day Kimball hospital acquisition plan
The deal to take over Day Kimball faced opposition from residents concerned that the Catholic system would limit services in northeastern CT.
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Survey: CT’s non-white residents are less happy and healthy
DataHaven’s Community Wellbeing Survey shows people in CT urban areas are broadly less satisfied with their communities.
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Legislators question Lamont’s approach to cutting health costs
Gov. Lamont’s proposal to control prescription drug and hospital costs could cost hospitals hundreds of millions in lost revenue.
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Report shows pandemic, inflation left CT hospital finances reeling
A new report from the CT Hospital Association shows the pandemic and inflation left CT hospital operating margins well below pre-COVID levels.
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Lamont administration takes aim at hospital and drug costs
Gov. Ned Lamont rolled out two bills that put a free-market governor at odds with Big Pharma and the hospital industry, a major CT employer.
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CT legislature considers trade association health plans
Businesses, nonprofits and a group of lawmakers want to allow trade groups to offer health insurance. Patient advocates have concerns.
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Medicaid is ‘unwinding’ in CT. Here’s what you need to know
A policy that guaranteed Medicaid coverage during the pandemic is ending, and thousands of CT residents could be affected.
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Advocates: Medicaid rates leave CT kids without autism services
Some kids in CT are waiting months for behavioral health autism services. Providers say it’s because HUSKY reimbursement rates are low.