Year of News:

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. Community health workers wait for funding, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Jun 12, 2026

   Stories about new Medicaid work rules; community health workers in Connecticut still waiting for Medicaid support; racial disparities persist; weakened public health powers across the U.S.; and how immigration could help address a nursing home staff shortage.

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3. Community health workers provide support for older adults, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, May 01, 2026

   Stories about community health workers helping older Americans; rural health clinics in need of federal funds; health disparities persist in the U.S., an important tool for SNAP recipients defunded; and a Medicaid rule that resulted in several reproductive health clinics to close may be overturned.

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4. How fear impacts Black women’s health, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Mar 06, 2026

   Stories about lawmakers in Connecticut seeking to curb medical credit cards; how fear can be a health risk for Black women; the twin threats to health care from immigration enforcement; new SNAP work requirements in effect; and how federal cuts threaten Medicaid coverage of dental care.

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5. Key policy efforts we’re focusing on in 2026

   Wednesday, Feb 04, 2026

   As the 2026 legislative session kicks off, there are a few policy areas we will be watching. These include:

   Access to health care…

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6. A plan to improve rural health in CT, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Dec 19, 2025

   Stories about a plan to improve rural health in CT, a community paramedic program aimed at reducing emergency calls, a new generation of doulas, immigrant health at risk due to fears of deportation, and how H.R. 1 complicates state health care affordability efforts.

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7. Grant will support evaluation of community health worker model to address health disparities

   Wednesday, Apr 16, 2025

   Connecticut Health Foundation awards 7 grants in the first quarter of 2025.

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8. Grants will support community health workers in local health departments 

   Thursday, Dec 19, 2024

   The Connecticut Health Foundation awarded 39 grants this quarter.

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9. Grants will support advocacy for community health workers

   Tuesday, Nov 19, 2024

   Funding from the Connecticut Health Foundation will support advocacy efforts to ensure the effective implementation of Medicaid payment for community health workers (CHWs), a workforce that is instrumental in achieving health equity.

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10. How Connecticut can support critical health workforces

    Thursday, Sep 26, 2024

    Community health workers, doulas, peer support specialists, and recovery coaches can improve outcomes, reduce disparities.

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