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  1. Detained pregnant immigrants are not receiving proper care, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Mar 20, 2026

    Stories about Medicaid providing help for inmates transitioning back home; an unprecedented threat to Minnesota’s Medicaid funds; immigrant communities fearful of Medicaid data being shared with ICE; detained pregnant immigrants not receiving adequate care; and a rise in colorectal cancer among young people.

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  2. 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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  3. Medicaid work requirements to create barriers for middle-aged adults, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Feb 13, 2026

    Stories about new Medicaid work requirements are likely to create barriers to health care; advocates in Connecticut call for expanded health care policies; federal cuts expose the fragility of the mental health safety net; higher breast cancer survival rates linked to states with expanded Medicaid; and hospitalized ICE detainees are difficult to find.

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  4. Food insecurity on the rise in CT, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Jan 23, 2026

    Stories about food insecurity in Connecticut, cuts to Medicaid threaten children’s health, a new way Medicaid is paying for sickle cell treatment, the deadliest county in the U.S. for Black women to give birth, and how one city is trying to combat poor maternal health outcomes.

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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. How one clinic addresses disparities in maternal health care, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Nov 07, 2025

    Stories on disparities in maternal health and multiple myeloma diagnoses and survival, changes to consumer protection for those with medical debt, looming cuts to food aid, and one company that stands to benefit from stricter Medicaid rules.

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  9. 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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  10. Latino-led institute aims to build trust in clinical research, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Oct 10, 2025

    Stories about a new Latino-led research institute, how fears of ICE affect prenatal care, shifts in the fight against medical debt, and barriers Black women face to breast cancer treatment.

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