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Lamont urges CT residents to keep using health centers, despite Trump policy shift
Lamont encouraged everyone to seek care at CT community health centers after Trump admin. banned funding from serving undocumented immigrants.
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CT aims to get to front of the line in Prospect bankruptcy case
A filing by the attorney general’s office is designed to help CT get the $67M in health provider taxes it claims Prospect owes the state.
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HHS ban on serving undocumented clients a ‘fundamental shift,’ CT health centers say
A Trump policy change has left CT’s health centers wondering whether they can continue serving undocumented residents, a key patient base.
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Trump’s signature bill cuts Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood
‘Big beautiful’ budget bill freezes Medicaid funding for reproductive health for one year. Leaders vow to continue serving all patients.
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CT sues Trump administration over funds for mental health services in schools
The cancelled grant included funds meant to support graduate social work students in providing mental health services in four CT districts.
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Amid Prospect Medical bankruptcy, CT private equity reform fails
After Prospect Medical Holdings declared bankruptcy, lawmakers wanted to rein in private equity in CT health care. But no bills passed.
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After RFK Jr. autism claims, CT families respond — one with a poem
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. painted a bleak picture of people with autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, that was especially hurtful to some.
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Federal budget bill could threaten ‘HUSKY for immigrants’ in CT
The budget threatens to financially penalize states that offer health coverage to residents regardless of immigration status.
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CT ranks 8th nationally in kids’ well-being in 2025
CT earned high marks in education and health in the 2025 Kids Count but not in its economic well-being and family and community data.
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Health centers to withdraw CT Medicaid rate petition after budget earmark
Community health centers will withdraw a petition to the state following an earmark in the CT budget to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates.
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Lamont seeks last-minute cut to hospital tax plan
Gov. Ned Lamont has asked legislators to cut a $375 million hospital tax increase by $90 million after industry officials raised concerns.
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CT House gives full passage to sprawling public health bill
The bill would codify current federal guidance for fluoride in drinking water and create accounts to be tapped if federal funding is cut.
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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.