Face the Facts: How federal funding cuts will impact healthcare in CT

NBC Connecticut – Sunday, March 30, 2025
By Mike Hydeck

We learned this week that Connecticut is losing $155 million in federal grants as a part of the cost-cutting that’s being done in Health and Human Services in Washington. They say it’s unused federal pandemic money.

Healthcare administrators here in Connecticut say that’s not true, and things like genetic testing for babies and disease prevention are now at risk.

Click here to watch the interview with Representative Cristin McCarthy Vahey (D-Fairfield), co-chair of the Public Health Committee.