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Health Policy News
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 Deb Polun at dpolun@chcact.org.
Featured Stories
12.7.19
Stamford Advocate —
Giving Fund: The holidays are a time to help others
12.7.19 Hartford Courant — Hundreds of homeless people get shoes at Winter Boot Party in Hartford
12.6.19 Shelton Herald — Griffin Health chosen to pilot social care coordination network Unite Connecticut
11.27.19 New Haven Independent — Wanted: Nominations For New Q House Board
11.27.19 Greenwich Time — Giving Fund helping Greenwich for the 36th year
11.21.19 Register Citizen — Torrington health center builds community with Thanksgiving breakfast
11.20.19 Register Citizen — Torrington health center now has pharmacy service
11.17.19 CT Mirror — Funding cliff for community health centers puts staffing, patients at risk
11.13.19 National Law Review — FQHCs: The Nuts and Bolts of Medicaid Reimbursement
11.13.19 Patch — MBI Staff Transform NCHC Pediatric Dental Suite
11.13.19 New Haven Independent — Weakened Lead Law Advances
11.7.19 National Law Review — Five Tips for Contracting with Federally Qualified Health Centers
12.7.19 Hartford Courant — Hundreds of homeless people get shoes at Winter Boot Party in Hartford
12.6.19 Shelton Herald — Griffin Health chosen to pilot social care coordination network Unite Connecticut
11.27.19 New Haven Independent — Wanted: Nominations For New Q House Board
11.27.19 Greenwich Time — Giving Fund helping Greenwich for the 36th year
11.21.19 Register Citizen — Torrington health center builds community with Thanksgiving breakfast
11.20.19 Register Citizen — Torrington health center now has pharmacy service
11.17.19 CT Mirror — Funding cliff for community health centers puts staffing, patients at risk
11.13.19 National Law Review — FQHCs: The Nuts and Bolts of Medicaid Reimbursement
11.13.19 Patch — MBI Staff Transform NCHC Pediatric Dental Suite
11.13.19 New Haven Independent — Weakened Lead Law Advances
11.7.19 National Law Review — Five Tips for Contracting with Federally Qualified Health Centers
State Health News
12.6.19
Patch —
Eight Health Care Heroes Will Be Honored
12.6.19 CT Post — Community Health Center hires its 1st full-time pediatrician in Middletown
12.3.19 CT Mirror — In a short session, lawmakers eye prescription drug proposals
12.3.19 CT Mirror — In a short session, lawmakers eye prescription drug proposals
11.30.19 Greenwich Time — Giving Fund: Get in the holiday spirit by helping a neighbor
11.28.19 CT Mirror — Chocolate milk back in New Haven schools — for now
11.25.19 CT Mirror — Statewide health exchange must have critical mass, financial stability, report finds
11.23.19 Stamford Advocate — Stamford and the bottle: Study shows alcohol is a problem in city
11.22.19 Hartford Courant — At ProHealth Physicians, representatives from drug companies are no longer welcome in the doctor’s office
11.21.19 Middletown Press — Middletown’s New Horizons domestic violence advocate honored for efforts
11.19.19 CT Mirror — Nonprofits say philanthropy alone can’t save services
11.19.19 New Haven Independent — Legal Aid Lobbies Alders On Lead Paint, Alleges Civil Rights Harm
11.11.19 The Bristol Observer — Prevention professionals honor Zoppo-Sassu
11.11.19 Hartford Courant — United Services Gets $319K For Telecommunications
11.11.19 CT Mirror — Charges of secrecy, sniping follow health care savings initiative
11.9.19 CT Insider — Officials: More vaccine exemptions in CT schools putting ‘everyone at risk’
11.8.19 CT Mirror — Lawmakers, health experts call for stricter limits on heavy metals in baby food
12.6.19 CT Post — Community Health Center hires its 1st full-time pediatrician in Middletown
12.3.19 CT Mirror — In a short session, lawmakers eye prescription drug proposals
12.3.19 CT Mirror — In a short session, lawmakers eye prescription drug proposals
