Baby Bonds are an increasingly popular government policy in which every child born into poverty receives a publicly funded trust account at birth, providing them with “start-up capital” to pursue fulfilling, productive, prosperous, and self-directed lives.
The new law extending state-subsidized health insurance eligibility to all children, regardless of their immigration status, took effect on July 1. To celebrate this expansion of Connecticut’s Husky program, New Haven community members and state and city leaders gathered at Fair Haven Community Health Care.
State Treasurer Erick Russell held an event at Wheeler Health to announce a partnership with Community Health Centers, to help raise awareness of CT’s Baby Bonds initiative.
NORTH CANAAN — The long-awaited opening of Community Health and Wellness Center’s (CHWC) facility on East Main Street has arrived. After more than a decade of planning and collaboration with community partners, CHWC’s North Canaan goals have become reality.
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) signed into law today a bill to prohibit drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions, making West Virginia the third state in the nation to enact such a law.
Fair Haven was beaming Wednesday as Fair Haven Community Health Center’s (FHCHC) CEO Dr. Suzanne Lagarde presided over a festive “topping out.”
A Connecticut senate committee this week amended a bill to add provisions barring drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions in the state.
HARTFORD, CT – Legislators from both sides of the aisle pointed to the first part of a two-year study to conclude Medicaid is underfunded by the state, and some don’t want to wait for the second half in order to address the problem.
NEW YORK (AP) — Elisa Reyes has come to Plaza del Sol Family Health Center for doctor’s appointments for more than a decade. Though she moved away a while ago, the 33-year-old keeps returning, even if it means a two-hour roundtrip bus ride.
Connecticut must decide whether financial protections are keeping us on track or keeping us paralyzed.
