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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 Deb Polun at dpolun@chcact.org.
Featured Stories
4.17.19
CT Health I-Team —
Smoking Cessation Programs for People With Mental Illness are Hard to Find
(feat. Wheeler Clinic)
4.17.19 Patch — Norwalk Community Health Center WECARE Earns National Recognition
4.16.19 Norwich Bulletin — Autism Awareness – Putting the Pieces Together (feat. UCFS)
4.12.19 Brattleboro Reformer — Op-Ed: Bernie Sanders – Community Health Centers Provide Affordable & Quality Care
4.10.19 Hartford Courant — Op-Ed: Legislators, Remove Barriers to HIV Prevention for Youths (feat. Fair Haven Community Health Care)
4.10.19 New Haven Independent — Real Life HIV Stories PrEP State For Change (feat. Fair Haven Community Health Care)
4.9.19 New Haven Independent — Flood-Proofing Promised for Primary Care Site (feat. Cornell Scott-Hill, Fair Haven)
4.3.19 New Haven Independent — $5.3 Million “Healthy Start” Grant Targets Men (feat. Cornell Scott-Hill, Fair Haven)
4.1.19 CT Health Foundation Blog — “We Meet the Community Where They Are: What Makes Community Health Workers Unique” (feat, Optimus)
3.28.19 Hartford Courant — Recovery Group for Teens, Families (feat. Wheeler Clinic)
3.24.19 CT Post — St. Vincent’s Will Host Community Forum on Health (feat. Optimus, Southwest)
3.22.19 New Haven Independent — Primary Care Move Delayed to 2020 (feat. CS-Hill, Fair Haven)
3.21.19 Meriden Record-Journal — State Panel Considering Screenings to Address Youth Suicide (feat. Wheeler Clinic)
3.19.19 The Hour — Federal Funds at Stake, Participation in 2020 Census Urged (feat. Norwalk Community Health Center)
4.17.19 Patch — Norwalk Community Health Center WECARE Earns National Recognition
4.16.19 Norwich Bulletin — Autism Awareness – Putting the Pieces Together (feat. UCFS)
4.12.19 Brattleboro Reformer — Op-Ed: Bernie Sanders – Community Health Centers Provide Affordable & Quality Care
4.10.19 Hartford Courant — Op-Ed: Legislators, Remove Barriers to HIV Prevention for Youths (feat. Fair Haven Community Health Care)
4.10.19 New Haven Independent — Real Life HIV Stories PrEP State For Change (feat. Fair Haven Community Health Care)
4.9.19 New Haven Independent — Flood-Proofing Promised for Primary Care Site (feat. Cornell Scott-Hill, Fair Haven)
4.3.19 New Haven Independent — $5.3 Million “Healthy Start” Grant Targets Men (feat. Cornell Scott-Hill, Fair Haven)
4.1.19 CT Health Foundation Blog — “We Meet the Community Where They Are: What Makes Community Health Workers Unique” (feat, Optimus)
3.28.19 Hartford Courant — Recovery Group for Teens, Families (feat. Wheeler Clinic)
3.24.19 CT Post — St. Vincent’s Will Host Community Forum on Health (feat. Optimus, Southwest)
3.22.19 New Haven Independent — Primary Care Move Delayed to 2020 (feat. CS-Hill, Fair Haven)
3.21.19 Meriden Record-Journal — State Panel Considering Screenings to Address Youth Suicide (feat. Wheeler Clinic)
3.19.19 The Hour — Federal Funds at Stake, Participation in 2020 Census Urged (feat. Norwalk Community Health Center)
State Health News
4.18.19
CT Mirror —
Lawmakers – $53 Million Price Tag on Health Coverage for Undocumented Children Too High
4.17.19 Hartford Business Journal — Report – Hospital Inpatient, ER Visits Down Sharply
4.14.19 Hartford Courant — Free Dental Clinic Treats Hundreds of Underserved, Uninsured Patients
4.12.19 CT NewsJunkie — Facing Challenges, Veyo Looks to Improve Further
4.12.19 CT Mirror — Third Case of Measles This Year Confirmed in Connecticut
4.8.19 CT Mirror — New DCF Commissioner Emphasizes Importance of Safe Sleep for Babies
4.4.19 CT NewsJunkie — Drug Treatment for Inmates Could Save Lives
