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Advocates decry proposed cuts to health, dental services
HARTFORD, Conn. – Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s revised budget proposal would eliminate health insurance coverage for about 8,700 parents who have children enrolled in HUSKY and incomes between 138 percent and 155 percent of the federal poverty level. The move is expected to save $900,000.
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Committee approves bill to align public water fluoridation with new federal recommendations
HARTFORD, Conn. – The Public Health Committee unanimously approved a bill that would align the state’s water fluoridation standards with a federal recommendation issued last year, and also lower the maximum amount of fluoride that could be placed in the state’s public drinking water. The bill, HB 5350, has been sent to the state House…
