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  1. Racially biased test kept Black patients from receiving kidney transplants, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Apr 05, 2024

    Stories about the nursing workforce becoming more diverse, a racially biased test that prevented Black patients from receiving kidneys, a study on long-COVID, LGBT adults’ experiences with health care, and mobile dental care for school-aged children.

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  2. The data that could help patients of color pick their doctors, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Oct 13, 2023

    Stories on the data that could be valuable in consumer ratings of health care providers, concerns about inequities in COVID vaccination, the uneven toll of the U.S. mental health crisis, and a new study of risk factors for sudden cardiac arrest in an understudied group.

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  3. What happens when people lose Medicaid, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Oct 06, 2023

    Stories about the Medicaid unwinding, birthing centers facing new state restrictions, getting the new COVID-19 vaccines to those who need it most, and a treatment gap for Medicaid clients with opioid use disorder.

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  4. CT lawmakers weigh changes to HUSKY, and more in this week’s roundup

    Thursday, May 11, 2023

    Stories on potential changes to CT’s Medicaid program, what changes as the COVID-19 public health emergency ends, the growing popularity of community baby showers, research that shows undocumented people are disproportionately likely to be uninsured, and a new report on the health effects of climate change.

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  5. CT mulls Medicaid payments for community health workers, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Apr 21, 2023

    This week’s Health News Roundup features stories about options to pay for community health workers in Connecticut, a new study about the link between Black doctors and life expectancy, and more.

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  6. A simple intervention to keep Black moms healthier, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Mar 31, 2023

    This week’s Health News Roundup features stories about a simple intervention for maternal health, what the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency means for the health care system, and more.

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  7. Lawmakers eye expanding maternal health care, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Mar 24, 2023

    This week’s Health News Roundup features stories about proposed legislation to expand maternal health services, how the unwinding of Medicaid continuous coverage will impact the Hispanic population in CT, and more.

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  8. Maternity care deserts, a new role for Medicaid, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Mar 03, 2023

    Stories on how Medicaid could ease transitions out of prison, the work of community health workers and the question of how to pay for it, unintended consequences of COVID-19 surveillance for essential workers, and the rise of maternity care deserts.

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  9. The future of public health messaging, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Feb 17, 2023

    Stories about public health outreach, the end of the public health emergency, coverage for undocumented residents, infant and maternal mortality, and the concept of food as medicine.

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  10. U.S. plans to end the COVID-19 public health emergency, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Feb 03, 2023

    This week’s Health News Roundup features stories about plans to end the federal COVID-19 public health emergency, a new study about how “toxic stress” affects Black children, and more.

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