5 Estate Recovery Rules That Can Cost a Connecticut Family Their Parents’ House

Connecticut lets a Medicaid applicant keep up to $1,130,000 in home equity this year, the highest ceiling the federal formula allows a state to set. But none of that protects the house after someone’s parent dies, and the rules that decide what happens then start at 55. These are...

Litchfield County cancer screening program focuses on health risks facing firefighters

Benchmark Leads CT With 13 CALA Senior Living Awards

Benchmark Senior Living, a leading senior living provider in the Northeast, has earned more 2026 Connecticut Assisted Living Association (CALA) Outstanding Employee Service and Outstanding Resident Accomplishment Awards than any other senior living provider in the state. In total, 13 Benchmark associates and residents were recently recognized—eight associates for their...

Four rural CT hospitals receive $46 million in federal health grants

Charlotte Hungerford, Day Kimball, Sharon and Windham Hospitals were awarded the funds through U.S. Rural Health Transformation Program.

Two Connecticut hospitals named to 'Best Children's Hospitals in New England' list

Two children's hospitals in Connecticut are some of the "best" in New England, according to U.S. News and World Report.

A Vote to Assure Vaccine Coverage in Connecticut

As both a longtime Fairfield resident and recently retired local pediatrician, I am writing to express my wholehearted endorsement of Cristin McCarthy Vahey in the election for representative, Connecticut House District 133. Cristin has worked tirelessly as an advocate for children and families in need through her support for school construction and modernization, special education and early childhood programs, and assuring vaccine coverage in Connecticut.

Upcoming Flu Clinics With The Naugatuck Valley Health District

THE VALLEY — The Naugatuck Valley Health District (NVHD) will offer influenza vaccine clinics to residents of Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Derby, Naugatuck, Seymour and Shelton during the months of September, October and November. All residents are welcome to any of the clinics listed below, and appointments are not necessary.

Community Health & Wellness Fair in Early October

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The month of October will kick off with a focus on health and wellness in the Berkshires, as Berkshire Health Systems partners with the Berkshire Family YMCA to host a Health & Wellness Fair for the community. The event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 3...

As health insurance premiums rise, CT officials say system is broken. Word ‘unsustainable’ spoken often.

About 220,000 people in the state are expected to see, on average, double-digit health insurance premium hikes in 2027, which lawmakers say is unsustainable for many. “I think the rates that were finalized speak to the underlying failure of the system that we have in place right now,” said State Comptroller.

Connecticut Proton Center Opens, Delivering Highly Targeted Radiation Treatment

The center is designed to deliver highly targeted radiation treatment while limiting exposure to surrounding healthy tissue. | Photo Credit (all): Casey Carbone, DPR Construction. Hartford HealthCare and Yale New Haven Health have opened Connecticut’s first proton beam therapy center in Wallingford. The 25,000-square-foot facility is designed to deliver...

For some CT residents, double-digit health insurance hikes on the way. 'Left to drown'

Lawmakers on both the left and right expressed outrage about double-digit increases approved for the premiums paid by the 220,000 Connecticut residents buying health insurance on the state's Affordable Care Act exchange. The state Insurance Department announced on Friday the new rate increases approved for 2027 premiums: 11.3% for individuals...

Connecticut cuts 2027 health rate hikes, increases still in double digits

The Connecticut Insurance Department has finalized 2027 rate decisions for fully insured individual and small group health plans, approving an average 11.3% increase in the individual market and 15.1% in the small group market. Both figures came in below what insurers originally requested, 16.2% for individual plans and 17.8% for...

Several on Saint Francis Hospital’s community board resign

The board resignations came after reports of serious patient safety and quality concerns at Saint Francis Hospital, owned by Trinity Health.

An ER visit can take two hours at one CT hospital. At another, nearly five.

New London's Lawrence & Memorial had Connecticut’s shortest median emergency room visit time in fiscal year 2025, while Hartford's Saint Francis had the longest.

‘9/11 didn’t end on 9/11’: Connecticut survivors face cancer, illness and long waits for care

“More people have died as a result of the illnesses related to 9/11 than died from the attacks themselves,” a doctor said.

CT Hospital Launches State’s First Mobile Integrated Health Program

Alison Cross – The Day, New London, Conn. Norwich — Nearly one in five congestive heart failure patients are readmitted to Backus Hospital after discharge. A new effort led by Backus, Hartford HealthCare and American Ambulance aims to slash hospital readmission rates by bringing specialized care straight to the homes of rural, vulnerable and medically complex patients.

Republican-American calendar for Friday, Sept. 11

Republican-American calendar for Friday, Sept. 11, includes “Screams in the Night” at Morris Public Library.

Backus launches mobile care program to cut hospital readmissions

The latest addition to Backus Hospital’s services will help with the transition between the hospital and home. Hartford Healthcare unveiled Mobile Integrated Health services at Backus Hospital. This service, which started operations last week, is the first of its kind in Connecticut, though more will be coming soon. The goal of the program is to provide continuing care while reducing hospital readmissions, Connecticut Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Manisha Juthani said. Connecticut started work on the legal framework for mobile integrated health services in 2017. After it was approved in 2019, it sat inactive for years until it received state and federal funding, Juthani said. In Eastern Connecticut, CT DPH will also work to bring mobile clinics to the region, Juthani said. “This is transformation in the making in Eastern Connecticut, so that people can live their best and fullest lives,” she said. What is Mobile Integrated Health and how does it work? This service is a partnership between an EMS agency and the healthcare system, in this case American Ambulance and Backus Hospital, both owned by Hartford Healthcare. In the hospital, patients are referred to the service if they are at risk of readmission or are in need