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Here is a sampling of health policy news from around the state from the past month. If you see something in your local newspaper that you would like featured here in future weeks, please contact contact us.
Featured Stories
3.24.20
Republican American —
Health centers in Torrington, Waterbury get federal funds for virus response
3.20.20 Business Wire — National Community Health Centers Issue Dire Plea
3.19.20 Patch — Mothers for Others Delivers 18,000 Diapers
3.17.20 Ad Council — Ad Council, along with White House, CDC, HHS and Major Media Networks, to Launch National PSAs in response to Coronavirus Pandemic
3.11.20 Norwich Bulletin — UCFS Using New Electronic Medical Record System
3.10.20 Yale Insights — Values Proposition: Suzanne Lagarde on Giving Back
3.7.20 Norwich Bulletin — City police, recovery coaches to drug users: There is help
3.5.20 NACHC — Congress Passes Funding for Community Health Centers to Fight Coronavirus
3.5.20 Zip06 / Shoreline — Integrated Services, Patient-Centered Care: Shoreline Family Health Care Open in Branford
3.3.20 NACHC — Community Health Centers Respond to COVID-19
3.3.20 Journal Inquirer — Top doc has coronavirus advice
2.27.20 NewsTimes — New Haven’s Sunrise Cafe becomes independent nonprofit
2.23.20 Patch — Dr. Cayabyab Joins Waterbury’s Leading Health Care Center
2.22.20 The Charger Bulletin — NAACP Presents: A Black History Month Event, Discrimination in the Health Care Industry
3.20.20 Business Wire — National Community Health Centers Issue Dire Plea
3.19.20 Patch — Mothers for Others Delivers 18,000 Diapers
3.17.20 Ad Council — Ad Council, along with White House, CDC, HHS and Major Media Networks, to Launch National PSAs in response to Coronavirus Pandemic
3.11.20 Norwich Bulletin — UCFS Using New Electronic Medical Record System
3.10.20 Yale Insights — Values Proposition: Suzanne Lagarde on Giving Back
3.7.20 Norwich Bulletin — City police, recovery coaches to drug users: There is help
3.5.20 NACHC — Congress Passes Funding for Community Health Centers to Fight Coronavirus
3.5.20 Zip06 / Shoreline — Integrated Services, Patient-Centered Care: Shoreline Family Health Care Open in Branford
3.3.20 NACHC — Community Health Centers Respond to COVID-19
3.3.20 Journal Inquirer — Top doc has coronavirus advice
2.27.20 NewsTimes — New Haven’s Sunrise Cafe becomes independent nonprofit
2.23.20 Patch — Dr. Cayabyab Joins Waterbury’s Leading Health Care Center
2.22.20 The Charger Bulletin — NAACP Presents: A Black History Month Event, Discrimination in the Health Care Industry
State Health News
3.18.20
Governor Ned Lamont —
CT Executive Order No. 7F –
3.11.20 CT NewsJunkie — Lawmakers Approve of Lamont’s Handling of COVID-19
3.10.20 CT Mirror — Gov. Lamont declares a public health emergency
3.9.20 CT Post — CT hospitals suspend volunteer programs due to coronavirus
3.9.20 CT Mirror — CT nursing homes directed to limit visitors amid coronavirus concerns
3.9.20 CT Mirror — After the outcry, a search for accommodation on vaccines
3.9.20 CT Mirror — ConnectiCare latest insurer to cover cost of coronavirus testing
3.8.20 CT Mirror — Wilton resident is state’s first confirmed coronavirus patient
3.7.20 The Day — Updated: State, region prepare for coronavirus
3.6.20 CT NewsJunkie — DPH Updates Legislators On Potential Impact of Coronavirus
3.4.20 CT Mirror — Congress approves ‘robust’ coronavirus bill that will send millions to CT
