CT Health News Weekly Newsletter
September 10, 2025

The 2025 legislative session kicks off with healthcare challenges and opportunities; from a possible Prospect Medical Holdings bankruptcy to an antitrust settlement between St. Francis and Hartford HealthCare, CT hospitals made the news; Anthem drops Big Y pharmacy coverage; and Aetna files suit against drugmakers. Health news in CT never stops, stay up to speed at CTHealthNews.com!

Top News

New Haven-based biotech raises $14.5M to expand PTSD treatment program Hartford Business Journal 1/10/25	Anwar: Trinity Health Of NE deal with Calif.-based medical group could affect quality of care Hartford Business Journal 1/10/25	Several Greater Hartford Nonprofits Tally Healthcare Grants Patch 1/10/25
CT Prevention Network grants $570000 for youth cannabis prevention efforts across state FOX 61 1/10/25	CT officials respond to threat of Prospect Medical Holdings bankruptcy CT Mirror 1/10/25	US Senate investigation rails against private equity draining CT hospitals; Blumenthal on Prospect Medical use of hospitals: 'Personal piggy banks' Connecticut Public 1/9/25
Annual ‘winners’ for most egregious US healthcare profiteering announced The Guardian 1/9/25	Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield drops Big Y pharmacy coverage in Connecticut NBC Connecticut 1/9/25	Clearway Health, Middlesex Hospital Opening Specialty Pharmacy Service Patch 1/9/25
CT lawmakers brace for Medicaid changes under Trump WSHU 1/9/25	Most (and Least) Expensive States for Health Care - CT Ranked #5 Consumer Affairs 1/9/25	Opinion: Recognizing profound differences one person can make, Yale Public Health prof weighs in on Carter's legacy Hartford Courant 1/8/25
Advocates push for Connecticut to expand health care benefits to all immigrants WTNH 1/8/25	Connecticut state rep. with throat cancer raises awareness for health screenings FOX 61 1/8/25	Connie Finishes Year Strong with Record Engagement Among Providers and Healthcare Systems, New Tools Driving Better Patient Care Morningstar 1/8/25
Wallingford's Masonicare expands with merger and acquisition CT Insider 1/8/25	Aetna sues drugmakers over alleged price-fixing scheme Healthcare Dive 1/7/25	St. Francis Hospital settles antitrust suit against Hartford HealthCare; terms remain secret Hartford Courant 1/7/25
‘We’re probably in peak virus season.’ CT experts say state seeing spike in illnesses. Hartford Courant 1/7/25	Deadline to enroll through Conn. health insurance exchange is Feb. 15 Bristol Press 1/6/25	The Promise and Politics of Psychedelics Moffly Media 1/6/25
Yale Researcher: Study Identifies Social Determinants of Suicide Mortality, Suicide Attempts HCPLive 1/4/25	Yale Cancer Center MD on U.S. surgeon general on alcohol and cancer risk: ‘Cutting back makes sense’ Hartford Courant 1/4/25	Former Greenwich nursing home could become assisted living facility CTPost 1/4/25

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