HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Poor adults who rely on a state insurance program for medical care and advocates for the needy urged state legislators on Tuesday to oppose a plan by Connecticut's Department of Social Services that would tighten eligibility rules. Sheldon Toubman, staff attorney at New Haven Legal Assistance, told the General Assembly's Appropriations and Human Services Committees that the state's application seeking federal approval to change its eligibility rules is a "serious mistake." He predicted thousands of people, especially those 19-26 years old, will ultimately end up without any health coverage. Members of the legislature's Appropriations and Human Services Committees held...
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