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Coverage Through CT's Health Exchange Will Soon Be Cheaper For …

For new people signing up, coverage will begin the first day of the month following enrollment. So if someone signs up on May 10, that person’s coverage would begin on June 1. The … See more

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Open enrollment begins in CT today. What you need to know.

WEBOpen enrollment for 2023 health plans on Connecticut’s Affordable Care Act exchange begins Tuesday. Insurers drew controversy over the summer when they …

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COVID-19 Connecticut Public

WEBAs COVID-19 becomes endemic, we should still take it seriously, CT doctor says. Lori Mack. , February 20, 2024. COVID-19 has become a regular fixture in the …

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The new 988 mental health hotline is live. Here's what to know

WEBAP. Starting July 16, people in mental health crisis will have a new three-digit number, 988, through which to reach trained counselors. Updated July 16, 2022 at 12:02 …

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Enrollment is open for ACA health plans. Here's what's to know …

WEBFor millions of Americans who buy their own health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace, the end of the year brings a day of reckoning: It's time …

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Yale New Haven Health to acquire three hospitals in central CT

WEBThe New Haven-based health system, the state’s largest by revenue, said Thursday it had signed an agreement with Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical …

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Connecticut health inequality: DataHaven report exposes stark

WEBStatewide, that rate is 11%, according to the report. The study also found another alarming racial disparity with births. In Fairfield County Black babies are more …

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Nearly 1 Million Secure 2021 Health Insurance Through Access …

WEBNearly 1 million people in Connecticut chose health insurance plans for 2021 through Access Health CT, the state’s Affordable Care Act marketplace, new data show. …

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CT’s big hospital systems are buying up private practices and small

WEBHospital mergers are changing the way people in CT receive care. In Connecticut, two systems — Yale New Haven and Hartford HealthCare — are on the …

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Medical workers and lawmakers rally in Hartford amid uncertain …

WEBRegina Pilatti, a registered nurse at Manchester Hospital, was among health care workers from Manchester, Rockville, and Waterbury hospitals rallying at the state …

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Manisha Juthani Is Lamont’s Nominee To Lead CT Department Of …

WEBGov. Ned Lamont on Monday selected Dr. Manisha Juthani, a physician of infectious diseases at the Yale School of Medicine, to be commissioner of the state’s …

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Consumer advocates warn hospital merger could be bad for CT …

WEBConsumer advocates and public health analysts say residents and insurance payers have a reason to be concerned about the deal. They say research is …

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Meet the hospital mega-landlord at the center of the Yale …

WEBIn October 2022, when MPT announced the agreement to sell to Yale New Haven Health, or YNHH, the company said it had collected $104 million from the …

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Affordable Care Act Connecticut Public

WEBAffordable Care Act. Connecticut, like other states, launched an online health exchange -- Access Health CT -- where residents can shop for and purchase …

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Undocumented People Without Health Insurance Live With Fear

WEBAbout 6% of the state’s population is uninsured. According to a study by Access Health CT, Black and Latino people accounted for 19% of the uninsured …

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Financially Challenged But Fierce, Griffin Hospital Innovates Its …

WEBSweating in his black jacket under a brilliant spring sun, Keith J. DuPerry, 40, waited in line on the New Haven Green. Destination: FEMA’s first-in-the-nation COVID …

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New health commissioner confronts health disparities, climate …

WEBJuthani hopes her keen listening skills and discerning nature will be strengths as she dives into her new role as commissioner of the state’s Department of Public …

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Connecticut DPH targets year end to correct doctor disciplinary …

WEBA staffer from the Department of Public Health told members of Connecticut’s Medical Examining Board on Tuesday that he aims to complete the work …

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Got brothers or sisters

WEBStand up for civility. This news story is funded in large part by Connecticut Public’s Members — listeners, viewers, and readers like you who value fact-based …

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Bill advances to expand CT's Medicaid for undocumented …

WEBConnecticut immigrant advocates are encouraged that a bill they've championed has taken a step forward in the state legislature. The proposal would …

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We take your calls Connecticut Public

WEBWe’ve been doing these shows a couple times a month where we don’t book any guests, where we fill the hour with your calls. And your calls have been interesting …

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Aid-in-dying bill clears committee vote Connecticut Public

WEBPublished March 4, 2022 at 4:53 PM EST. CT MIRROR. State Rep. Jonathan Steinberg, a co-chair of the public health committee, said "strongly held" religious beliefs prevented …

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CT presents draft settlement in YNHH-Prospect hospitals sale

WEBState officials have presented a draft settlement agreement to parties involved in Yale New Haven Health’s bid to purchase three Connecticut hospitals owned …

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Nearly 300 people arrested at campus protests against the war in …

WEBUniversities across the country turned to forced removal of pro-Palestinian protests and encampments this weekend as more and more students mounted …

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Murder of visiting nurse ignites demands for stronger home care

WEBLt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz called Grayson’s murder a “wake-up call to protect our health care workers, our nurses, our home health aides” and legislators vowed to …

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A 100-degree heat wave in Gaza offers a sweltering glimpse of a …

WEBBy Friday, the two-day heat wave had broken, and temperatures had returned to the 70s. But for Palestinians and aid workers alike, the high heat served as a preview …

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