2003 Click the title to view the full text of any CT Health news release below.
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Low-Income Elderly and Disabled Would Be Severely Affected by Medicaid Premiums (12/30/03)
A study shows that if the Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS) charges almost 30,000 low-income elderly and disabled residents for their public health care, nearly 25 percent or 7,330 of these individuals will lose coverage because they cannot afford to pay monthly premiums.
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Foundation Approves More Than $3.3 Million in Grant Funding (12/23/03)
Continuing its support of oral health collaboratives that were created to double the number of HUSKY A enrollees who receive dental care, the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Health Foundation (CT Health) approved a total of $2.24 million to four collaboratives and awarded a grand total of $3,319,686 during its quarterly meeting in mid-December.
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HUSKY A Enrollment Could Decline By 30 Percent If Premiums Are Imposed (11/19/03)
If Connecticut imposes health insurance premiums on low-income state Medicaid beneficiaries as required by this year’s budget, more than 86,000 children and their parents could lose their safety net health coverage, according to a policy brief released at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford.
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Medicaid Briefing Location Set (11/12/03)
A November 19 briefing will discuss the impacts of premiums on children and parents in the state’s HUSKY A health insurance program.
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Foundation Selects New Board Members (10/27/03)
The Board of the Connecticut Health Foundation (CT Health) selected three new board members and added one new Community Advisory Committee member during its quarterly meeting in mid-October.
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October 2003 Grant Awards (10/22/03)
The Board of Directors of the Connecticut Health Foundation (CT Health) awarded a total of $1,351,280 million in grant awards during its quarterly meeting on Oct. 17.
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June 2003 Grant Awards (6/24/03)
Continuing its commitment to improve the health status of the people of Connecticut, the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Health Foundation (CT Health) awarded $1,001,935 in grant funding to improve access to oral health care among low-income children and increase parent participation in the treatment of mentally ill children.
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Connecticut Differs from National Average in Medicaid Spending (6/20/03)
A federal proposal to restructure the federal Medicaid program could cap state spending on Connecticut Medicaid beneficiaries including, children, the elderly and the disabled, according to a report released Friday morning during an educational briefing at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford.
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Foundation Supports Kidcare Initiative With More Than $1 Million in Grants Over Three Years (03/27/03)
In an effort to support the to the Department of Children and Families' new decentralized, community-based KidCare program, the Connecticut Health Foundation (CT Health) awarded $1.25 million in grant funding in over the next three years to several projects across Connecticut, President & CEO Patricia Baker announced Thursday afternoon.
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Medicaid Dental Carve-Out Report Highlights Lessons Learned From Other States (03/26/03)
Knowing that the state of Connecticut has proposed separating dental services from medical services in its Medicaid program, the Connecticut Health Foundation (CT Health) released a report Wednesday outlining the variety of "carve-out" options and detailing the experiences of other states.
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Maximino Medina Jr. Elected to Health Foundation Board (01/15/03)
Bridgeport attorney Maximino Medina Jr., was unanimously elected to serve a two-year term on the Connecticut Health Foundation’s (CT Health) Board of Directors, according to Board Chair Leo Canty.
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Foundation Supports 18 Projects With More Than $1.7 Million In Grant Funding (01/08/03)
Continuing its commitment to improve the health and welfare of Connecticut residents, the Connecticut Health Foundation (CT Health) awarded $1,732,666 in grant funding to 18 health-related projects throughout the state, President & CEO Patricia Baker announced during a new grantee orientation in Farmington Wednesday.
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2002 (and prior) News Releases
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