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
1.22.19
Press Release —
CS-Hill Health Center CEO Appointed to NACHC Board
1.21.19 Norwich Bulletin — Healthy Living – Women Should Be Screened Regularly for Cervical Cancer
1.18.19 Norwich Bulletin — Otis Library Donates Books for UCFS in Norwich, Griswold and Plainfield
1.18.19 Norwich Bulletin — Local Organizations, Leaders Step Up Amid Government Shutdown
1.17.19 Daily Journal — Blunt, Stabenow Introduce Bill Extending Community Health Center Funding
1.16.19 Register Citizen — Torrington Health, Wellness Center Addresses Opioid Epidemic, Treatment Program
1.15.19 Hartford Courant — “Not a Number” Comes to Plainfield (feat. UCFS)
1.10.19 CT-N — Video | CT Medicaid Sustainability Forum
1.8.19 New Haven Independent — Primary Care Uber Update – Smartphone Not Required
1.3.19 Governor's Press Release — Governor Malloy Announces $30.8 Million in Grants to Assist Nonprofit Providers
12.21.18 Hartford Courant — Bristol to Offer “Recovery Coach” As New Tactic to Combat Opioid Addiction (feat. Wheeler Clinic)
12.21.18 Norwich Bulletin — Take Care of Your Mental Health During the Holidays (feat. UCFS)
12.21.18 WTNH — What You Need to Know About the Open Enrollment Extension (feat. CHCACT)
1.21.19 Norwich Bulletin — Healthy Living – Women Should Be Screened Regularly for Cervical Cancer
1.18.19 Norwich Bulletin — Otis Library Donates Books for UCFS in Norwich, Griswold and Plainfield
1.18.19 Norwich Bulletin — Local Organizations, Leaders Step Up Amid Government Shutdown
1.17.19 Daily Journal — Blunt, Stabenow Introduce Bill Extending Community Health Center Funding
1.16.19 Register Citizen — Torrington Health, Wellness Center Addresses Opioid Epidemic, Treatment Program
1.15.19 Hartford Courant — “Not a Number” Comes to Plainfield (feat. UCFS)
1.10.19 CT-N — Video | CT Medicaid Sustainability Forum
1.8.19 New Haven Independent — Primary Care Uber Update – Smartphone Not Required
1.3.19 Governor's Press Release — Governor Malloy Announces $30.8 Million in Grants to Assist Nonprofit Providers
12.21.18 Hartford Courant — Bristol to Offer “Recovery Coach” As New Tactic to Combat Opioid Addiction (feat. Wheeler Clinic)
12.21.18 Norwich Bulletin — Take Care of Your Mental Health During the Holidays (feat. UCFS)
12.21.18 WTNH — What You Need to Know About the Open Enrollment Extension (feat. CHCACT)
State Health News
1.16.19
Hartford Business Journal —
Report – CT Hospitals, Health Systems Generate $27B for Economy
1.16.19 Hartford Business Journal — CHC, Inc Debuts Individual Consulting Program in Meriden
1.14.19 UConn Today — Health Disparities Damage Men and Boys of Color and CT’s Economy
1.10.19 CT Mirror — State Sued Over Failure to Provide Adequate Medicaid Transportation
1.9.19 Register Citizen — Torrington Hospital’s Walk-in Clinic Closing; GoHealth Urgent Care Opens Monday
