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CT exchange members more likely to get financial assistance and slightly older than other states
The latest federal ACA enrollment report finds that AccessHealthCT, CT’s health insurance exchange, received 76,460 total applications between Nov. 15th and Jan. 16th. 162,921 state residents were found eligible for Medicaid. Of the 142,287 applicants eligible for exchange coverage, 77% are also eligible for financial assistance – higher than the 70% average across all state-based…
Read MoreFact checking CT’s uninsured numbers since the ACA
An article in today’s CT Mirror focuses on a question bouncing around CT health policy circles – what impact has ObamaCare had on coverage in our state? The answer – we don’t know. Current estimates by Access Health CT have caveats. Highly recommended reading — especially click on the graphic.
Read MoreJanuary CT Health Policy Webquiz – how will CT’s uninsured fare under the ACA?
Test your knowledge of how CT’s uninsured will fare under the ACA. Take the January CT Health Policy Webquiz.
Read MoreSafety net hospitals expect to see more uninsured undocumented immigrants
CT hospitals are expecting a growing burden of uncompensated care for undocumented immigrants next year, according to C-HIT. Undocumented immigrants cannot benefit from expansions of coverage under the ACA. They are not eligible for Medicaid regardless of income level and cannot purchase coverage on the insurance exchange, even without a subsidy. The ACA also decreases…
Read MoreHUSKY parents cut – costs outlined, rally planned
The Governor’s budget proposed cutting 37,500 working parents from Medicaid in 2014. Families affected have incomes between 133 and 185% of the federal poverty level — $25,975 to $36,131 for a family of three this year. The administration argues that those parents will be able to purchase federally subsidized coverage in the new insurance exchange.…
Read MoreNY ex-con shoplifts to get prison health care
Frank Morocco, a Buffalo area ex-convict, intentionally got himself arrested for shoplifting two weeks ago. He stole $23 worth of miscellaneous items, making sure he was seen by store employees and other customers. He stated that he was desperate and saw no other way to get treatment for his cancer. He suffers from a rare…
Read MoreNew uninsured brief posted
Check our uninsured brief for more information on the drop in uninsured CT residents last year. See where the gains came from, where residents get coverage, why it matters, and why we need to continue the important work of reform.
Read MoreCensus finds 94,000 more CT residents had health coverage last year
New US Census numbers found that the number of uninsured CT residents dropped to 303,000 last year from 397,000 in 2010, to 8.6% of all state residents from 11.6%. The rate of uninsurance in CT has been rising since 2005. The Affordable Care Act deserves much of the credit for the drop, especially for the…
Read MorePercent uninsured Americans up but under age 26 going down, Bronx hospital allows artists to trade art for health care
A new Gallup poll finds that 17.1% of Americans were uninsured last year, up every year since 2008 when it was 14.8%. The rates in December and July of last year were tied for the highest ever recorded by Gallup at 17.7%. The bright spot was a decline of 2.7% in the uninsured rate among…
Read MoreOctober webquiz, webinar slides and video online
Test your knowledge of CT’s uninsured. Take the October CT Health Policy Webquiz. Slides and video of Friday’s webinar with CEPAC are posted.
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