4.4.19 CT Mirror — Blacks Dying From Fentanyl at Same Rate as Whites for First Time
4.3.19 CT NewsJunkie — Op-Ed: ACOs May Be the New HMOs and They Need a Watchdog
4.3.19 Hartford Business Journal — CT Regulator Greenlights WCHN Merger, With Cost Cap
4.3.19 WNPR — Community Health Workers Fill Gaps in CT and Look to Solidify Their Roles
4.2.19 CT by the Numbers — Framework Proposed to Improve Child Health Services in CT
4.1.19 CT Viewpoints — Mental Health Patient Safety Must Come First
3.27.19 Hartford Business Journal — Report: Hartford Area Ranks Fourth in Physician Wage Gap
3.27.19 WNPR — Outgoing Public Health Commissioner Talks Health Costs, Disparities And The State’s Future
3.25.19 Hartford Business Journal — Feds Award CT $5.8M to Expand Opioid Treatment
3.24.19 CT By the Numbers — Food Insecurity and Obesity Remain Unsettled Challenges for Many in CT
3.23.19 WNPR — Connecticut Doctors Push Back Against Medical Cannabis for Opioid Use Disorders
3.22.19 CT Mirror — Network Proposed to Help LGBTQ Community
3.21.19 CT Mirror — For the Second Time, Health Program for Seniors in the Budget Bull’s Eye
4.17.19 Hartford Business Journal — Report – Hospital Inpatient, ER Visits Down Sharply
4.14.19 Hartford Courant — Free Dental Clinic Treats Hundreds of Underserved, Uninsured Patients
4.12.19 CT NewsJunkie — Facing Challenges, Veyo Looks to Improve Further
4.12.19 CT Mirror — Third Case of Measles This Year Confirmed in Connecticut
4.8.19 CT Mirror — New DCF Commissioner Emphasizes Importance of Safe Sleep for Babies
4.4.19 CT NewsJunkie — Drug Treatment for Inmates Could Save Lives
4.4.19 CT Mirror — Blacks Dying From Fentanyl at Same Rate as Whites for First Time
4.3.19 CT NewsJunkie — Op-Ed: ACOs May Be the New HMOs and They Need a Watchdog
4.3.19 Hartford Business Journal — CT Regulator Greenlights WCHN Merger, With Cost Cap
4.3.19 WNPR — Community Health Workers Fill Gaps in CT and Look to Solidify Their Roles
4.2.19 CT by the Numbers — Framework Proposed to Improve Child Health Services in CT
4.1.19 CT Viewpoints — Mental Health Patient Safety Must Come First
3.27.19 Hartford Business Journal — Report: Hartford Area Ranks Fourth in Physician Wage Gap
3.27.19 WNPR — Outgoing Public Health Commissioner Talks Health Costs, Disparities And The State’s Future
3.25.19 Hartford Business Journal — Feds Award CT $5.8M to Expand Opioid Treatment
3.24.19 CT By the Numbers — Food Insecurity and Obesity Remain Unsettled Challenges for Many in CT
3.23.19 WNPR — Connecticut Doctors Push Back Against Medical Cannabis for Opioid Use Disorders
3.22.19 CT Mirror — Network Proposed to Help LGBTQ Community
3.21.19 CT Mirror — For the Second Time, Health Program for Seniors in the Budget Bull’s Eye
Health Insurance / Health Reform News
4.19.19
Fairfield County Business Journal —
ConnectiCare President – Collaborative Approach to Reduce Health Care Costs Could Have National Implications
4.17.19 CT Mirror — Legislation Shielding People With Pre-Existing Conditions Clears House
4.11.19 AP — Top Senate Dem Stops Short of Embracing Medicare for All
4.8.19 CT Viewpoints — Keeping Health Insurance Statements Private
4.5.19 Hartford Business Journal — $2.2 Million Start Up Cost for “Public Option” Health Plan
4.2.19 CT NewsJunkie — Op-Ed: Taming High Deductible Health Plans
3.27.19 CT NewsJunkie — Connecticut Looks to Defend ACA as Justice Looks to Strike it Down
3.27.19 Kaiser Health News — Federal Judge Again Blocks Medicaid Work Requirements
3.21.19 CT Mirror — Committee Endorses Bill to Expand Health Coverage to Undocumented Youth
3.20.19 CT NewsJunkie — Committee Takes First Step Toward Public Option
3.19.19 CT Viewpoints — An Insurance Proposal to Smile About
