Maternal healthcare at risk as federal funding uncertainty continues, CT official says

CTNewsJunkie – Monday, August 11, 2025
By Jamil Ragland

HARTFORD, CT — As the Trump administration continues to overhaul federal spending and disbursements to the states, Connecticut officials are stuck in a holding pattern, trying to make their dollars stretch further.

The appropriations, human services and public health committees convened at the Legislative Office Building last week to hear from commissioners of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS), Department of Children and Families (DCF), Department of Public Health (DPH), and the Department of Social Services (DSS) regarding their plans for the use of federal block grants in the upcoming fiscal year.

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