This Week in CHCACTion! December 10, 2018
Read about CHCACT's Recent Programs Showcase. Also: Funding Opportunities, Health Policy News, Upcoming Events, and Social Media.
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This Week in CHCACTion! December 3, 2018
Read about the Most Recent Statewide Healthcare for the Homeless Conference Also: Funding Opportunities, Health Policy News, Upcoming Events, and Social Media.
This Week in CHCACTion! November 26, 2018
Read an Update on the CHCACT IT Directors Workgroup Also: Funding Opportunities, Health Policy News, Upcoming Events, and Social Media.
Recent Health Policy News
Here are recent health policy news articles. 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
12.10.18
CT NewsJunkie —
Op-Ed – Fair Haven Community Health Center Transition Makes Sense
12.8.18 The Hour — Hospitals Reduce ER Visits With Proactive Community Support (feat. Norwalk Community Health Center)
12.5.18 CT Post — Rescue Mission Eyes Defunct Nursing Home as New Center (feat. Optimus)
11.29.18 New Haven Independent — Primary Plan’s Obstacle – Broken Bus System (feat. CS-Hill, Fair Haven)
11.29.18 New Haven Register — State Wants Details of Yale Clinic Deal
11.29.18 Register Citizen — Torrington Center Offer PrEP Information On World AIDS Day (feat. Community Health & Wellness Center of Greater Torrington)
11.27.18 Hartford Courant — Wheeler Clinic Gets $2.7 Million in Grants to Battle Substance Use in Hartford
11.25.18 Register Citizen — Torrington Health Center Honors Veteran at Thanksgiving Breakfast
12.8.18 The Hour — Hospitals Reduce ER Visits With Proactive Community Support (feat. Norwalk Community Health Center)
12.5.18 CT Post — Rescue Mission Eyes Defunct Nursing Home as New Center (feat. Optimus)
11.29.18 New Haven Independent — Primary Plan’s Obstacle – Broken Bus System (feat. CS-Hill, Fair Haven)
11.29.18 New Haven Register — State Wants Details of Yale Clinic Deal
11.29.18 Register Citizen — Torrington Center Offer PrEP Information On World AIDS Day (feat. Community Health & Wellness Center of Greater Torrington)
11.27.18 Hartford Courant — Wheeler Clinic Gets $2.7 Million in Grants to Battle Substance Use in Hartford
11.25.18 Register Citizen — Torrington Health Center Honors Veteran at Thanksgiving Breakfast
State Health News
12.4.18
New Haven Independent —
Farwell Questions Primary Care Move’s Impact on Poor
12.3.18 Hartford Courant — Bypassed Generation – Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Born to Addicted Parents
12.3.18 CT NewsJunkie — Op-Ed – Clinic Plan Could Hit State Budget, Raise Patient Costs, Increase Barriers to Access
11.29.18 New Haven Register — Yale to Offer Emergency Contraception Via Vending Machine
11.29.18 CT NewsJunkie — Op-Ed – Concerns over Teen Vaping on the Rise
11.28.18 Hartford Business Journal — UConn Health to Give Up Facility Fees for Skin Cancer Treatment
11.27.18 Hartford Courant — New Britain’s Reason for New Approach to Drug Addiction: “We Can’t Arrest Our Way Out of This”
11.26.18 Hartford Business Journal — As Aging Population Boosts Demand for Orthopedic Care, Hospitals & Others Bet Big on New Outpatient Facilities
11.26.18 Hartford Courant — Recreational Marijuana Stokes Concerns About Youth Substance Abuse
11.26.18 Hartford Courant — Op-Ed – Clinic Plan Could Jeopardize Abortion Access
11.24.18 CT Health Policy Project Blog — Public Hearing on Yale New Haven Primary Care Plan This Week
12.3.18 Hartford Courant — Bypassed Generation – Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Born to Addicted Parents
12.3.18 CT NewsJunkie — Op-Ed – Clinic Plan Could Hit State Budget, Raise Patient Costs, Increase Barriers to Access
11.29.18 New Haven Register — Yale to Offer Emergency Contraception Via Vending Machine
11.29.18 CT NewsJunkie — Op-Ed – Concerns over Teen Vaping on the Rise
11.28.18 Hartford Business Journal — UConn Health to Give Up Facility Fees for Skin Cancer Treatment
11.27.18 Hartford Courant — New Britain’s Reason for New Approach to Drug Addiction: “We Can’t Arrest Our Way Out of This”
11.26.18 Hartford Business Journal — As Aging Population Boosts Demand for Orthopedic Care, Hospitals & Others Bet Big on New Outpatient Facilities
11.26.18 Hartford Courant — Recreational Marijuana Stokes Concerns About Youth Substance Abuse
11.26.18 Hartford Courant — Op-Ed – Clinic Plan Could Jeopardize Abortion Access
11.24.18 CT Health Policy Project Blog — Public Hearing on Yale New Haven Primary Care Plan This Week
Health Insurance / Health Reform News
12.6.18
NY Times —
Why is Obamacare Enrollment Down?
