AARP Connecticut’s main priority going into this legislative session is a “modest" tax credit for family caregivers of an adult or a child with a complex medical need.

With uncertainty in Congress around reviving expired federal health care subsidies, Connecticut officials are considering another extension of open enrollment for 2026 Affordable Care Act plans.

Flu cases in Connecticut have increased dramatically over the last month, and health officials say the surge in illnesses is happening earlier this season.

Connecticut data from 2022 to 2023 show medications from retail pharmacies accounted for the state's highest health care spending increase.

The beginning of a new year will bring many things to Connecticut: longer days, another season of state lawmakers debating and passing bills and a slew of new policies taking effect Jan. 1.

PPSNE president Amanda Skinner said the affiliate was able to lean on reserves as federal reimbursements for Medicaid patients getting preventative care were halted, but it's not a solution long-term.

“We wanted to make sure that we had our people's backs,” Gov. Lamont said about the plan to use nearly $168 million of emergency reserves to fill federal funding cuts to essential programs.

Under the plan Gov. Ned Lamont detailed Thursday, the state hopes to curb sticker shock for some of its 100,000 residents who enroll in health coverage through the marketplace.

This hour, a look at the dreaded potential “big one” — the next pandemic — and what we need to do to be ready.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont was among governors who called on Congressional leaders to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credit.