CT Health News Weekly Newsletter
June 8, 2025

Vital Signs: Big Wins, Tough Talks, and a Dose of Magic Mushrooms - This week’s health news roundup delivers: canceled medical debt for thousands, psilocybin’s policy rise, and union tensions as strike threats loom. Plus, the pulse on Biden’s cancer diagnosis, Medicaid funding, and a summer mosquito warning you’ll want to swat early. It’s all in this week's newsletter from CT Health News, the best way to stay informed about the issues shaping care in your community and across the state!

Top News

Nyberg: How the New Haven Police Department supports officers mental health WTNH.com 5/23/25	Medical debt being canceled for over 100K Connecticut residents PressReader 5/23/25	Waterbury Hospital still seeks right partner after Prospect bankruptcy, Yale lawsuit. How it got here Waterbury Republican-American 5/23/25
Despite CT GOP objections, LGBTQ nursing home bill passes Hartford Courant 5/23/25	This invasive mosquito species is expected to return to Connecticut this summer CT Insider 5/22/25	Connecticut Addressing the Impact of Racism on Health UConn Today 5/22/25
Connecticut Psilocybin Decrim Bill Advances to Senate Filter 5/22/25	Connecticut nonprofits worried as US House passes Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' FOX 61 5/22/25	Norwich's Backus Hospital proposes news contract with nurses' union Norwalk Hour 5/22/25
Tong Targets Online Sales Of 'Bootleg' Weight Loss Drugs CTNewsJunkie 5/22/25	CT lawmakers pledged long-term care insurance reform. Will it happen? Connecticut Mirror 5/22/25	HELLO CONNECTICUT: May is Mental Health Awareness Month WFSB 5/21/25
UConn Health works to reach underserved population about HIV prevention NBC Connecticut 5/21/25	Connecticut Governor Signs Bill to Maintain HUSKY Medicaid Amid Fiscal Emergency NewsBreak 5/21/25	Hartford Hospital seeks state OK to relocate oncology services during construction Hartford Business Journal 5/21/25
Bridgeport Hospital, emergency crews partner to bring quicker blood transfusions to patients in distress News 12 CT 5/20/25	CT nursing homes work to combat social isolation Connecticut Public 5/20/25	CT nursing and group home workers vow to strike May 27 amid wage talks CT Insider 5/19/25
Autism Health & Fitness Center helps those with special needs get strong and build bonds Yahoo 5/19/25	St. Vincent's Medical Center awards local EMTs and paramedics Patch 5/19/25	After former President Biden is diagnosed with cancer, local doctors discuss available treatment options NBC Connecticut 5/19/25
Connecticut Health Leaders Call for Workforce Solutions at Legislative Briefing CTHealthNews.com 5/19/25	BioCT CEO: Proposed prescription drug price controls would disincentivize life sciences industry growth in CT Hartford Business Journal 5/19/25	Face the Facts: How cuts could impact health care in Connecticut NBC Connecticut 5/18/25
Trumbull nursing home patients evacuated from facility: Officials Norwalk Hour 5/17/25

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