🎉 HUSKY for children: Increases to 12 (from 8) the age at which immigrant children who are income-eligible will have access to HUSKY programs and enables children to stay enrolled until they turn 19
🎉 Community health workers: Increases funding for community health workers hired by community action agencies and funds the Community Health Workers Association of Connecticut
🎉 Lead poisoning: Reduces the threshold for reporting lead poisoning and inspecting homes, and adds funding to support interventions
🎉 Access to oral health care: Increases provider rates for HUSKY dental providers to improve access to dental care
🎉 Equity in the state budget: Requires the Governor to explain how the proposed state budget addresses equity
🎉 HUSKY C eligibility: Simplifies eligibility calculations for HUSKY C and TFA (Medicaid for older adults and people with disabilities and cash assistance) based on the annually adjusted federal poverty level and increases the asset limit for some families
🎉 Funding for equity-focused organizations: Federal funding was allocated to organizations including Health Equity Solutions, the Connecticut Oral Health Initiative, and the Connecticut Health Foundation as well as to school-based health centers, community health providers, and broadband infrastructure in underserved areas
Congratulations, to our partners who worked to advance reproductive health, environmental justice, and behavioral health workforce diversity, and who have many other successes to report!
