Year of News:

1. Preparations underway for Medicaid work rules, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Nov 13, 2026

   Stories about what CT caregivers need to know about upcoming Medicaid rules; a map of projected coverage losses in CT; a cancer patient loses Medicaid coverage in a state that rushed to implement rules; hospitals brace for funding cuts; and how one city has cut its infant mortality rate in half.

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2. Federally qualified health centers prepare for cuts to Medicaid, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Oct 23, 2026

   Stories about low reimbursement rates limiting how many Medicaid patients doctors can see a day; federally qualified health centers preparing for Medicaid cuts; how one state is using federal funds to address a shortage of labor and delivery units; a tool to combat misinformation for patients giving birth; and experts’ warning about federal cuts potentially increasing poverty rates.

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3. Pregnant women face troubling conditions in ICE detention, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Oct 16, 2026

   Stories about reports of pregnant women facing dangerous conditions in ICE detention; Medicaid cuts causing some hospitals to close maternity wards; cities testing new approach to address Black maternal health; immigration policies could discourage foreign-educated doctors from practicing in the U.S.; and more than a quarter of Americans have medical debt.

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4. Confusion about Medicaid work requirements, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Oct 02, 2026

   Stories about confusion about Medicaid work requirements in a state that implemented them early; some states taking a tougher stance on work requirements; meal deliveries programs at risk of being cut; new guidelines for maternal fetal medicine specialists in states with abortion bans; and an investigation into Connecticut’s law that allows the state to collect debts from the formerly incarcerated.

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5. Training Spanish-speaking doulas in Connecticut, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Sep 25, 2026

   Stories about the rising cost of health insurance; disparities in children’s health coverage; Americans are still rationing insulin; disparities in women who are prescribed opioids after C-sections; and an effort to train more Spanish-speaking doulas in Connecticut.

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6. Immigrants in CT could lose Medicare coverage, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Aug 21, 2026

   Stories about lawfully present immigrants at risk of losing Medicare coverage; what’s being done to address health care affordability in CT; the small tool hospitals are using to prevent postpartum deaths and complications; an effort to bring healthy foods to a Hartford neighborhood; and mobile methadone clinics bring care to the communities that need it.

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7. Millions of American children act as caregivers, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Aug 14, 2026

   Stories about how Medicaid work requirements could create challenges for homeless people trying to maintain their coverage; millions of the kids in the U.S. act as caregivers; how midwives offer care in maternity deserts; why doula care is still out of reach for many; and a new partnership to address a health care staffing shortage in Connecticut.

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8. How AI is being used for Medicaid enrollment, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Aug 07, 2026

   AI being used to help people enroll in Medicaid; states face time crunch before Medicaid work requirements take effect; people with disabilities fear service cuts; rates of high blood pressure in pregnant women on the rise; CT’s incarcerated testify about problems with health care access.

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9. Farmworkers who rely on Medicaid could risk losing coverage, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Jul 17, 2026

   Stories about the employment patterns that could put farmworkers at risk of losing health coverage; a Medicaid meal delivery program that is improving people’s health; Medicaid recipients able to access care at some clinics again; the changes coming to the way OB-GYNs are paid that could improve maternal health outcomes; and disruptions to cancer disparity researchers’ work.

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10. How a Supreme Court ruling could impact the health care system, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Jul 10, 2026

    Stories about a loophole that lets some health systems make millions off of their emergency departments; how a recent SCOTUS ruling could impact an already strained health care workforce; a close look at the work Black midwives do; the disparities in heat related deaths; and what to know about new Medicaid work requirements.

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