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Alabama healthcare consumers face rate hikes under ACA
The ongoing standoff between Congressional Democrats and Republicans could have major implications for Alabama getting their healthcare through the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare. The website Healthcare.org says roughly a half million...
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Green joins new public health alliance formed by governors
Gov. Josh Green is one of 15 state governors that have joined forces to launch a new alliance to coordinate public health efforts. The Governors Public Health Alliance, announced Wednesday, will serve as a nonpartisan coordinating hub for...
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Kevin Rennie: Connecticut’s $400 million catastrophe. If only regulators had paid attention
In a world of uncertainties, our state’s governors can count on one constant: the relentless burden of the University of Connecticut Health Center. The Farmington hospital has been losing vast amounts of money for decades. Gov. Ned Lamont, our...
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CT plans to transfer properties containing dilapidated former psychiatric hospital. What to know.
The state of Connecticut is prepping for the future transfer of land that includes an abandoned psychiatric hospital, records show. The state Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services received permission in 2010 to proceed with closing...
Owner: Randall D. Smith & Heath Freeman
Pa. requires health insurance providers to cover COVID-19 and other vaccines
Health insurers in Pennsylvania will be required to cover COVID-19 and other vaccinations through 2026. All accident and health insurance policy issuers in the commonwealth will have to cover vaccinations “without cost-sharing and the imposition...
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Healthcare 2025: Which states have the fastest emergency care amid staffing pressures?
Workers in New York City: © Digital Journal The average U.S. resident will visit the emergency room (ER) 34.5 times in their life. From accidents to chronic illnesses, each year, there are four visits per 10 people. With such high numbers of...
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Fifteen Governors Create New Public Health Alliance
The governors of 15 states, whose populations account for more than one-third of the total U.S. population, have announced a bipartisan alliance around public health. As Reuters’ Siddhi Mahatole reported on Wednesday, October 15, “A coalition of...
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Access Health costs will increase, even if tax credits extended
Access Health CT’s open enrollment is only weeks away, and there’s still a lot of uncertainty about who is eligible for the program. But one thing is clear: the cost of health care will increase. As a part of the American Rescue Plan Act in 2021,...
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As Federal Action Stalls, States Aim to Curb Private Equity Greed in Health Care
Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. New legislation in California is poised to rein in the financialization of healthcare — part of a growing trend of states taking...
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Connecticut Among The Best States For Children’s Development
Do you believe that you're raising your children in the right place in the world? If you live in New England you do, according to a new study. SmileHub.org has just released their new study Best States for Children (2025) where they've compared...
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Senate Democrats reject government funding bill for tenth time over healthcare subsidies
Senate Democrats rejected a stopgap spending bill Thursday, October 16, that would reopen the government, marking the tenth consecutive failed vote as lawmakers remain deadlocked over healthcare benefits. The vote failed 51-45, falling short of...
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Hochul extends order to allow COVID vax while joining Dem governors in new public-health alliance
ALBANY COUNTY — On Oct. 14, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that she has joined 14 other governors, representing more than a third of the people in the United States, in a nonpartisan, not-for-profit coalition called the Governors Public Health...
Owner: Melissa Hale-Spencer
Governors from 14 states, 1 territory become allies for public health with new nonpartisan initiative
Governors from 14 states and one U.S. territory launched a new alliance this week to protect the health of people throughout the United States. The Governors Public Health Alliance will serve as a nonpartisan coordinating hub to facilitate data...
Owner: Paul Conway
Connecticut Expert Explains the Truth Behind Halloween’s Spookiest Animal Myths
Connecticut Expert Explains the Truth Behind Halloween’s Spookiest Animal Myths The other day my daughter Vida looked up at me and said, “Hey Dad, did you know it’s spooky season?” And just like that, from now until the end of time, that’s what...
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Missing person found dead during search of Connecticut Hill State Forest: Sheriff
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A large-scale search for a missing person in Connecticut Hill State Forest ended with the subject discovered deceased in the woods. The missing person was located around 11:30 a.m. Oct. 16 in Tompkins County, according to the Schuyler County...
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Eastern Highlands Health District releases fall 2025 vaccine recommendations
The Eastern Highlands Health District (EHHD) released its 2025-2026 season vaccination recommendations on Oct. 7, urging local residents to stay up to date on their influenza, COVID-19 and RSV shots this fall. Several COVID-19 vaccines. The DPH...
Owner: University of Connecticut
Regulate Online Games, Says Addiction Medicine Group After BU School Stabbing
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 — The Addiction Medicine Association of Malaysia (AMAM) called today for regulation of all online games and platforms, following the fatal Bandar Utama (BU) school stabbing. AMAM president Dr Steven Chow said unregulated...
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Protein powders contain high amounts of lead, new report says: A Pharmacologist explains the data
Most of the products the study tested contained much less lead than the FDA deems unsafe, but some did have a concerning amount. WASHINGTON — This story from The Conversation is by C. Michael White, Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice,...
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CVS acquires Rite Aid prescription files from 42 NJ pharmacies
The basics: CVS completes acquisition of prescription files from 626 Rite Aid and Bartell Drugs locations across 15 states Deal includes records from 42 former Rite Aid pharmacies in New Jersey CVS said the move expands access to pharmacy care and...
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Film, Panel Discussion Highlight Problems In Health Insurance Industry
HARTFORD, CT — A screening of a local film tackling the health insurance industry and panel discussion highlighted the persistent shortcomings of a system that often denies coverage with potentially deadly consequences. The film, "Midas," by...
Owner: Paul Feldman