health care

Blumenthal announced his plans to provide more health care options for veterans who were exposed to toxins while they were in combat, like burn pits and Agent Orange.

The HUSKY health program in Connecticut will now cover undocumented youth up to age 12.

WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Erica Phillips to discuss her article, “Rising health care costs weigh on CT small businesses and nonprofits,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.

Proposed legislation comes after Hartford HealthCare was sued, in part over conduct the bill seeks to regulate.

“Not only is it the right thing to do, but it’s fiscally responsible to make sure that kids in Connecticut can go to a doctor when they’re sick,” said state Sen. Matt Lesser.

Senate Minority Leader Kevin Kelly said the current health care system has allowed costs to increase every year since 2010.

Senator Chris Murphy said it’s a game changer that would get drug prices lower.

The bill would guarantee health benefits to veterans suffering from the effects of exposure to toxic chemicals including burn pits, nerve gas, radiation and other combat poisons.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul said the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for hospital workers has not caused any major crises in the first three days of the…

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday that she’ll sign an emergency order to call in the National Guard and import health care workers from other states…