Year of News:

1. What Medicaid cuts would mean for CT, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, May 02, 2025

   What federal cuts to Medicaid would mean for Connecticut, how children with cancer covered by Medicaid could be impacted by potential cuts, a blog post on the consequences of Medicaid work requirements, confusion over nondiscrimination rules for AI, and how Black Americans can advocate for themselves at the doctor’s office.

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2. Nearly half of Americans exposed to dangerous levels of air pollution, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Apr 25, 2025

   Nearly half of Americans exposed to unhealthy air pollution, Medicaid cuts would disproportionately impact patients and providers of color, CT health departments struggling with uncertainty of funding cuts, future of Black maternal health programs is unclear, and study finds that people in states with abortion bans are more likely to die.

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3. Black maternal health advocates tell their stories, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Apr 18, 2025

   While some states push for Medicaid work requirements many programs don’t help enrollees get jobs, how cutting Medicaid would also impact long-term care and caregivers, concerns over federal funding cuts to HIV/AIDS research, Black maternal health advocates share their stories, and how a non-profit organization is helping those experiencing homelessness in New Haven.

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4. Future of critical research unclear due to federal cuts, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Apr 11, 2025

   New maternal mortality report highlights disparities, sickle cell research halted due to funding cuts, immigration crackdowns could impact caregiving workforce, why some Americans covered by Medicaid may not realize they are, and rural hospitals and their patients are disconnected from care.

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5. Black patients hit hard by opioid crisis and barriers to care, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Apr 04, 2025

   Connecticut public health programs lose millions in funding, Black patients hit hard by opioid crisis also face barriers to treatment, future of important maternal mortality database unclear, Americans struggling to afford medical care, and rural America facing dentist shortage and effects of lack of fluoride.

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6. The health consequences of a crackdown on DEI, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Mar 28, 2025

   Experts warn of consequences of DEI crackdown at medical schools, what groups would be most at risk with HIV prevention cuts, a medical test might be widening racial disparities, people with disabilities risk losing Medicaid coverage if they work too much, and how retired men are helping others while helping their own health.

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7. Mental health care that meets people where they are, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Mar 21, 2025

   Health insurance financial aid in Connecticut expiring this year, federal funding cuts impact Connecticut food banks and schools, how a street psychiatrist earns patients’ trust, a clinic dedicated to treating the homeless population, and which women are most affected by abortion bans.

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8. The health impacts of unreliable internet, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Mar 14, 2025

   How potential Medicaid cuts could affect Connecticut residents, how a lack of internet access impacts some Americans’ health, lessons learned five years after Connecticut’s first case of COVID-19, more Black teens experiencing mental health crises, how food insecurity can impact cardiovascular health.

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9. The impact of potential cuts to Medicaid, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Mar 07, 2025

   Community health centers in Connecticut cutting dental care, the impact of potential Medicaid cuts, Black and Hispanic patients pay the most for maternity care, researchers locked out of critical maternal health database, and synthetic hair marketed to Black women contains potentially dangerous chemicals.

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10. Health care workers race to learn about immigration rights, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Feb 28, 2025

    CT among states that sat on opioid settlement funds, efforts to address nursing shortage in CT, rural patients drive long distances for surgery, health care workers race to learn about immigration law in response to ICE raids, and undocumented immigrants describe the impacts of not having health coverage.

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