While most people who have been vaccinated — or had measles as children — are protected from the virus, there are some exceptions.

Law enforcement, mental health advocates and family members who have lost loved ones to mental illness want the state to apply for a waiver that would unlock Medicaid funding for treatment programs. The Mills administration says it already has.

Proposals to limit private equity ownership of Connecticut hospitals are gaining bipartisan support in the state legislature, as Waterbury Hospital, Manchester Memorial, and Rockville General Hospital in Vernon struggle to fund a buyer.

In Vermont, there are only 11 day programs aimed at supporting older adults and providing daytime respite for caregivers. Proposed Medicaid cuts could exacerbate that shortage.

Long-term care workers from the union SEIU 1199 NE and faith leaders rallied Tuesday to reflect on the toll of COVID-19 – and call for more state support.

The current reimbursement mechanism under Medicare began during the pandemic. Congress extended that pandemic-era coverage once already, in December 2024, but that extension only lasts until March 31, 2025.

March 2020 brought the first confirmed case of COVID-19 to Connecticut. What followed was a crisis that would soon overwhelm hospitals, shutter businesses and alter daily life in ways few could have imagined.

Connecticut’s congressional delegation and veterans advocates are criticizing a leaked internal memo revealing the federal government's plans to cut more than 80,000 Department of Veterans Affairs workers. There are an estimated 150,000 veterans living in the state.

Tim Andrews is recovering well after receiving a kidney from a genetically modified pig. Massachusetts General Hospital is planning two more pig-to-human transplants this year.

The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services said it implemented a better system for documenting complaints after a critical report alleged systemic problems at a facility in New Haven.