AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoData Privacy & Health: Nevada AG Aaron Ford announced a $2.3 million multistate settlement with Labcorp tied to a 2019 patient-data breach involving a medical debt collector, with new vendor-safeguard requirements and oversight. Public Health: CDC reported 3,659 measles cases nationwide as of Sept. 24, including cases in Connecticut, with most tied to outbreaks. Food Safety: A hepatitis A outbreak linked to frozen clams has grown to 37 illnesses across four states, prompting continued warnings about the implicated product. CT School Nutrition: Gov. Lamont and Lt. Gov. Bysiewicz highlighted Connecticut’s new statewide K-12 school breakfast program, now providing free breakfast to all public students each school day, funded with $12 million in state support. CT Transit Access: CTDOT expanded CTtransit reduced fares starting Oct. 1, boosting youth discounts to 50% and adding an online reduced-fare ID card option. Nursing Workforce: Yale School of Nursing launched two new direct-entry programs to speed pathways into nursing, including a Master of Nursing and a direct-entry GEPN-to-DNP route.
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