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  1. 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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  2. Grant will support maternal health care delivery model

    Wednesday, Oct 29, 2025

    The Connecticut Health Foundation awarded 29 grants totaling $742,000 in recent months. Among them is a $50,000 grant to Griffin Hospital to develop a model for improving the delivery of maternal health care.

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  3. Mental health needs rose and trust levels fell, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Oct 24, 2025

    Stories about mental health challenges and solutions, the cost of health insurance, pregnant and postpartum people being detained against federal policy, and the looming loss of food stamps if the federal shutdown continues.

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  4. Cervical cancer could be eradicated — but policy changes put that at risk, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Oct 17, 2025

    Stories about maternal health and AI in care delivery in Connecticut, emergency Medicaid, an effort to prioritize doctors with strong listening skills, and how policy changes threaten the fight against cervical cancer.

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  5. 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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  6. Hartford doula training targets gaps in care for Spanish speakers, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Sep 26, 2025

    Stories about community doulas in Hartford, the effect of Medicaid cuts on homelessness prevention, loopholes in hospital charity care policies, and a new check box on state tax forms that helped people get insurance.

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  7. Patients caught in the middle when hospitals and insurers fight, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Sep 05, 2025

    Stories about maternal health, hospitals preparing for federal changes, the barriers to care facing Sikh immigrants, and patients caught in the middle when hospitals and insurers cut ties.

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  8. Why young Americans dread turning 26, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Aug 15, 2025

    Stories about health insurance, funding for maternal health research, and the hidden costs of cutting Medicaid.

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  9. More than half of new moms miss postpartum checkups, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Aug 08, 2025

    Stories about maternal health, new work reporting requirements, cancer screenings, childhood vaccination rates, and a rapid-response team for gender-affirming care.

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  10. What’s in CT’s new maternal health laws, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Jul 25, 2025

    Connecticut has two new laws aimed at improving maternal health. Looming Medicaid cuts worry people with disabilities, and thousands of Access Health CT customers could face increases in their insurance costs next year. New efforts to target immigrants have stoked fears in communities. Georgia’s experiences offer a glimpse at what Medicaid work requirements could look like.

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