1.8.19 CT Mirror — Unpredictable Events and Outside Trends Shaped Malloy’s Health Care Policy
1.7.19 Hartford Business Journal — Op-Ed: CT Can Be a US Leader in Curbing Health Care Costs
1.4.19 CT Health Policy Project Blog — Weak Answers to State’s Second Set of Questions About YNHH Primary Care Plan
1.3.19 CT NewsJunkie — Analysis – Public Health Has a Free Rider Problem
1.2.19 CT Mirror — Discrimination Questions Add New Depth to Wellbeing Survey
12.27.18 Hartford Courant — Lawmakers Eye Anti-Vaping Measures, Like Flavor Ban, e-Cigarette Tax
12.26.18 Hartford Business Journal — Malloy Touts Health Care Successes
12.21.18 Fairfield County Business Journal — CT DPH Aims to Cut HIV to Zero
12.21.18 Hartford Courant — Lamont Transition Advisors Unveil Agenda During Series of Meetings
12.21.18 CT Mirror — CT Faces Long Crawl Out of Wealth Extremes, Crushing Debt
12.21.18 CT Health Policy Project Blog — New Data Mapping Tool Gives Changes in Uninsured Rates by CT Town
12.21.18 CT Health Policy Project Blog — PCMH+ Year One Performance and Savings Results
12.21.18 CT Mirror — Jepsen Sues Purdue, Saying It Reaped Profits By Fueling Opioid Addiction
1.16.19 Hartford Business Journal — CHC, Inc Debuts Individual Consulting Program in Meriden
1.14.19 UConn Today — Health Disparities Damage Men and Boys of Color and CT’s Economy
1.10.19 CT Mirror — State Sued Over Failure to Provide Adequate Medicaid Transportation
1.9.19 Register Citizen — Torrington Hospital’s Walk-in Clinic Closing; GoHealth Urgent Care Opens Monday
1.8.19 CT Mirror — Unpredictable Events and Outside Trends Shaped Malloy’s Health Care Policy
1.7.19 Hartford Business Journal — Op-Ed: CT Can Be a US Leader in Curbing Health Care Costs
1.4.19 CT Health Policy Project Blog — Weak Answers to State’s Second Set of Questions About YNHH Primary Care Plan
1.3.19 CT NewsJunkie — Analysis – Public Health Has a Free Rider Problem
1.2.19 CT Mirror — Discrimination Questions Add New Depth to Wellbeing Survey
12.27.18 Hartford Courant — Lawmakers Eye Anti-Vaping Measures, Like Flavor Ban, e-Cigarette Tax
12.26.18 Hartford Business Journal — Malloy Touts Health Care Successes
12.21.18 Fairfield County Business Journal — CT DPH Aims to Cut HIV to Zero
12.21.18 Hartford Courant — Lamont Transition Advisors Unveil Agenda During Series of Meetings
12.21.18 CT Mirror — CT Faces Long Crawl Out of Wealth Extremes, Crushing Debt
12.21.18 CT Health Policy Project Blog — New Data Mapping Tool Gives Changes in Uninsured Rates by CT Town
12.21.18 CT Health Policy Project Blog — PCMH+ Year One Performance and Savings Results
12.21.18 CT Mirror — Jepsen Sues Purdue, Saying It Reaped Profits By Fueling Opioid Addiction
Health Insurance / Health Reform News
1.22.19
CT Health I-Team —
Affordable Prescription Pricing, Public Insurance Option Among Legislature’s Health Care Goals
