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Stories about health care access and affordability in CT, as well as abortion, COVID, health equity and disparities, health systems and social determinants of health.

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Hospital execs to Lamont, lawmakers: Seal the Yale-Prospect deal

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Dave Altimari, Jenna Carlesso and Mark Pazniokas September 26, 2023 @ 9:25 pmSeptember 26, 2023 @ 11:46 pm

The presidents of Waterbury Hospital and Eastern Connecticut Health Network told Lamont and legislators their financial situation is “dire.”

A woman at a lectern on the steps of the CT state capitol with several people behind her holding signs.
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CT joins other New England states to form regional reproductive rights coalition

Avatar photo by Erica E. Phillips September 26, 2023 @ 1:58 pmSeptember 26, 2023 @ 1:59 pm

With abortion rights in the hands of states, a new regional group sees itself as a model for reproductive health care advocacy.

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Former CT DPH chief Coleman-Mitchell settles termination suit

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas September 25, 2023 @ 10:21 pmSeptember 26, 2023 @ 2:39 pm

Connecticut’s former public health commissioner, Renée D. Coleman-Mitchell, settled her wrongful termination suit Monday for $200,000.

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Lamont warned cyberattack, vendor debt put sale of Prospect hospitals at risk

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Jenna Carlesso and Dave Altimari September 21, 2023 @ 1:03 pmSeptember 25, 2023 @ 10:35 pm

The CEO of Griffin Hospital emailed Gov. Lamont and raised concerns about the group that owns Manchester, Waterbury and Rockville hospitals.

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CT promises discounts on drug prescriptions

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas September 14, 2023 @ 4:55 pmSeptember 15, 2023 @ 9:03 am

The discount card is free to every resident, with no restrictions on age or income. Consumers can search for the lowest prices on any drug.

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What CT residents should know about the new COVID-19 vaccine

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Gabby DeBenedictis and Katy Golvala September 12, 2023 @ 4:23 pmSeptember 13, 2023 @ 5:34 pm

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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CT hospitals unsure if patient records were breached in cyberattack

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Dave Altimari and Jenna Carlesso September 8, 2023 @ 4:28 pmSeptember 11, 2023 @ 9:05 am

More than a month after three CT hospitals suffered a cyberattack, some systems remain offline and some outpatient services are not available.

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Cost of CT individual, small group health plans to rise again in 2024

Avatar photo by Jenna Carlesso September 8, 2023 @ 1:54 pmSeptember 8, 2023 @ 1:54 pm

Costs will rise by an average of 9.4% next year. Lawmakers say they will introduce a bill next session to overhaul CT’s rate review process.

Rep. Sean Scanlon wants CT to keep trying to send rebate dollars to families
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CT will help paraeducators pay health care costs with $5M subsidy

Avatar photo by Dave Altimari September 5, 2023 @ 3:25 pmSeptember 7, 2023 @ 9:08 am

By paying some of paraeducators’ health care costs, officials hope to assist them in the short-term — and keep them from leaving their jobs.

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Sharon Hospital’s plan to shut labor and delivery gets initial denial

Avatar photo by Katy Golvala August 30, 2023 @ 3:00 pmAugust 31, 2023 @ 9:29 am

Sharon Hospital is one of three rural hospitals in the state seeking permission to shutter its labor and delivery units.

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Over-the-counter Narcan to be available in CT in the coming weeks

Avatar photo by José Luis Martínez August 30, 2023 @ 7:30 amAugust 29, 2023 @ 10:19 pm

The announcement comes four months after initial approval from the FDA. Narcan, or naloxone, can reverse opioid overdoses.

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CT senators aim to change insurance rate review process

Avatar photo by Jenna Carlesso August 29, 2023 @ 2:12 pmAugust 30, 2023 @ 3:18 pm

Among the changes proposed by two CT senators is a requirement that consumer affordability be considered in insurance rate-setting decisions.

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CT health care advocate departs for judgeship

Avatar photo by Jenna Carlesso August 28, 2023 @ 4:08 pmAugust 29, 2023 @ 2:15 pm

Ted Doolittle, who has led the CT Office of the Health Care Advocate since 2017, is leaving his job to take a position as a federal immigration judge.

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Advocates laud ‘radical change’ in children’s mental health care

Avatar photo by Ginny Monk August 23, 2023 @ 3:52 pmAugust 23, 2023 @ 3:52 pm

Four new Urgent Crisis Centers in Connecticut aim to get children in crisis connected quickly with care and avoid long waiting lists.

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Amid proposed CT health insurance rate hikes, advocates and residents fight back

Avatar photo by Jenna Carlesso August 21, 2023 @ 4:52 pmAugust 29, 2023 @ 2:08 pm

Residents and advocates demanded state insurance regulators turn down double-digit rate hikes for 2024 health plans on and off Connecticut’s Affordable Care Act Exchange.

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