November, 2012 - CT Health Policy

Consumer questions to CT insurance exchange

By Ellen Andrews | November 2, 2012 |

Some initial questions from consumers for the exchange were collected for last Friday’s Consumer Conversations. Among the 43 early questions — Will you standardize benefit limits, exclusions, and substitutions to the Essential Health Benefit package? and How will you monitor that there are enough of the right kinds of doctors, and other providers taking new…

CT health reform progress up to 16.7%

By Ellen Andrews | November 1, 2012 |

CT inched up only 0.3% in progress toward health reform last month. We have completed 16.7% of the tasks needed to be ready for January 1, 2014 when individuals will be legally required to secure health coverage. Highlights remain Medicaid and patient-centered medical homes. Unfortunately, problem areas continue to be the insurance exchange and insurance…