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CT family premiums fifth highest in nation
This won’t surprise anyone who buys their own coverage (or buys it for their employees), that a new report by…
Undecipherable health insurance documents
I was very happy when I finally received the document from my health insurance company explaining my medical coverage. Now…
Does expanding health insurance improve health?
An article in today’s Wall Street Journal addresses a question that doesn’t get the attention it deserves. Health reform debates…
Test your knowledge of national health care reform
Take CNN’s quiz on national health care reform. Only eight questions. I’m not telling how I did. Ellen Andrews
Hospital community benefits reports out
The Office of Health Care Advocate has released their community benefits report on what hospitals are providing to residents of…
New London getting a health needs assessment
Over the next three years, the Ledge Light Health District will be assessing conditions in the New London area that…
Charter Oak celebrates first anniversary
Friday, Governor Rell announced that her Charter Oak Health Plan has enrolled 10,257 previously uninsured CT residents as of the…
Prescription assistance bus in CT
The “Help is Here” bus travelling across the country offering help applying for drug company assistance programs is in CT…
CT health insurance premiums grew 7 times faster than our incomes since 2000
From 2000 to this year, family premiums rose 7.4 times faster than median earnings in Connecticut according to a new…