Medicaid cost, DCF oversight among CT lawmakers’ 2026 priorities

CT Mirror – Tuesday, February 3, 2026
By Katy Golvala and Laura Tillman

Connecticut legislators have lofty ambitions to tackle major health and human services challenges during the 2026 legislative session, which begins on Feb. 4 and runs through May 6.

Legislators will take another crack at addressing two key health care issues that have come up repeatedly in the past several years but failed to see substantial progress: increasing Medicaid reimbursement to providers and passing legislation to rein in private equity investment in health care.

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