CT Health News Weekly Newsletter
September 9, 2025

From opioid funds to avian flu, CT’s healthcare pulse is racing: we cover hospital expansions, mental health parity, and the urgent search for long-term care insurance solutions in this week's newsletter. Don’t miss a single story, visit www.CTHealthNews.com, the fastest and easiest way to stay up to date on CT’s health sector!

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Before a recent spending push, CT sat on piles of opioid settlement cash, KFF study finds Connecticut Public 2/21/25	Yale School of Medicine Researchers Describe Rare Syndrome After COVID Vaccine MedPage Today 2/21/25	Stop & Shop threatens to close warehouse over union dispute on health care coverage CT Insider 2/20/25
‘Alarming’ rise in breast cancer under 40 across the US — why NY, NJ and Conn. have some of the highest rates NY Post 2/20/25	Reports: UnitedHealthcare offering buyouts with goal to cut 30K+ jobs Hartford Business Journal 2/20/25	CT Aging Committee weighs bill on long-term care insurance Connecticut Mirror 2/20/25
Opinion: U.S. immigration policy is damaging children's health Connecticut Mirror 2/20/25	Aetna Taps InStride Health for Specialty Youth Mental Health MedCity News 2/19/25	Walgreens to close two Connecticut stores in March amid financial pressures The Wilton Bulletin 2/19/25
Construction of Danbury rehab hospital 6 months behind schedule due to 'extenuating circumstances' News-Times 2/19/25	12 CT Companies Ranked Among Forbes' Best Employers, Health sector well-represented with UConn Health Center, Yale New Haven Health and Cigna making the list Patch 2/19/25	Opinion: A doctor’s orders: CT needs a child tax credit Connecticut Mirror 2/19/25
The federal funding freeze may be rescinded, but local nonprofits still feel the chill Connecticut Public 2/19/25	Flu Cases Surge In Connecticut As Pediatric Deaths Rise Nationwide CTNewsJunkie 2/19/25	Danbury Hospital receives $1.5M donation to fund surgical fellowship Stamford Advocate 2/18/25
Yale New Haven Health launches AI competition Becker's Hospital Review 2/18/25	Hospital for Special Care names new CEO Hartford Business Journal 2/18/25	CT High School Students Publish Their AI Research Performed at UConn School of Medicine UConn Today 2/18/25
Connecticut Takes Steps To Strengthen Enforcement Of Mental Health Parity Laws CT News Junkie 2/18/25	Avian Alarm: Unpacking the Bird Flu Threat Patch 2/17/25	Wanda Sykes Has Stage 0 Breast Cancer— Stamford Health Oncologist Explains What That Means Parade 2/17/25
Opinion: Why CT must tackle the PBM problem CT Mirror 2/17/25	New Britain-based study: EMS-led recovery efforts help cut opioid deaths in half EMS1 2/17/25	Medical Technology Manufacturer Medtronic Plans Major Expansion In North Haven Patch 2/15/25

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