1.21.19 NY Times — Trump Proposals Could Increase Health Costs for Consumers
1.17.19 CT NewsJunkie — Enrollment in Access Health Dips By Over 3,000
1.14.19 WNPR — Judge Blocks Trump Birth Control Policy in 13 States and DC
1.11.19 CT NewsJunkie — Access Health CT Still Accepting Applications
1.11.19 Politico — Trump Wants to Bypass Congress on Medicaid Plan
1.10.19 Governing — Medicaid “Buy In” Could Be New Option for the Uninsured
1.5.19 Modern Healthcare — State Policy Experimentation Likely to Create Uncertainty for Providers in 2019
1.4.19 Vox — House Democrats Move to Defend Obamacare from Conservative Legal Challenge
1.3.19 Vox — 17 Attorneys General Are Appealing the Court Decision Overturning Obamacare
1.2.19 CT By the Numbers — How Does your Health Insurance Plan Stack Up? There’s a Resource for That
1.2.19 Hartford Business Journal — Report Calls for Changes to CT’s Medicaid Program for Children
12.21.18 CT NewsJunkie — What Happens in CT if ACA Ruling is Upheld?
12.21.18 Kaiser Health News — Short-Term Health Plans Hold Savings for Consumers, Profits for Brokers & Insurers
1.21.19 NY Times — Trump Proposals Could Increase Health Costs for Consumers
1.17.19 CT NewsJunkie — Enrollment in Access Health Dips By Over 3,000
1.14.19 WNPR — Judge Blocks Trump Birth Control Policy in 13 States and DC
1.11.19 CT NewsJunkie — Access Health CT Still Accepting Applications
1.11.19 Politico — Trump Wants to Bypass Congress on Medicaid Plan
1.10.19 Governing — Medicaid “Buy In” Could Be New Option for the Uninsured
1.5.19 Modern Healthcare — State Policy Experimentation Likely to Create Uncertainty for Providers in 2019
1.4.19 Vox — House Democrats Move to Defend Obamacare from Conservative Legal Challenge
1.3.19 Vox — 17 Attorneys General Are Appealing the Court Decision Overturning Obamacare
1.2.19 CT By the Numbers — How Does your Health Insurance Plan Stack Up? There’s a Resource for That
1.2.19 Hartford Business Journal — Report Calls for Changes to CT’s Medicaid Program for Children
12.21.18 CT NewsJunkie — What Happens in CT if ACA Ruling is Upheld?
12.21.18 Kaiser Health News — Short-Term Health Plans Hold Savings for Consumers, Profits for Brokers & Insurers
National / Other Health News
1.21.19
NY Times —
A Rising Threat to Pregnant Women – Syphilis
1.18.19 Fairfield County Business Journal — Urgent Care Centers Open With Greater Urgency
1.18.19 Kaiser Health News — Pain from the Government Shutdown Spreads. This Time, It’s Food Stamps.
1.15.19 Hartford Business Journal — CVS Health Commits $100M to Community Health, Wellness Programs
1.11.19 NY Times — The Flu is Widespread in the US and It’s Not Too Late to Get Vaccinated
1.10.19 CT NewsJunkie — Blumenthal Backs Bills to Lower Drug Prices
1.10.19 Kaiser Health News — Meth’s Resurgence Spotlights Lack of Meds to Combat Addiction
1.9.19 CT Mirror — USDA Finds Fix to Temporarily Extend Food Stamp, WIC Programs Despite Shutdown
1.7.19 Vox — “Are You a Doctor?” The Unchecked Racism Faced by Physicians of Color
1.3.19 Kaiser Health News — How the Government Shutdown Affects Health Programs
1.1.19 WNPR — Child Deaths from Opioids Nearly Tripled in Past Two Decades
12.26.18 Vox — The Simple Idea That Could Help End America’s Opioid Epidemic
12.21.18 Kaiser Health News — Hep C and Drug Abuse Often Go Hand in Hand, But Screening For Infection Lags
12.21.18 NY Times — Long-Acting Contraceptives Gaining Acceptance Among US Women
12.21.18 NY Times — Set It & Forget It – How Better Contraception Could Be a Key to Reducing Poverty
1.18.19 Fairfield County Business Journal — Urgent Care Centers Open With Greater Urgency
1.18.19 Kaiser Health News — Pain from the Government Shutdown Spreads. This Time, It’s Food Stamps.
1.15.19 Hartford Business Journal — CVS Health Commits $100M to Community Health, Wellness Programs
1.11.19 NY Times — The Flu is Widespread in the US and It’s Not Too Late to Get Vaccinated
1.10.19 CT NewsJunkie — Blumenthal Backs Bills to Lower Drug Prices
1.10.19 Kaiser Health News — Meth’s Resurgence Spotlights Lack of Meds to Combat Addiction
1.9.19 CT Mirror — USDA Finds Fix to Temporarily Extend Food Stamp, WIC Programs Despite Shutdown
1.7.19 Vox — “Are You a Doctor?” The Unchecked Racism Faced by Physicians of Color
1.3.19 Kaiser Health News — How the Government Shutdown Affects Health Programs
1.1.19 WNPR — Child Deaths from Opioids Nearly Tripled in Past Two Decades
12.26.18 Vox — The Simple Idea That Could Help End America’s Opioid Epidemic
12.21.18 Kaiser Health News — Hep C and Drug Abuse Often Go Hand in Hand, But Screening For Infection Lags
12.21.18 NY Times — Long-Acting Contraceptives Gaining Acceptance Among US Women
12.21.18 NY Times — Set It & Forget It – How Better Contraception Could Be a Key to Reducing Poverty
