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Our vision is that Connecticut's next generation will be free from racial & ethnic health disparities.
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Last week, we held a launch event for the maternal health equity blueprint for Connecticut.

We were fortunate to be joined by people from across the state who are dedicated to improving maternal health outcomes.
December 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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"The birthing experience should be wonderful for everyone, and our goal is to make sure we have the right policies and practices in place so that individuals can have the best birthing experience in our state," said CT Health President and CEO Tiffany Donelson.
December 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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In this week's health news roundup:

-Work requirements threaten access to SNAP
-How slow mail delivery can hurt medication access
-A push in CT to make a new treatment more accessible

Read these stories and others here: www.cthealth.org/latest-news/...
December 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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As Medicaid changes soon begin to take effect due to H.R.1 and other recent federal policy changes, Tiffany Donelson, President and CEO of @cthealth.org, wrote a Views from the Field article about roles for philanthropy. Read more 👇
Roles for Philanthropy as Medicaid Changes Take Effect - Grantmakers In Health
For those of us who have worked toward health equity, who have spent the past few years building toward incremental gains and pushing for larger change, the events of this year can feel like one big…
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December 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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In this week's health news roundup:

-Severe maternal morbidity in Connecticut
-Maternal distress in plain sight
-A link between financial stress and mental health issues

Read these stories and others here: www.cthealth.org/latest-news/...
December 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Ahead of changes to Medicaid, our president and CEO is sharing her thoughts on what role philanthropy can take to minimize harm to communities.

Read Tiffany Donelson's Views From the Field for @gihealth.bsky.social here: www.gih.org/views-from-t...
Roles for Philanthropy as Medicaid Changes Take Effect - Grantmakers In Health
For those of us who have worked toward health equity, who have spent the past few years building toward incremental gains and pushing for larger change, the events of this year can feel like one big b...
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December 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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In this week’s health news roundup:

- Meet the newly insured
- Americans anxious about health care costs
- Will Prospect hospital mergers lead to higher costs?

Read these stories and more: www.cthealth.org/latest-news/...
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November 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Connecticut ranks in the bottom half of the nation in life-threatening complications of pregnancy. There are steps we can take to change this. The blueprint for maternal health equity offers a way forward.

Read the blueprint:
www.cthealth.org/publication/...
This is a photo of Tiffany Donelson looking at the camera. Next to the photo is text that says "We must work together to address these inequities and preventable complications. The health and well-being of all our families and our state's future depend on it."
November 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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We are excited to present Maternal Health Equity: A Blueprint for Connecticut.

The blueprint aims to reduce life-threatening complications of pregnancy in Black women, and outlines steps our state can take now to make progress.

www.cthealth.org/publication/...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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In this week's health news roundup:

-A series on Connecticut’s unhoused population
-Health disparities among cancer patients
-Medicaid cuts' impact on working disabled residents

Read these stories and others here: www.cthealth.org/latest-news/...
November 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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In this week’s health news roundup:

- Multiple myeloma treatments are improving, but disparities persist
- CT law faces challenge as feds try to undo medical debt protections
- How one company plans to profit from Medicaid cuts

Read these stories and more: www.cthealth.org/latest-news/...
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November 7, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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In this week’s health news roundup:

- The health consequences of losing SNAP
- Doulas take on the health challenges of climate disasters
- A ticking clock on health care coverage

Read these stories and more: www.cthealth.org/latest-news/...
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October 31, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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We're excited to share our latest grants:

- Griffin Hospital's efforts to improve maternal health care
- Trusted messengers sharing information about changes in health care coverage
- Advocacy to ensure that all CT residents have access to health coverage

www.cthealth.org/latest-news/...
Grant will support maternal health care delivery model | CT Health Foundation
October 29, 2025 | News Release: The Connecticut Health Foundation awarded 29 grants totaling $742,000 in recent months. Among them is a $50,000 grant to Griffin Hospital to develop a model for improv...
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October 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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In this week’s health news roundup:

- SNAP benefits poised to stop Nov. 1
- Mental health, care access, and trust worsening
- ICE is detaining pregnant immigrants against federal policy

Read these stories and more: www.cthealth.org/latest-news/...
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October 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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In this week’s health news roundup:

- Cervical cancer could be eradicated – but not with these policies
- How CT hospitals are expanding maternal health care
- Her doctors didn’t listen. It nearly killed her

Read these stories and more: www.cthealth.org/latest-news/...
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October 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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In this week’s health news roundup:

- Latino-led institute aims to build trust in clinical research
- She found a lump. Her doctors made the experience worse
- ICE fears put pregnant immigrants and their babies at risk

Read these stories and more: www.cthealth.org/latest-news/...
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October 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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With health coverage at risk, Connecticut has a chance to lead.

Our state has the resources and the track record to protect people's health and well-being -- and the time to act is now.

Read Tiffany Donelson's op-ed:

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Opinion: With health coverage at risk, CT has a chance to lead
Connecticut Health Foundation president outlines strategy 'that can position Connecticut to be a national leader in responsibly implementing HR1.'
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October 3, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Getting health care is already tough in rural CT. So what will happen when big federal cuts take effect?
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Protecting What We've Built | Foundation for Community Health
After decades of building healthcare infrastructure in Northwest Connecticut, federal legislation threatens to undermine progress that brought essential services to rural communities. The One Big Beau...
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September 30, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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In this week’s health news roundup:

- Hartford doula training targets gaps in care
- Patients get stuck in loopholes in hospital financial aid programs
- How Medicaid cuts could hurt efforts to reduce homelessness

Read these stories and more: www.cthealth.org/latest-news/...
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September 26, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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"Imagine waiting nine months to give birth and you end up being ignored, and not being told things because, ‘Oh, she won’t understand.’"

Great article from @ctmirror.org on the Hispanic Health Council's community doula training program.

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Hartford doula training targets gaps in care for Spanish speakers
The Hispanic Health Council's doula program is conducted entirely in Spanish and aims to address a maternal health gap in Hartford.
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September 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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In this week’s health news roundup:

- Why is having a baby so expensive?
- “Hunger Games” among states for rural health money
- He was still alive when they tried to harvest his organs

Read these stories and more: www.cthealth.org/latest-news/...
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September 19, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Hear key takeaways from this week’s Health Wonk Shop on how states will implement new Medicaid work requirements — featuring 2 state Medicaid directors, the acting director of the Center for Medicaid & CHIP Services, and KFF’s Jennifer Tolbert and @larrylevitt.bsky.social:
How Will States Implement Medicaid Work Requirements?
President Trump signed into law in July a budget reconciliation package that mandates all adults who are eligible for Medicaid through the ACA expansion meet federal work and reporting requirements. At a minimum, the 41 states (including D.C.) that have...
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September 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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In this week’s health news roundup:

- Part-time workers face uncertainty as Medicaid work requirements loom
- States face two different vaccine realities
- 168k CT residents could lose health care coverage, study finds

See these stories and more: www.cthealth.org/latest-news/...
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September 12, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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How will Medicaid cuts hit your community? @datahaven.bsky.social crunched the numbers to see how many people could lose coverage in every city and town in Connecticut under the new federal reconciliation law.

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Coverage at Risk: Projected Losses in Medicaid and Access Health CT by Town and Community | DataHaven
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September 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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In this week’s health news roundup:

- Solving the Black maternal health crisis could save lives and money
- CT hospital leaders worry about impending Medicaid cuts
- The language barriers facing Sikh immigrants seeking health care

See these stories and more: www.cthealth.org/latest-news/...
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September 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM