Year of News:

1. 1 in 5 women report mistreatment during pregnancy care, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Aug 25, 2023

   Stories about mistreatment during pregnancy care, the rise in breast cancer among younger women, why so few people get screened for lung cancer, competing views on Connecticut health insurance rates, and what will happen to millions of dollars in opioid-related settlement funds.

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2. 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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3. Health coverage for older immigrants gains momentum, and more in this week’s roundup

   Thursday, Jul 29, 2021

   This week’s top health stories: Momentum grows to cover older immigrants, an ecosystem for serving refugees, reaching the unvaccinated, the children most at risk of being uninsured, and inequities in pain medication prescribing.

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4. What it’s like to face health crises without insurance, and more in this week’s roundup

   Thursday, Jul 08, 2021

   Language-based disparities in access to health care are growing. Undocumented residents without health insurance live with fear and uncertainty. The disruptions to children’s education caused by the pandemic could have lifelong consequences for health. Black people are more likely to die in traffic accidents, and COVID made it worse.

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5. Need health insurance? Now’s your chance

   Wednesday, Mar 10, 2021

   (Updated March 10)…

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6. How school-based health centers adapted to the pandemic, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Jan 29, 2021

   Is the state’s vaccine rollout leaving Black and Latino residents behind?
   Jacqueline Rabe Thomas, Kasturi Pananjady, and Jenna Carlesso, The…

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7. 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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8. Picking a health plan isn’t easy for anyone, a survey for our readers, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Dec 13, 2019

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9. Reducing medical costs through housing, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Nov 08, 2019

   HEALTH EQUITY

   ‘Culture Matters’: A video to combat health care disparities
   Annika…

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10. How health care algorithms can amplify racial disparities, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Nov 01, 2019

    HEALTH EQUITY

    Racial bias in a medical algorithm favors white patients over sicker…

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