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Rising insurance costs and persistent economic hardship are reshaping local healthcare, Community Health and Wellness Center CEO Joanne Borduas said, describing the landscape as “shifting” at a town hall event Tuesday, Jan. 20, at the Colonial Theatre.
Across Connecticut, residents who fear they or a loved one may be deported are self-isolating and facing mounting mental and physical health consequences as a result.
The Trump administration slashed then restored roughly $2 billion in mental health and addiction services grants between Tuesday and Wednesday evening, leaving Connecticut officials and advocates concerned and scrambling, then relieved and exhausted.
State lawmakers in Hartford are urging Gov. Ned Lamont to take immediate action when it comes to helping people who rely on food, healthcare and social programs funded by the federal government.
Connecticut will receive about $154 million in its first tranche of federal assistance to improve health care and access in rural parts of the state. The federal aid comes from the Rural Health Transformation Program, a $50 billion fund that will dole out money to all states over the next five years.
It is imperative that Connecticut takes proactive steps to protect its residents. The clearest path forward is for the state to expand and strengthen community health centers (CHCs), which provide affordable primary care and prevent emergency room overcrowding. By investing in community health centers, Connecticut can keep its citizens healthy, reduce long waits, and ensure timely care even as federal cuts take effect.
Lamont submitted his first official plan to tap into a $500 million state contingency fund that lawmakers established in a special session last month to backfill lost or delayed federal funding due to federal budget cutbacks or policies enacted by President Donald Trump and Congress.
Wheeler Health President & CEO Sabrina Trocchi appeared on NBC CT’s CT Live to describe services provided by Wheeler.
With the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) launch of the 340B rebate pilot program, providers participating in the 340B Drug Pricing Program face a new operational landscape.
