The state social services commissioner said the work rules threaten coverage for roughly 108,000 HUSKY D enrollees. Gov. Lamont did not pledge state money and said Connecticut will figure out the need at the end of the year.
Connecticut insurance regulators approved average 2027 rate increases of 11.3% for state-regulated individual health plans and 15.1% for small-group plans, below the 16.2% and 17.8% insurers requested; the policies cover about 220,000 people…
The Connecticut Department of Social Services disclosed a June 25, 2026 breach at its fiscal agent, Gainwell Technologies, affecting approximately 41,000 HUSKY members.
Connecticut Voices for Children reports SNAP enrollment down more than 17 percent, affecting nearly 63,000 people, after the One Big Beautiful Bill Act expanded work requirements to age 64 from 54 and narrowed exemptions…
Connecticut DSS says Connecticut Housing Engagement and Support Services (CHESS) stopped being available on August 15, 2026, when the Medicaid State Plan amendment authorizing the program expired.
Connecticut's Office of Health Strategy says payers submit annual data by August 15 for the state's cost-growth benchmark and primary-care spending target initiatives.
Connecticut Public reported July 10, 2026 that 'More than 22,000 people enrolled in ACA health plans in Connecticut in 2026 lost coverage in the first six months of the year…a 75% increase over the same period last year,' citing Access Health CT data.
Fair Haven Community Health Care's May 6, 2026 announcement describes its 35,560-square-foot, four-level expansion at 374 Grand Avenue, completed in June 2025.
Directory-listed Charter Oak Health Center’s current page for 21 Grand Street in Hartford says its urgent-care service accepts walk-ins, while the other services listed on that location page require appointments.
Community Health Center, Inc. Reported on June 23 that combined community funding awarded June 1 will sustain 24/7 virtual perinatal support in its New Britain Improving Maternal Outcomes Now!
Community Health & Wellness Center announced on April 13 that dental services at its Torrington Health Center were scheduled to resume April 20 after being suspended since February 2025 because of financial shortfalls, difficulty competing with market wages…
Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center reported on June 16, 2026, that its Recovery & Wellness Center at 149 Minor Street in New Haven earned ASAM Level I accreditation in its inaugural audit and received certification for three years.
Directory-listed United Community and Family Services posts Nightlight non-emergency pediatric walk-in care from 5:00–9:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, except UCFS holidays, at the Edward & Mary Lord Family Health Center in Norwich.
Wheeler reported on April 8, 2025 that new and existing patients could use weekday walk-in primary care at its Bristol and Waterbury Family Health & Wellness Centers.
Community Health Center, Inc.'s patient FAQ states that CHC participates in the 340B Drug Discount Program and can help uninsured patients, or patients whose insurance does not cover a medication, obtain medicine at a reduced rate.
Connecticut announced $7,165,955 in first-year Rural Health Transformation Program funding for Air Line State Park Trail access and outreach in seven federally rural-designated municipalities: Lebanon, Windham, Chaplin, Hampton, Pomfret, Putnam, and Thompson.
Connecticut DSS's federal-update page says adults ages 19–64 must meet an 80-hour monthly work or community-engagement standard beginning January 1, 2027 unless exempt, and HUSKY D renewals move from annual to every six months.
As reported on June 11, 2025, Connecticut's state-funded coverage program enrolled about 15,600 children age 15 and younger and 3,200 postpartum women regardless of immigration status as of that April.
The budget passed by legislators in June 2025 earmarked $26.4 million in state funding over three years for FQHC Medicaid rate increases: $5 million in FY2026, $7 million in FY2027, and $14 million in FY2028.
NACHC's current funding page states that mandatory Community Health Center Fund support expires December 31, 2026, while annual discretionary funding expires September 30, 2026.
In February 2026, CHCACT, representing 17 FQHC organizations serving more than 452,000 patients annually, urged Connecticut to streamline Medicaid enrollment and renewal processes as federal eligibility, reporting, and redetermination requirements change.
CHCACT's reported 2026 priorities were to fully implement Medicaid reimbursement authorized for community health worker services, streamline Medicaid enrollment and renewal, maintain access for uninsured and underinsured residents…
Connecticut DSS estimated that 110,000, or 35%, of 316,000 HUSKY D adults without children were at risk of losing coverage when federal work and community-engagement requirements begin in January 2027.
Connecticut's 2023 law directed Medicaid reimbursement for certified community health worker services, but the final 2026 budget did not include implementation funding.
Connecticut Visitor Guide's May 16 summary of the 2026 health package reports a $30 million FY2027 HUSKY provider-rate increase and a separate one-time $25 million reduction, described as a net $5 million increase over earlier plans.
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