4.17.19 CT Mirror — Legislation Shielding People With Pre-Existing Conditions Clears House
4.11.19 AP — Top Senate Dem Stops Short of Embracing Medicare for All
4.8.19 CT Viewpoints — Keeping Health Insurance Statements Private
4.5.19 Hartford Business Journal — $2.2 Million Start Up Cost for “Public Option” Health Plan
4.2.19 CT NewsJunkie — Op-Ed: Taming High Deductible Health Plans
3.27.19 CT NewsJunkie — Connecticut Looks to Defend ACA as Justice Looks to Strike it Down
3.27.19 Kaiser Health News — Federal Judge Again Blocks Medicaid Work Requirements
3.21.19 CT Mirror — Committee Endorses Bill to Expand Health Coverage to Undocumented Youth
3.20.19 CT NewsJunkie — Committee Takes First Step Toward Public Option
3.19.19 CT Viewpoints — An Insurance Proposal to Smile About
National / Other Health News
4.19.19
Kaiser Health News —
Liver Illness Strikes Latino Children Like a “Silent Tsunami”
4.18.19 New York Times — Senator McConnell, a Tobacco Ally, Supports Raising Age to Buy Cigarettes
4.18.19 NPR — High-Deductible Insurance Plans Linked to Delayed Diagnosis & Treatment
4.16.19 AP — Telemedicine, Walk-In Clinics Cloud Role of Family Doctor
4.13.19 Daily Beast — Syphilis is Spreading Across Rural America
4.12.19 New York Times — A New Rx for Diabetes – Lighten Up
4.10.19 CT NewsJunkie — Larson Wants Spotlight on High Price of Meds
4.9.19 Governing — 78 New Measles Cases: Outbreak Approaches Record as Reports Spread to More States
4.3.19 Vox — Nicotine-Induced Seizures Could Be a Side-Effect of Vaping
3.29.19 Vox — Colorectal Cancer is Killing More 20-to-30-Year-Olds
3.28.19 Governing — Poorest Expected to Lose Food Stamps First Under New Rule
3.28.19 Governing — Trump More than Doubled Funding for the Opioid Crisis. How is it Being Spent?
3.27.19 CT Health I-Team — Cancer Death Rates Decline, But Income is a Factor in Survival
3.27.19 NY Times — Mammogram Centers Must Tell Women if They Have Dense Breasts, FDA Proposes
3.25.19 Governing — Does Raising the Minimum Wage Save Money on Social Services?
3.22.19 Governing — Are State Policies Preventing Stroke Victims from Getting the Care They Need?
3.21.19 Kaiser Health News — FDA Chief Calls for Stricter Scrutiny of Electronic Health Records
3.20.19 New Haven Independent — DeLauro Wades into Healthcare Debate
4.18.19 New York Times — Senator McConnell, a Tobacco Ally, Supports Raising Age to Buy Cigarettes
4.18.19 NPR — High-Deductible Insurance Plans Linked to Delayed Diagnosis & Treatment
4.16.19 AP — Telemedicine, Walk-In Clinics Cloud Role of Family Doctor
4.13.19 Daily Beast — Syphilis is Spreading Across Rural America
4.12.19 New York Times — A New Rx for Diabetes – Lighten Up
4.10.19 CT NewsJunkie — Larson Wants Spotlight on High Price of Meds
4.9.19 Governing — 78 New Measles Cases: Outbreak Approaches Record as Reports Spread to More States
4.3.19 Vox — Nicotine-Induced Seizures Could Be a Side-Effect of Vaping
3.29.19 Vox — Colorectal Cancer is Killing More 20-to-30-Year-Olds
3.28.19 Governing — Poorest Expected to Lose Food Stamps First Under New Rule
3.28.19 Governing — Trump More than Doubled Funding for the Opioid Crisis. How is it Being Spent?
3.27.19 CT Health I-Team — Cancer Death Rates Decline, But Income is a Factor in Survival
3.27.19 NY Times — Mammogram Centers Must Tell Women if They Have Dense Breasts, FDA Proposes
3.25.19 Governing — Does Raising the Minimum Wage Save Money on Social Services?
3.22.19 Governing — Are State Policies Preventing Stroke Victims from Getting the Care They Need?
3.21.19 Kaiser Health News — FDA Chief Calls for Stricter Scrutiny of Electronic Health Records
3.20.19 New Haven Independent — DeLauro Wades into Healthcare Debate
