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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. Innovative care for rural communities of color, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Aug 23, 2024

    New ways of bringing care to rural communities of color, seniors in CT could see lower drug prices, where you live could impact whether or not you receive an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, weight-loss drugs not as readily available for communities that may need it most, and more pregnant women in the U.S. are going without prenatal care.

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  8. New brief: Parents could become uninsured under HUSKY cut

    Thursday, Aug 08, 2024

    Thousands of Connecticut parents could be at risk of losing health care coverage under a cut to Medicaid eligibility. A policy brief by the Connecticut Health Foundation says it will be critical for the state to monitor the cut’s impact and make plans to address negative effects.

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  9. REPORT: Two ways Connecticut can help residents afford health insurance

    Wednesday, Nov 18, 2020

    HARTFORD, Conn. (Nov. 18, 2020) – Connecticut can take action to expand affordable health care coverage options for low-income state residents who…

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  10. Which health plan should I choose?

    Tuesday, Nov 10, 2020

    This blog was originally posted in 2017. We updated it in November 2020 with current links and information for the current open enrollment…

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