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  1. How providers are preparing for Medicaid coverage losses, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Aug 28, 2026

    Stories about a community-wide effort in CT to mitigate Medicaid coverage losses; SNAP enrollments plunge in CT; how health systems are preparing for Medicaid cuts; the impacts of the expiration of ACA enhanced subsidies; and Americans facing long wait times in EDs.

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  2. Medicaid cuts will cause caretakers to face tough choices, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, May 22, 2026

    Stories about fewer people signed up for Affordable Care Act health coverage; Medicaid cuts will force family caretakers to make tough choices; SNAP cuts hit Black communities hard; a significant change to a package of maternal health bills; and changes coming to health care in Connecticut prisons.

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  3. An increasing demand for midwives, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, May 15, 2026

    Stories about states using their public health agencies to aid immigration enforcement; delays in visas for foreign doctors put underserved areas at risk; effects of federal health care cuts starting to be seen; Connecticut hospitals get funding boost; and midwives in some states break rules to be able to help deliver babies.

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  4. Why millions of seniors have lost their health insurance, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Apr 03, 2026

    Stories about a woman who lost her health coverage over a bill for a nickel; millions of seniors have been left without insurance; rural health plan may not be enough to keep hospitals open; government-backed clinics brace for impacts of Medicaid cuts; and how all newborns could be affected if birthright citizenship is ended.

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  5. Team of Black doctors makes history, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Feb 20, 2026

    Stories about how some states are trying to make up for expired ACA subsidies; a plan to use robots for maternal care sparking debate; mobile dental clinics in CT; harmful chemicals in hair products marketed for Black women; and Black doctors at Johns Hopkins make history.

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  6. Health care costs unaffordable, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Feb 06, 2026

    Stories about the rising costs of health care, Americans’ top financial concern, health care priorities this legislative session, LGBTQ+ advocates in Connecticut calling for protections, and how immigration restrictions may impact rural care.

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  7. Fewer Americans enrolling in ACA health insurance as costs increase, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Jan 16, 2026

    Stories about a preventable maternal death, nursery programs at correctional facilities, chaos around federal funds for mental health programs, fewer Americans signing up for ACA health insurance, and confusing results from a study aimed at reducing racial bias.

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  8. Meet the newly uninsured, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Nov 21, 2025

    Stories about the health challenges facing truck drivers, worries about hospital costs, profiles of those about to lose health care coverage, and hospitals changing their approach to preventing a serious pregnancy complication.

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  9. The health impacts of unstable housing, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Nov 14, 2025

    Stories about Connecticut’s unhoused population, health disparities among cancer patients, legal immigrants at risk of losing health coverage, Medicaid cuts impact working disabled residents, and a c-section complication on the rise.

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  10. The health consequences of losing SNAP benefits, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Oct 31, 2025

    Stories about the health consequences of losing SNAP, uncertainties for health insurance marketplaces, doulas addressing climate change, new findings about stillbirths, and the effects of student loan restrictions on physician shortages.

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