3.3.20 CT NewsJunkie — Insulin Cap Bills Clear First Hurdle
3.2.20 CT NewsJunkie — Officials Express Confidence In Coronavirus Test Kits
2.28.20 CT NewsJunkie — Advocates Want More Progress On Mental Health Parity
2.28.20 CT NewsJunkie — Lamont: State DPH Now Equipped to Test for Coronavirus
2.26.20 New Haven Independent — Social Services Chief’s Appointment Advances
3.11.20 CT NewsJunkie — Lawmakers Approve of Lamont’s Handling of COVID-19
3.10.20 CT Mirror — Gov. Lamont declares a public health emergency
3.9.20 CT Post — CT hospitals suspend volunteer programs due to coronavirus
3.9.20 CT Mirror — CT nursing homes directed to limit visitors amid coronavirus concerns
3.9.20 CT Mirror — After the outcry, a search for accommodation on vaccines
3.9.20 CT Mirror — ConnectiCare latest insurer to cover cost of coronavirus testing
3.8.20 CT Mirror — Wilton resident is state’s first confirmed coronavirus patient
3.7.20 The Day — Updated: State, region prepare for coronavirus
3.6.20 CT NewsJunkie — DPH Updates Legislators On Potential Impact of Coronavirus
3.4.20 CT Mirror — Congress approves ‘robust’ coronavirus bill that will send millions to CT
3.3.20 CT NewsJunkie — Insulin Cap Bills Clear First Hurdle
3.2.20 CT NewsJunkie — Officials Express Confidence In Coronavirus Test Kits
2.28.20 CT NewsJunkie — Advocates Want More Progress On Mental Health Parity
2.28.20 CT NewsJunkie — Lamont: State DPH Now Equipped to Test for Coronavirus
2.26.20 New Haven Independent — Social Services Chief’s Appointment Advances
Health Insurance / Health Reform News
3.10.20
CT NewsJunkie —
Insurers Encouraged To Waive Costs Associated With COVID-19 Testing
3.9.20 Middletown Press — Lawmakers may cap insulin payments but problems persist
3.6.20 CT NewsJunkie — Bipartisan Support For Some Health Reform, But Not A Public Option
3.5.20 CT NewsJunkie — Public Option 2.0 Gets A Public Hearing
3.4.20 CT Mirror — Lawmakers rally support for wide-ranging drug bill
3.1.20 CT Mirror — Insurers sank Connecticut’s ‘public option.’ Would a national version survive?
3.9.20 Middletown Press — Lawmakers may cap insulin payments but problems persist
3.6.20 CT NewsJunkie — Bipartisan Support For Some Health Reform, But Not A Public Option
3.5.20 CT NewsJunkie — Public Option 2.0 Gets A Public Hearing
3.4.20 CT Mirror — Lawmakers rally support for wide-ranging drug bill
3.1.20 CT Mirror — Insurers sank Connecticut’s ‘public option.’ Would a national version survive?
National / Other Health News
3.10.20
CT Mirror —
Trump, Lamont win commitments from insurers on coronavirus benefits
3.8.20 CT Mirror — During a pandemic, states’ patchwork of crisis strategies could mean uneven care
3.6.20 CT Mirror — Cigna first insurer to say it will pick up the tab for coronavirus testing
2.27.20 CT NewsJunkie — Community Nonprofits Ask for $461M Over 5 Years
2.26.20 HHS — HHS Awards $117 Million to End the HIV Epidemic in the United States
2.25.20 CT Mirror — Blumenthal, Murphy say Trump response to coronavirus ‘too little, too late’
3.8.20 CT Mirror — During a pandemic, states’ patchwork of crisis strategies could mean uneven care
3.6.20 CT Mirror — Cigna first insurer to say it will pick up the tab for coronavirus testing
2.27.20 CT NewsJunkie — Community Nonprofits Ask for $461M Over 5 Years
2.26.20 HHS — HHS Awards $117 Million to End the HIV Epidemic in the United States
2.25.20 CT Mirror — Blumenthal, Murphy say Trump response to coronavirus ‘too little, too late’
