AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoConnecticut Health Policy & Privacy: Connecticut’s new Oct. 1 law package expands consumer protections around facial recognition, artificial intelligence, chatbots, and surveillance pricing, including clear customer notice requirements and links to company policies—an update that Attorney General William Tong says strengthens control over sensitive data, including health information. Cancer Care Access: California’s new scalp-cooling insurance coverage law (AB 1682) adds coverage requirements for FDA-cleared scalp cooling for chemo patients, joining Connecticut and several other states and aiming to limit out-of-pocket costs. Food Safety: The FDA issued a recall of nearly 333 pounds of Buckhead tuna distributed in Connecticut and four other states after elevated scombrotoxin levels were found, with the agency warning of possible temporary or reversible food poisoning. Public Health & Weather: A nor’easter battered the Northeast, knocking out power for tens of thousands in Connecticut and raising ongoing safety concerns around flooding and hazardous conditions. Behavioral Health & Crisis Support: A national spotlight on the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline highlights how the nonprofit administrator routes millions of calls, texts, and chats to local support.
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