CT Health News Weekly Newsletter
September 10, 2025

Multiple health data breaches hit CT residents; health nonprofits grapple with federal funding freeze; Trinity Health tells docs to move to new employer org; CVS continues to shrink pharmacy footprint; lawmakers focus on skyrocketing LTC rates and so much more. The fastest and easiest way to stay up to speed on all things health in CT? Visit www.cthealthnews.com!

Top News

Cigna Vows To Change Policies On Prior Authorization, Patient Advocacy KFF Health News 1/31/25	Governor Lamont Announces New Programs That Are Expanding Access to Contraception in Connecticut CT.gov 1/31/25	Health Data of 1 Million Americans Stolen By Hackers in Community Health Center Breach Newsweek 1/31/25
Large blood center chain with operations in CT hit by ransomware attack Healthcare Dive 1/31/25	Federal funding review could affect United Community and Family Services Norwich Bulletin 1/31/25	Legislators to push for reform on long-term care insurance Connecticut Mirror 1/30/25
“Profits over patients”: Senate report unveils alarming private equity practices in healthcare Yale Daily News 1/30/25	Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo reports possible case of bird flu in goose NBC Connecticut 1/30/25	Trinity Healthcare giving ultimatum to employees, sign on to work for a private group or be out of a job WFSB 1/30/25
Doctors worry about 'mass exit' of providers after Trinity Health partners with for-profit group Connecticut Public 1/30/25	CT-based medical device manufacturer Hyperfine laying off 14% of its workers The Register Citizen 1/29/25	Nonprofits call federal funding freeze 'beyond comprehension' CT Mirror 1/29/25
Connecticut received federal money to build out its mental health services. Here's how it'll work. CT Insider 1/29/25	Prospect Medical Holdings, Medical Properties Trust owe $23.6M in delinquent taxes to municipalities CT Insider 1/29/25	CT university's first nursing students receive their white coats and take an oath at ceremony CT Insider 1/28/25
'Quad-Demic' Of Illnesses Making Thousands Sick: What To Know In CT Patch 1/28/25	Healthcare: Fueling Connecticut's Economic Engine CTHN 1/28/25	Wheeler Health awarded $250K for new mobile health clinic in Hartford area Darien Times 1/28/25
QU Professor: Health and Human Services secretary influences every aspect of America’s health Trumbull Times 1/27/25	Connecticut Democrats renew calls for Medicaid to cover cost of diapers WTNH.com 1/27/25	Opinion: Unintended consequences of halting vaccine research: more cancer deaths? Connecticut Mirror 1/27/25
Proposed state legislation targets private equity in healthcare Yale Daily News 1/27/25	2 CVS Pharmacy stores in Hartford will close during the next 2 months Fox 61 1/25/25	Greenwich Hospital's third try at a cancer-care center earns little criticism, unlike earlier plans Greenwich Time 1/25/25

CT Healthcare Careers

School Nurse Supervisor w/ School Nurse Duties Lyme-Old Lyme Public Schools Old Lyme	Community Based Interventional Radiologist and Diagnostic Role Jefferson Radiology Putnam	Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Optum Willimantic
Licensed Clinical Therapist CVS Health Connecticut - Mult. Locations	Physician - Pediatrics Wellhart Connecticut Travel Opportunity	BC Full-Time Family Medicine Physician Stamford Health Stamford