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  1. Statement on final passage of federal bill that cuts Medicaid

    Connecticut Health Foundation President and CEO Tiffany Donelson released the following statement about the final passage of the federal bill that cuts Medicaid.

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  2. The federal bill and Medicaid: What happens now?

    The new federal law that passed makes a lot of big changes to health care coverage, especially Medicaid (known as HUSKY in Connecticut).  Based on what we know so far, here are the major Medicaid-related provisions, listed in order of when they take effect.

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  3. Concerns that Medicaid work requirements will strip people of health coverage, and more in this week’s roundup

    Food programs in Connecticut could be at risk, worries that some covered by Medicaid will be too sick to work and keep coverage, formerly incarcerated people face barriers to health care, new blood test could help predict preeclampsia sooner, and how a SCOTUS decisions threatens the existence of Planned Parenthood.

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  4. Connecticut Health Foundation statement on Senate passage of proposed federal cuts to Medicaid

    Connecticut Health Foundation President and CEO Tiffany Donelson issued the following statement in response to the Senate passage of the domestic policy bill. The proposal could become law if it is approved by the U.S. House of Representatives and signed by the president.

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

    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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  6. Proposed Medicaid cuts could lead to preventable deaths, and more in this week’s roundup

    New study shows proposed Medicaid cuts could lead to preventable deaths, federal cuts could lead to financial hardships for rural hospitals, deportations hurting long term health care workforce, CDC cuts affect women with chronic diseases, how Black fathers of children with autism are coming together to support each other.

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  7. States that offer health coverage regardless of immigration status face threats, and more in this week’s roundup

    Federal government threatens states that provide health coverage to undocumented immigrants, experts warn Medicaid work requirements would create unnecessary red tape, Planned Parenthood clinics at risk of closing and leaving women without access to health care, fewer rural hospitals are delivering babies, and a study into the impacts of state gun laws on pediatric deaths.

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

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

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

    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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