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Taxed, Silenced, and Shut Out: The Constitutional Crisis Brewing in Connecticut
14 Jun 2025 22:39 GMT
… across deep-blue Connecticut to investigate a troubling … drugs not FDA approved for children in state care under Medicaid … a constitutional crisis. Connecticut taxpayers, already burdened … Republican Party dead in Connecticut? Interestingly, there have …
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2025 WalletHub Drug Use Rankings
12 Jun 2025 17:08 GMT
… severe drug problems, according to our 2025 rankings, are:
Florida
Connecticut
… into other drugs—whether illegal street drugs or counterfeit prescription medications. That … S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. …
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State Drug Transparency Laws - 2025 Update
03 Jun 2025 21:12 GMT
… prescription drugs with the goal of creating pricing transparency for drug manufacturers … the notice of the penalty.
Connecticut: HB 6669 updates the WAC … Health to remove (“carve out”) Medicaid pharmacy benefits from the managed …
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Republican senator posts snarky reply after telling Iowans worried about Medicaid ‘we all are going to die’
02 Jun 2025 16:59 GMT
… about the consequences to Medicaid recipients. Several were quick … , Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut) said the Republicans’ bill “ … of this bill, when drug treatment clinics close in … that people who meet Medicaid eligibility requirements will be protected …
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Analysis | If It Passes, Congressional Bill Would Make 140,000 More People Uninsured In Connecticut
02 Jun 2025 10:27 GMT
… to the Medicaid program that now covers about a million Connecticut residents … , respectively. Employer-sponsored coverage in Connecticut has been eroding for years … ’t get necessary medications. Georgia is now implementing a Medicaid work requirement …
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People know 'they're going to die': Sen. Murphy responds to GOP senator's Medicaid comments Sen. Chris Murphy hit back at a GOP colleague who told an audience member that "we all are going to die" in response to concerns over …
01 Jun 2025 18:07 GMT
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut, hit back at a … Iowa, addressed federal cuts to Medicaid – which Republicans have proposed … among other provisions.
Collectively, the Medicaid proposal would save at least … of this bill, when drug treatment clinics close in Iowa …
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Medicaid Unwinding Disrupted Young People’s Access to Chronic Disease Medicines
26 May 2025 01:42 GMT
… of chronic disease medications before Medicaid unwinding began.
These medications are used to … data from a national prescription drug database from IQVIA, which captures … (8% or less) were California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, …
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Trump’s Drug Price Mandate Revived as U.S. Lawmakers Push for Comprehensive Reform
24 May 2025 08:35 GMT
… times more for common medications than patients abroad. Now … are fractured across Medicare, Medicaid, private insurers, and pharmacy … negotiate prices for select drugs beginning in 2026, with … White of the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy.
Meanwhile …
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State health plan shortfall points to challenge of expensive weight loss drugs
21 May 2025 08:20 GMT
… drugs to treat obesity.
For now, GIC generally covers those expensive medications … manages state employee prescription drug coverage, announced that … Medicaid coverage for GLP-1 weight loss drugs. … an imperfect measurement.
Connecticut’s state health insurance …
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Connecticut governor signs declaration for continued funding of Medicaid in FY 2025
21 May 2025 03:26 GMT
… Services is tasked with administering Medicaid in Connecticut.
The department believes that … 900,000 Connecticut residents get their health coverage through Medicaid. This group … to ensure patients receive the medication they need without waste.
Lamont …