CT Health News Weekly Newsletter
September 10, 2025

Connecticut's healthcare landscape: a mix of progress (Trinity Health names a new president) and challenges (data breaches, rising insurance costs). This week’s newsletter has it all. From Gov. Lamont's budget and prescription drug costs to the ongoing saga of Yale and Prospect hospitals. Plus, birth control in vending machines? It's all at www.cthealthnews.com, the fastest, easiest way to stay up to speed CT’s dynamic health sector.

Top News

Connecticut State Official Withdraws From DEA Marijuana Rescheduling Hearings Amid ‘Behind-The-Scenes Shenanigans’ Marijuana Moment 2/7/25	New state report shows better finances at most CT hospital systems CT Insider 2/7/25	Yale professors to tackle liver disease in Connecticut Yale Daily News 2/7/25
Gov. Ned Lamont unveils proposals to tackle prescription drug costs WTNH 2/6/25	CT regulator OKs John Dempsey Hospital's plan to add 23 beds Hartford Business Journal 2/6/25	What Lamont’s CT budget proposal would mean for health care. Lamont: "...some initiatives that may drive the lobbyists crazy" Connecticut Mirror 2/6/25
Molina Healthcare closes ConnectiCare acquisition Healthcare Finance 2/6/25	Trinity Health of New England names new president of community hospitals Hartford Courant 2/6/25	Federally funded programs and services in CT are looking for clarity NBC Connecticut 2/6/25
Cost, Quality and Access: Healthcare a Central Focus of Gov. Lamont's 2025 Budget Address CTHN 2/5/25	Lamont has blunt message for Yale as sale of Prospect's 3 Connecticut hospitals languishes The Register Citizen 2/5/25	Pfizer Announces Strong Profits As New Haven-Based Subsidiary Agrees To Pay False Claims Settlement CTNewsJunkie 2/5/25
CT child advocate sounds alarm on lack of safety regulations for autism centers Hartford Courant 2/5/25	FBI: Scammers targeting Connecticut doctors WFSB 2/4/25	CT pharmacists can now prescribe birth control; Plan B in vending machine at UConn Hartford Courant 2/4/25
CVS Health to cut another 22 jobs connected to its offices in Hartford CT Insider 2/4/25	Lawmaker Taking Another Shot At Passing Substance-Free University Housing Bill CTNewsJunkie 2/4/25	Patient info accessed in Middletown-based Community Health Center data breach WTNH 2/4/25
DeLauro, public health experts urge continued funds for gun violence prevention Yale Daily News 2/3/25	Cigna to tie executive compensation to customer satisfaction Healthcare Dive 2/3/25	CT child advocate report calls for more oversight of autism centers Connecticut Mirror 2/3/25
CT long-term care insurance prices are skyrocketing. Here’s what to know. Connecticut Mirror 2/3/25	Scores of central CT residents ask lawmakers for help in battle over plan to burn medical trash Hartford Courant 2/1/25	Health data, entire pages wiped from federal websites as Trump officials target 'gender ideology' WTNH.com 2/1/25

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