11.30.19 Greenwich Time — Giving Fund: Get in the holiday spirit by helping a neighbor
11.28.19 CT Mirror — Chocolate milk back in New Haven schools — for now
11.25.19 CT Mirror — Statewide health exchange must have critical mass, financial stability, report finds
11.23.19 Stamford Advocate — Stamford and the bottle: Study shows alcohol is a problem in city
11.22.19 Hartford Courant — At ProHealth Physicians, representatives from drug companies are no longer welcome in the doctor’s office
11.21.19 Middletown Press — Middletown’s New Horizons domestic violence advocate honored for efforts
11.19.19 CT Mirror — Nonprofits say philanthropy alone can’t save services
11.19.19 New Haven Independent — Legal Aid Lobbies Alders On Lead Paint, Alleges Civil Rights Harm
11.11.19 The Bristol Observer — Prevention professionals honor Zoppo-Sassu
11.11.19 Hartford Courant — United Services Gets $319K For Telecommunications
11.11.19 CT Mirror — Charges of secrecy, sniping follow health care savings initiative
11.9.19 CT Insider — Officials: More vaccine exemptions in CT schools putting ‘everyone at risk’
11.8.19 CT Mirror — Lawmakers, health experts call for stricter limits on heavy metals in baby food
Health Insurance / Health Reform News
12.3.19
Kaiser Health News —
Candidates Are Betting Big On Health. Is That What Voters Really Want?
11.21.19 CT Mirror — State’s health exchange reports similar enrollment numbers as last year
11.20.19 Kaiser Health News — Affordable Mental Health Care? It’s Getting Even Tougher to Access
11.20.19 WNPR — After Past Legislative Failures, Conn. Lawmakers Consider New Ways To Lower Health Costs
11.15.19 Hartford Business Journal — Veltri, Lembo aim to influence CT health policy debates with new tool
11.8.19 New York Times — What if the Road to Single-Payer Led Through the States?
11.21.19 CT Mirror — State’s health exchange reports similar enrollment numbers as last year
11.20.19 Kaiser Health News — Affordable Mental Health Care? It’s Getting Even Tougher to Access
11.20.19 WNPR — After Past Legislative Failures, Conn. Lawmakers Consider New Ways To Lower Health Costs
11.15.19 Hartford Business Journal — Veltri, Lembo aim to influence CT health policy debates with new tool
11.8.19 New York Times — What if the Road to Single-Payer Led Through the States?
National / Other Health News
11.29.19
CT Mirror —
Black, Latino children do better with evidence-based therapy than talk therapy
11.27.19 The Hill — Congress: Support bipartisan legislative solutions during National Hospice and Palliative Care Month
11.27.19 CT Mirror — As federal effort to ban flavored vaping products stalls, advocates look to state
11.26.19 Valdosta Daily Times — Orb Health Opens New US Headquarters to Meet Skyrocketing Demand for Virtual Chronic Care Management Services
11.24.19 CT Mirror — No safety switch: How lax oversight of electronic health records puts patients at risk
11.21.19 The Hill — Trump signs short-term spending bill to avert shutdown
11.15.19 Grand Rapids Business Journal — Cautionary News: Saint Mary’s (Grand Rapids, MI) to lose $4M in funding
11.12.19 ABC News — Google’s health care ambitions now involve patient data
11.27.19 The Hill — Congress: Support bipartisan legislative solutions during National Hospice and Palliative Care Month
11.27.19 CT Mirror — As federal effort to ban flavored vaping products stalls, advocates look to state
11.26.19 Valdosta Daily Times — Orb Health Opens New US Headquarters to Meet Skyrocketing Demand for Virtual Chronic Care Management Services
11.24.19 CT Mirror — No safety switch: How lax oversight of electronic health records puts patients at risk
11.21.19 The Hill — Trump signs short-term spending bill to avert shutdown
11.15.19 Grand Rapids Business Journal — Cautionary News: Saint Mary’s (Grand Rapids, MI) to lose $4M in funding
11.12.19 ABC News — Google’s health care ambitions now involve patient data
