CT Health Reform

ConnectiCare withdraws SHOP exchange proposal

By Ellen Andrews | July 29, 2013

  ConnectiCare has notified Access Health CT, our state’s health insurance exchange, that they are withdrawing their proposal to participate…

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HealthyCT lowers rates in insurance exchange

By Ellen Andrews | July 26, 2013

  Healthy CT, the new co-op insurer created with federal support under the ACA, has revised their proposed premiums for…

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ACA employer mandate delayed; tiny number of CT employers affected

By Ellen Andrews | July 5, 2013

  Only 3% of CT employers with over 50 workers don’t offer health benefits; nationally 4.3% don’t. Despite this on…

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CT health reform progress first time drop to 21.8%

By Ellen Andrews | July 2, 2013

  For the first time, Connecticut moved backward in progress toward health reform from 22.5% of tasks completed last month…

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Health Insurance Exchange Board meeting update

By Ellen Andrews | June 26, 2013

  Today’s Access Health CT Board meeting was largely uneventful; despite that, the room was packed. The highly anticipated report…

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Medicaid Council update

By Ellen Andrews | June 14, 2013

  Today’s Medicaid Council focused on the SIM planning process working to reform CT’s health system across payers. The project…

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Bill directing exchange to negotiate premiums died on House calendar

By Ellen Andrews | June 6, 2013

  SB-596, a bill that would have implemented active purchasing in Connecticut’s health insurance exchange, died yesterday without action by…

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Anthem proposed rates for inside and outside exchange filed

By Ellen Andrews | June 5, 2013

  Yesterday, Anthem’s proposed 2014 rates were posted on the insurance department’s website. Proposed base rates (costs for an average…

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Aetna exchange premiums lower than competitors; all higher than CA rates

By Ellen Andrews | May 31, 2013

Wednesday, Aetna submitted proposed rates for Access Health CT, the state health insurance exchange. Averaging $364 per month for individual…

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