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  1. Disparities among CT’s aging population, and more in this week’s roundup

    A study on flu shot experiences halted by the government, what happened the last time Missouri faced significant Medicaid cuts, the economic outcomes of Medicaid, disparities among Connecticut’s aging population, and how dentists in Utah are preparing for the effects of a fluoride ban.

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  2. Medicaid: What’s at stake? Part 2: Economic outcomes

    Congress is considering major cuts to Medicaid. This is the second in a series of blog posts designed to share resources to help understand what’s…

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  3. What Medicaid cuts would mean for CT, and more in this week’s roundup

    What federal cuts to Medicaid would mean for Connecticut, how children with cancer covered by Medicaid could be impacted by potential cuts, a blog post on the consequences of Medicaid work requirements, confusion over nondiscrimination rules for AI, and how Black Americans can advocate for themselves at the doctor’s office.

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  4. Medicaid: What’s at stake? Part 1: Work Requirements

    Congress is considering major cuts to Medicaid. This is the first in a series of blog posts designed to share resources to help understand what’s at stake. 

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  5. HUSKY enrollment by town

    In Connecticut, the Medicaid program is called HUSKY.  It provides health care coverage to more than 900,000 state residents. That includes more than…

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

    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

    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

    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. The health consequences of a crackdown on DEI, and more in this week’s roundup

    Experts warn of consequences of DEI crackdown at medical schools, what groups would be most at risk with HIV prevention cuts, a medical test might be widening racial disparities, people with disabilities risk losing Medicaid coverage if they work too much, and how retired men are helping others while helping their own health.

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  10. The health impacts of unreliable internet, and more in this week’s roundup

    How potential Medicaid cuts could affect Connecticut residents, how a lack of internet access impacts some Americans’ health, lessons learned five years after Connecticut’s first case of COVID-19, more Black teens experiencing mental health crises, how food insecurity can impact cardiovascular health.

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