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Connecticut’s Office of Health Strategy approved a merger between Northwell Health, a large New York-based health system, and Nuvance Health, which owns Danbury, Norwalk, Sharon and New Milford hospitals in Connecticut, as well as three hospitals in New York.

GLP-1 weight loss drugs cost CT’s Medicaid program $85 million in FY 2024, 35% of annual Medicaid pharmaceutical budget

People who were vaccinated during the 1960s should confirm which version of the vaccine they received, officials say.

Connecticut will stockpile mifepristone, known as the abortion pill, to facilitate access to the drug in the wake of threats to curb its availability.

YNHH statement comes as CT lawmakers weigh expedited approval process for hospitals’ sale to new buyer.

The change was set to take effect in New York, Connecticut and Missouri on February 1, 2025.

The Department of Social Services said it intends to have a more accurate picture of the program’s cost by February.

The decision marks the second closure of a Connecticut birthing unit within the last year.

This past summer, Connecticut’s emergency room admissions for heat-related illnesses spiked during heat advisories.

The Connecticut Office of Health Strategy has denied Nuvance Health’s application to terminate labor and delivery services at Sharon Hospital, according to a final decision published Monday.