CT getting $4.2M to expand mental health services following increase in teen suicide
This money will be going to a number of community health centers around the state.
New 46,000-square-foot health center continues transformation of a CT city’s downtown
As community leaders applauded the opening of Wheeler Health’s glistening new three-story headquarters and health center in Bristol Tuesday, Mayor Jeff Caggiano said it’s much more than a source of jobs and an attractive element in rebuilding the city’s center.
Community Health Centers See Baby Bonds as Providing Hope and Opportunity
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.
CT kids ages 15 and younger now qualify for Husky health care, regardless of immigration status
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.
Community health centers to raise awareness of Baby Bonds
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.
Community welcomes new health center
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 becomes third state to enact 340B contract pharmacy protection law
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 Health Clinic rises and tops out
Fair Haven was beaming Wednesday as Fair Haven Community Health Center’s (FHCHC) CEO Dr. Suzanne Lagarde presided over a festive “topping out.”
Connecticut, Minnesota join 20 other states with 340B contract pharmacy bills introduced this session
A Connecticut senate committee this week amended a bill to add provisions barring drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions in the state.
Legislature debates solution for Medicaid
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.