12.5.18 Kaiser Health News — Without Obamacare Penalty, Think It’ll Be Nice to Drop Your Plan? Think Twice
11.30.18 CT NewsJunkie — Enrollment in Access Health CT Ahead of Last Year’s Pace
11.30.18 Governing — Trump Administration Gives States New Ways to Rewrite Obamacare
11.30.18 Hawaii News Now — In “Game Changer,” Hawaii Given Approval to Use Medicaid Dollars to Help Chronically Homeless
11.29.18 Kaiser Health News — Number of Uninsured Kids Rose for First Time This Decade
11.26.18 Governing — How a Tiny Office in Ohio is Transforming Health Care
12.5.18 Kaiser Health News — Without Obamacare Penalty, Think It’ll Be Nice to Drop Your Plan? Think Twice
11.30.18 CT NewsJunkie — Enrollment in Access Health CT Ahead of Last Year’s Pace
11.30.18 Governing — Trump Administration Gives States New Ways to Rewrite Obamacare
11.30.18 Hawaii News Now — In “Game Changer,” Hawaii Given Approval to Use Medicaid Dollars to Help Chronically Homeless
11.29.18 Kaiser Health News — Number of Uninsured Kids Rose for First Time This Decade
11.26.18 Governing — How a Tiny Office in Ohio is Transforming Health Care
National / Other Health News
12.10.18
NPR —
We’re Fighting for our Lives – Patients Protest Sky-High Insulin Prices
12.10.18 NY Times — Hospital-Acquired Infections are Declining
12.9.18 NPR — For One Rural Community, Fighting Addiction Started With Recruiting the Right Doctor
12.6.18 AP — Report – US Health Spending Hits $3.5 Trillion, But Growth Slows
12.6.18 WNPR — School-Based Counselors Help Kids Cope With Fallout From Drug Addiction
12.4.18 Governing — Trump’s New Immigration Rule Could Threaten Health Care for 6.8 Million Children Who Are US Citizens
12.3.18 NPR — The Growing Number of Suicides is Dragging Down US Life Expectancy
11.26.18 Kaiser Health News — Overshadowed by Opioids, Meth is Back and Hospitalizations Surge
11.25.18 NY Times — This City’s Overdose Deaths Have Plunged. Can Others Learn From It?
12.10.18 NY Times — Hospital-Acquired Infections are Declining
12.9.18 NPR — For One Rural Community, Fighting Addiction Started With Recruiting the Right Doctor
12.6.18 AP — Report – US Health Spending Hits $3.5 Trillion, But Growth Slows
12.6.18 WNPR — School-Based Counselors Help Kids Cope With Fallout From Drug Addiction
12.4.18 Governing — Trump’s New Immigration Rule Could Threaten Health Care for 6.8 Million Children Who Are US Citizens
12.3.18 NPR — The Growing Number of Suicides is Dragging Down US Life Expectancy
11.26.18 Kaiser Health News — Overshadowed by Opioids, Meth is Back and Hospitalizations Surge
11.25.18 NY Times — This City’s Overdose Deaths Have Plunged. Can Others Learn From It?
