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CT loses $155M in federal aid for public health programs

4 weeks ago | ctmirror.org | Keith Phaneuf |Katy Golvala |Laura Tillman

President Donald J. Trump’s administration canceled roughly $155 million in grants this week that affect infectious disease management, genetic screening of newborns and substance abuse prevention in Connecticut, leaving state officials scrambling Thursday to assess the depth of potentially lost services.
The future of Medicaid: rather than increases, cuts may be coming

4 weeks ago | ctpublic.org | Frankie Graziano |Katy Golvala |Keith Phaneuf

By Frankie Graziano, Published March 26, 2025 at 7:15 AM EDT Ayannah Brown / Connecticut PublicFILE: Hundreds gathered at the State Capitol to rally against congressional Republicans’ proposed cuts to Medicaid in Hartford, Connecticut on March 18th, 2025. The state budget may be headed for a “world of pain.” That’s according to our friends at the Connecticut Mirror.
CT loses $155M in federal aid for public health programs

1 month ago | hartfordbusiness.com | Keith Phaneuf |Katy Golvala |Laura Tillman

President Donald J. Trump’s administration canceled roughly $155 million in grants this week that affect infectious disease management, genetic screening of newborns and substance abuse prevention in Connecticut, leaving state officials scrambling Thursday to assess the depth of potentially lost services.
Lamont, officials brace for federal cuts to Medicaid

1 month ago | courant.com | Katy Golvala |Keith Phaneuf

One day after lawmakers ignored his appeal to be frugal with special education, Gov. Ned Lamont previewed the looming fiscal nightmare that is Medicaid. In other words, be careful with the state budget, because it soon could be in for a world of pain. It likely will be months before states will know how deeply Congress and President Donald Trump will cut into the federal entitlement program that funds health care for 1.2 million Connecticut residents.
Lamont, officials brace for federal cuts to Medicaid

1 month ago | ctmirror.org | Keith Phaneuf |Katy Golvala

One day after lawmakers ignored his appeal to be frugal with special education, Gov. Ned Lamont previewed the looming fiscal nightmare that is Medicaid. In other words, be careful with the state budget, because it soon could be in for a world of pain. It likely will be months before states will know how deeply Congress and President Donald Trump will cut into the federal entitlement program that funds health care for 1.2 million Connecticut residents.
CT advocates, families fearful amid Trump transgender executive orders

2 months ago | nancyonnorwalk.com | Katy Golvala |Jessika Harkay |Michael McGuire |Justin Matley

Connecticut reaffirmed Title IX protections last year that schools must treat all students equitably, regardless of their gender identitySarah Celotto doesn’t know if she was being naive.
What Lamont’s CT budget proposal would mean for health care

2 months ago | ctmirror.org | Katy Golvala |Jenna Carlesso |Keith Phaneuf

Increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates, restructuring hospital taxes and reining in pharmaceutical costs topped Gov. Ned Lamont’s list of health care priorities in his spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1. The governor also proposed adding funds for oversight of hospitals and home care programs. In his budget address, Lamont addressed anticipated pushback from different sectors of the health care industry. “There are some initiatives that may drive the lobbyists crazy,” Lamont said.
CT advocates, families fearful amid Trump transgender executive orders

2 months ago | courant.com | Jessika Harkay |Katy Golvala

More snow, sleet, freezing rain headed to CT. What weather services say is coming.
CT advocates fearful amid Trump transgender executive orders

2 months ago | ctmirror.org | Jessika Harkay |Katy Golvala

Sarah Celotto doesn’t know if she was being naive. Celotto, a Guilford resident and mother to a 17-year-old transgender son, thought Donald Trump’s rhetoric on the campaign trail, which vowed to stop “left-wing gender insanity” and “the chemical, physical, and emotional mutilation of our youth,” was frightening at the time — but she also thought it may have been “empty campaign promises, like most politicians,” she said.
With federal funding in limbo, CT Dems propose Medicaid expansion

2 months ago | courant.com | Katy Golvala |Keith Phaneuf

State Democratic leaders on Tuesday unveiled a $250 million, three-year plan to increase how much Medicaid pays to physicians for services provided to low-income residents. If implemented, these would be the first across-the-board increases to Connecticut’s Medicaid reimbursement rates in nearly two decades. The announcement came against the backdrop of a directive issued by the Trump administration late Monday to pause and review trillions of dollars in federal financial assistance.