{"id":241477,"date":"2026-02-24T08:52:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T13:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=241477"},"modified":"2026-03-03T15:07:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T20:07:05","slug":"healthy-rounds-medicaid-myths-keeping-ct-families-healthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2026\/02\/healthy-rounds-medicaid-myths-keeping-ct-families-healthy\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Healthy Rounds\u2019: Medicaid Myths, Keeping CT Families Healthy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dr. Anthony Alessi\u2019s \u201cHealthy Rounds\u201d radio program is now a UConn Health podcast<\/a>. (Tina Encarnacion\/ UConn Health photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Recognizing and addressing social determinants of health can have a great impact on our overall well-being. That also goes for the people who are responsible for the care of others, be it their children or an aging or sick relative. Connecticut has a number of services and programs available to help, and Department of Social Services Commissioner Andrea Barton Reeves<\/a> joins Dr. Anthony Alessi<\/a> to explain them, clear up misconceptions around some of these programs, and discuss some of the challenges around social services in 2026.<\/p>\n

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Just because you need Medicaid and SNAP doesn\u2019t mean that you don\u2019t deserve dignity. — Andrea Barton Reeves<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Commissioner Barton Reeves recently joined the UConn Heath Board of Directors.<\/p>\n

Listen now:<\/h3>\n