CT Health Reform

Active purchasing bill passes Senate

By Ellen Andrews | May 29, 2013

  This afternoon the Connecticut State Senate passed SB-596, a bill directing Access Health CT, the Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange,…

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Other state exchange premiums better than expected, Connecticut needs to act

By Ellen Andrews | May 29, 2013

  Premiums for next year in other state exchanges are coming in and they are getting better news than Connecticut.…

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ConnectiCare joins health insurance exchange

By Ellen Andrews | May 22, 2013

Yesterday ConnectiCare filed individual and small group 2014 rates for Connecticut’s health insurance exchange. ConnectiCare joins HealthyCT, the new nonprofit…

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Connecticut back to a C on health reform

By Ellen Andrews | May 14, 2013

Connecticut health care thought leaders give our state a C on health reform again this winter; down from a C+ earlier…

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Insurance exchange rate proposals in for HealthyCT

By Ellen Andrews | May 13, 2013

Insurance premiums for HealthyCT, the new nonprofit health insurer co-op, have been posted on the insurance dept.’s website. HealthyCT is…

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Cabinet meeting update: SIM project described, exchange plans offering low rates to doctors, Charter Oak redux?

By Ellen Andrews | May 8, 2013

Yesterday’s Cabinet meeting focused on the state’s $2.8 million State Innovation Model (SIM) grant. The plan is to develop a…

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Still waiting for insurance exchange rates, UnitedHealthcare is out

By Ellen Andrews | May 7, 2013

Rate proposals by insurers planning to participate in CT’s health insurance exchange were due to the Insurance Dept. last Tuesday,…

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Health Insurance Rate Shock: What Connecticut Can Do

By Ellen Andrews | May 2, 2013

All indications are that Connecticut health insurance costs will rise significantly next year. Fortunately there are several tools available to…

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We are up to 21.5% of the way to health reform in CT

By Ellen Andrews | May 1, 2013

CT policymakers have completed 21.5% of the tasks necessary for health reform; most are due on Jan.1st of next year.…

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