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September CT Health Policy Webquiz: CT state employee health plan
Test your knowledge about CT’s state employee health plan costs. Take the September CT Health Policy Webquiz.
Read MoreCT Mirror calculator figures insurance costs for 2015
A cool new calculator from CT Mirror allows visitors to compute coverage costs across health plans with just a few clicks. It is way too much fun to play with. The tool is part of the Mirror’s new Health Care Users Guide. Highly recommended.
Read MoreCT state employee plan premiums 25% more than US average
According to a new report, CT state employee plan premiums averaged $1,199 per employee last year, the 9th highest rate among states. State employees with single coverage paid 11% of premium on average, compared to 25% of all CT employee plans. Families averaged 15% of premiums for state employees compared to 32.7% for all CT…
Read MoreAugust CT Health Policy Webquiz: ACA insurance rebates in CT
Test your knowledge about ACA insurance rebates to CT residents. Take the August CT Health Policy Webquiz.
Read MoreHalf of exchange enrollees were uninsured
A survey released yesterday conducted by AccessHealthCT found that 53% of people who signed up for coverage through the exchange this year were previously uninsured. The question asked if anyone in the enrollees’ household had insurance in the past year. Interestingly the percent of households previously uninsured differed little for those who enrolled in Medicaid…
Read MoreCA’s exchange keeps coverage affordable through negotiation
Premiums on California’s exchange will rise only 4.2% next year, due in large part to active purchasing. Overall health spending is expected to rise 6.2% next year. Through active purchasing, CA’s exchange negotiates premiums with insurers to get the best deal for consumers. Connecticut’s exchange does not negotiate premiums on behalf of consumers. CT’s insurance…
Read More$3 million in ACA insurance rebates coming to CT residents
69,186 CT residents will soon receive $3 million in rebates from insurers that spent less than 80% (individual coverage) or 85% (large groups) of premiums on medical or quality improvement services last year. The rebates result from Medical Loss Ratio provisions in the ACA. CT’s total is down from $5.6 million in total refunds for…
Read MoreData breach at Access Health CT, troubling for APCD future
Friday afternoon a backpack was found on a Hartford street with sensitive information on about 400 Access Health CT customers. The backpack included four notepads with handwritten names, social security numbers and dates of birth, as well as internal Access Health CT papers. People whose information was breached have been contacted and offered credit monitoring…
Read MoreAnthem & ConnectiCare premiums submitted are up sharply for 2015, HealthyCT rates down — updated
Proposed premiums for the insurance exchange were due to the insurance dept. Friday and they are up significantly from this year’s premiums, according to CT Mirror. Anthem’s proposed premiums are up 12.5% on average; ConnectiCare’s base rate is up 11.8% for next year. CT’s premiums for this year are the 4th highest in the nation…
Read MoreNews: Independent CT hospitals discussing tiered networks, Pre-ACA CID routinely approved very high rates for Aetna
The Hartford Business Journal is reporting that some smaller, independent CT hospitals are in discussions with each other and with insurers about options that improve their efficiency and make coverage more affordable. The hospitals are talking with insurers about value-based insurance designs or tiered networks where consumers who choose to access care at lower priced…
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