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CT committee OKs Medicaid expansion for residents under 19 without legal status

Avatar photo by Jenna Carlesso March 6, 2023 @ 4:54 pmMarch 10, 2023 @ 12:43 pm

The Human Services Committee voted to advance the proposal, which would expand Medicaid to people under 19 of any immigration status.

Posted inHealth

Advocates: Medicaid rates leave CT kids without autism services

Avatar photo by Ginny Monk February 20, 2023 @ 12:44 pmFebruary 21, 2023 @ 12:27 pm

Some kids in CT are waiting months for behavioral health autism services. Providers say it’s because HUSKY reimbursement rates are low.

Posted inHealth

Health care reform in the 2021 legislative session: Here are the bills that passed and those that didn’t

Avatar photo by Jenna Carlesso June 10, 2021 @ 7:37 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:58 am

Proposals on everything from cameras in nursing homes to government-sponsored insurance for small businesses and nonprofits were floated this session.

Posted inHealth

Proposal opening HUSKY to undocumented children in CT wins final approval

Avatar photo by Jenna Carlesso June 9, 2021 @ 8:05 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:58 am

The Senate passed the bill on a vote of 26 to 10.

Posted inHealth

Legislators pursue HUSKY expansion for CT’s undocumented children

Avatar photo by Jenna Carlesso June 7, 2021 @ 6:49 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:57 am

Under the bill, children eight and younger would qualify for HUSKY coverage regardless of their immigration status.

Posted inMoney

Lamont uses federal dollars and reserves to boost local aid, avert tax hikes in his new budget

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf February 10, 2021 @ 5:00 amAugust 1, 2022 @ 4:10 pm

While Lamont’s plan provides short-term stability, it also could leave Connecticut with challenges after the 2022 elections.

Posted inHealth

The federal government will pay COVID-19 bills for Connecticut’s uninsured, but do they know that?

Avatar photo by Ana Radelat July 9, 2020 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:35 am

Help for the uninsured provided by the new, $175 billion Provider Relief Fund is getting mixed reviews.

Posted inHealth

CT residents losing health coverage as they lose their jobs in the pandemic

Avatar photo by Ana Radelat April 30, 2020 @ 6:20 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:28 am

A health care consulting group has projected that as many as 77,000 state residents could become uninsured during the pandemic.

Posted inHealth

CT doctors seek coronavirus health coverage for the undocumented

Avatar photo by Ana Radelat April 3, 2020 @ 5:13 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:28 am

Saying undocumented families pose an obstacle to keeping the coronavirus from spreading, 185 Connecticut doctors want HUSKY coverage for them.

Posted inHealth

What to do if you have COVID-19

Avatar photo by Ana Radelat March 19, 2020 @ 6:30 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:25 am

There are different opinions on the best treatment of COVID-19 patient symptoms while the disease runs its course.

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Schumer proposes $750 billion coronavirus bill as previous legislation runs into problems

Avatar photo by Ana Radelat March 16, 2020 @ 7:42 pmJuly 13, 2022 @ 2:16 pm

The Senate hasn’t approved the second coronavirus package, but another massive bill has been proposed.

Posted inHealth

Cigna first insurer to say it will pick up the tab for coronavirus testing

Avatar photo by Ana Radelat March 6, 2020 @ 1:57 pmJuly 13, 2022 @ 1:57 pm

Now that private labs will begin testing patients for coronavirus, Connecticut’s insurers are being pressured to pick up the tab.

Posted inMoney

Connecticut lags in federal payments to state treasury

Avatar photo by Ana Radelat October 8, 2019 @ 7:22 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:15 am

Connecticut remains a “donor” state to the federal government because it pays more to Washington D.C. than it gets back.

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CT files injunction to halt Trump ‘public charge’ rule for immigrants

Avatar photo by Ana Radelat September 11, 2019 @ 2:57 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:16 am

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong said the new rule “has instilled fear and chaos in Connecticut’s immigrant communities.”

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Health care of thousands in CT at stake as court set to hear ACA case

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Ana Radelat and Jenna Carlesso July 8, 2019 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:12 am

Even if the 5th District Court of Appeals rules the Affordable Care Act is invalid, it’s not likely to disappear overnight.

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