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  1. Health disparities persist in Connecticut, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Jun 27, 2025

    Health disparities remain across U.S. according to new report, advocates warn against Medicaid work requirements, environmental health disparities across different neighborhoods, how evictions are harmful to Black mothers’ health and those around them, and lapses in some states maternal health data.

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  2. Inequities in access to Alzheimer’s drug, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Jun 06, 2025

    Why more children may soon become caretakers to adults, how federal cuts are impacting language services in health care, the stories of Black doulas looking to improve outcomes for mothers, Connecticut taking steps to reduce c-section rates, and a new study finds inequities in who is prescribed a sought-after Alzheimer’s drug.

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  3. Health care workers in CT help those experiencing homelessness, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, May 30, 2025

    How Connecticut health care workers are helping the homeless population, Connecticut churches are seeing more people concerned about Medicaid and Social Security cuts, how a federal bill would hurt Black women’s health, federal cuts abruptly ended a program that brought personal attention to health care, and a new study on mothers’ mental health.

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  4. Studies show Medicaid saves lives, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, May 23, 2025

    Calls for more inclusive standards for aspiring doctors with disabilities, new studies back support for Medicaid with data, the face of Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement speaks out against the program, a new program in Connecticut meant to help new mothers, what happens to rural patients when their hospitals stop delivering babies.

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  5. Migrants missing doctor’s visits out of deportation fears, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, May 16, 2025

    Doctors growing concerned about people skipping medical care over fear of immigration enforcement, Connecticut officials react to proposed Medicaid changes, how Medicaid cuts could impact children’s health, an explainer on HUSKY D, the Medicaid expansion in CT, and an advocate is trying to help improve Black maternal health.

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  6. Nearly half of Americans exposed to dangerous levels of air pollution, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Apr 25, 2025

    Nearly half of Americans exposed to unhealthy air pollution, Medicaid cuts would disproportionately impact patients and providers of color, CT health departments struggling with uncertainty of funding cuts, future of Black maternal health programs is unclear, and study finds that people in states with abortion bans are more likely to die.

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  7. Black maternal health advocates tell their stories, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Apr 18, 2025

    While some states push for Medicaid work requirements many programs don’t help enrollees get jobs, how cutting Medicaid would also impact long-term care and caregivers, concerns over federal funding cuts to HIV/AIDS research, Black maternal health advocates share their stories, and how a non-profit organization is helping those experiencing homelessness in New Haven.

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  8. Future of critical research unclear due to federal cuts, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Apr 11, 2025

    New maternal mortality report highlights disparities, sickle cell research halted due to funding cuts, immigration crackdowns could impact caregiving workforce, why some Americans covered by Medicaid may not realize they are, and rural hospitals and their patients are disconnected from care.

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  9. Community health centers face uncertainty, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Feb 21, 2025

    Potential for federal funding freeze leaves Connecticut community health centers feeling uncertain, new studies point to far-reaching impact of abortion bans, how centering the mother can help fill gaps in postpartum care, as some states consider Medicaid work requirements others are scaling back, how AI has been impersonating medical professionals.

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  10. The impact of cultural humility, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Jan 24, 2025

    Providers leading with cultural humility in CT, widening disparities among those receiving psychotherapy, why some physicians may struggle to treat those with disabilities, a growing inequality of life expectancy among different populations in the U.S., and how one hospital is hoping to improve maternal and infant health outcomes.

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