CTNJ: The recession is here, and healthcare is in the center of it
After the longest economic recovery in US history, we’ve been expecting a recession for a long time. We knew when it came, Connecticut healthcare would be hit hard. But no one expected this. Connecticut didn’t fare well in the last recession and we took longer than other states to build back the jobs we lost. It’s not clear that our economic foundations are any better now. At the same time, the healthcare capacity we need to recover from this pandemic is stretched and healthcare workers are at risk. Read more