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Jenna Carlesso

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Hartford, CT, United States

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Past articles by Jenna:

Insurers seek average rate hike of 20% on 2023 individual health plans

The rate hike requests, released Friday by the state Insurance Department, are raising fears that people will forgo insurance because they can’t pay. → Read More

Rodis departs post as president of Saint Francis Hospital

Dr. John Rodis, president and CEO of Saint Francis Hospital since 2015, has departed the post, Trinity Health of New England informed executives Thursday, though no reason was given for the separation. → Read More

Legislators propose bill to limit monthly cost of insulin at $50

Connecticut legislators want to limit the monthly cost of insulin at $50. → Read More

Racial disparities persist in Connecticut health care, two groups find

While Connecticut has led national efforts in public insurance reform, significant health disparities persist between the state’s residents of color and white residents, two research and advocacy groups concluded in reports released this week. → Read More

Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to block release of school-level vaccination data

A Superior Court judge has dismissed the lawsuit filed by a Bristol couple seeking to bar the disclosure of school-level vaccination data in Connecticut. → Read More

Trump proposal would cut food stamps for at least 11K Connecticut residents

The Trump administration’s proposed rule to tighten eligibility for food stamps could curtail the benefit for more than 11,000 Connecticut residents – a blow to the elderly, children and working poor, anti-hunger advocates say. → Read More

Gov. Ned Lamont backs nursing home rate increases in effort to avoid strike

Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration took a key step Monday to stave off a nursing home strike, endorsing three rates hikes for the industry to be phased in between this July and January 2021. → Read More

Marijuana on the ballot? Lawmakers consider constitutional amendment as legal pot push falters

Proponents of the ambitious effort to legalize recreational marijuana are exploring a fallback now that it appears they don’t have the votes for passage — placing the issue on the ballot next year in the form of a constitutional amendment. → Read More

House gives final approval to pilot hemp program in Connecticut

The House of Representatives gave unanimous approval late Wednesday to a bill authorizing a pilot program for the production and sale of hemp. → Read More

Connecticut Senate endorses early voting, but not with margin to get on 2020 ballot

The Senate endorsed a constitutional amendment Wednesday that would create an early voting system, but failed to pass it by the margin necessary to place it on the 2020 November ballot. → Read More

In newly released emails, former Purdue president takes aim at opioid addicts

Richard Sackler, the former president of Purdue Pharma, doubled down on blaming addicts for the opioid crisis driven in part by his company’s product, calling drug users “victimizers” and saying they are responsible for their own fate, according to emails released Tuesday by the state Attorney General’s office. → Read More

Connecticut nursing homes worry minimum wage increase could lead to layoffs

A well-intended proposal to boost Connecticut’s minimum wage could lead to layoffs at the state's nursing homes. → Read More

Connecticut Senate authorizes pilot program for production, sale of hemp

Lawmakers in the state Senate cleared the way Thursday for a blooming hemp industry in Connecticut, authorizing a pilot program for the production and sale of the crop. → Read More

Faith-based pregnancy center files federal lawsuit against city of Hartford over ordinance

A faith-based pregnancy center in Willimantic has asked a federal judge for an injunction against a controversial Hartford ordinance that requires the religious facilities to disclose whether their staff carry medical licenses. → Read More

Lawmakers: $53 million price tag on health coverage for undocumented children too high

Despite early enthusiasm and a brawny push from the nonprofit health community, lawmakers now say a plan to extend state-sponsored health coverage to about 18,000 undocumented children is unlikely to succeed this year. → Read More

Cities and towns could face $24M hit from minimum wage hike

Connecticut cities and towns could face as much as $24 million in increased costs by 2022 if lawmakers raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, estimates from state analysts show. → Read More

Construction on new apartments in Hartford’s Parkville neighborhood delayed

An effort to bring new, affordable housing units to Hartford’s Parkville neighborhood has been delayed by more than a year as the developer awaits funding approval from the state bond commission. → Read More

Fired Dunkin’ Donuts Park developer must pay $39 million to insurance company

Centerplan Construction Co., the fired developer of Dunkin’ Donuts Park, must pay $39 million to Arch Insurance, the company that guaranteed the stadium’s completion after Centerplan was dismissed, under a decision issued by a federal court judge Wednesday. → Read More

Hartford and Lime are cutting ties, so what’s next for bike sharing in the city?

Mayor Luke Bronin and an official with Lime, the bike-sharing program that launched in Hartford last summer, said Tuesday that they were cutting ties. → Read More

Lime, Hartford’s once-popular bike-sharing program, may be ending

Just months after city council members petitioned to bring electric scooters to the city through Lime, its bike sharing program, Mayor Luke Bronin said the company may be cutting ties with Hartford. → Read More