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  1. Hartford doula training targets gaps in care for Spanish speakers, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Sep 26, 2025

    Stories about community doulas in Hartford, the effect of Medicaid cuts on homelessness prevention, loopholes in hospital charity care policies, and a new check box on state tax forms that helped people get insurance.

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  2. Why health care is getting more expensive, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Sep 19, 2025

    Stories about why health care costs are so high, potential gaps in vaccine access, states vying for federal funds for rural hospitals, and a man whose organs were nearly harvested while he was still alive.

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  3. Patients caught in the middle when hospitals and insurers fight, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Sep 05, 2025

    Stories about maternal health, hospitals preparing for federal changes, the barriers to care facing Sikh immigrants, and patients caught in the middle when hospitals and insurers cut ties.

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  4. Why young Americans dread turning 26, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Aug 15, 2025

    Stories about health insurance, funding for maternal health research, and the hidden costs of cutting Medicaid.

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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. 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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  7. Formerly incarcerated women in CT to receive help accessing health care, and more in this week’s roundup

    Wednesday, Nov 27, 2024

    New partnership aims to connect women leaving CT prison to health care, a third woman dies under Texas abortion ban, premature deaths remain at all-time high, gaps in mental health coverage in CT, and racial disparities in hearing aid use.

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  8. Prescription drug prices skyrocket, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Oct 04, 2024

    In some states rural hospitals are popping up despite a trend of closures, high prescription drug prices impact patients of color, breast cancer on the rise in younger women, a cash assistance program for new mothers in CT, and why advocates say pet friendliness could lead to a form of housing inequity.

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  9. Unaffordable health care costs, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Sep 27, 2024

    New research shows health care is unaffordable for many Connecticut households, doctors of color are more likely to accept Medicaid, racism and other social factors may affect Asian Americans’ heart health, high blood pressure during pregnancy on the rise, and one of the first children to receive new sickle cell therapy.

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  10. Healthcare affordability critical issue for Connecticut families

    Monday, Sep 23, 2024

    More than one in ten (13%) Connecticut working-age households couldn’t afford their healthcare costs in 2022 according to a recent update of the Connecticut Health Affordability Index (CHAI). The index helps consumers, policymakers and state officials assess the impact of healthcare costs on families.

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