CT Health Reform

CT health reform update

By Ellen Andrews | October 30, 2012

The CT Health Policy Project has posted a summary of updates and context on CT’s progress toward health reform.

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CT exchange staff won’t negotiate with insurers on behalf of consumers

By Ellen Andrews | October 17, 2012

Staff of the CT Health Insurance Exchange have “opted to utilize an ‘any qualified plan’ approach” for determining which plans…

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State innovation application posted

By Ellen Andrews | October 10, 2012

The state’s application to CMS for a $3 million State Innovation Models Grant is now online. If awarded, the grant…

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CT still earns a C+ on reform

By Ellen Andrews | October 9, 2012

Once again, CT health care thoughtleaders give our state a C+ on health reform. From the beginning of the CT…

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Aetna announces layoffs, blames ACA, puzzling

By Ellen Andrews | October 3, 2012

Aetna has announced they will soon be laying off 80 CT workers, 160 nationwide. The company cited competitive pressures from…

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October webquiz – pre-exisiting conditions

By Ellen Andrews | October 1, 2012

Test your knowledge of CT residents with pre-exisiting conditions. Take the October CT Health Policy Webquiz.

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Exchange Board approves Essential Health Benefits standard – false choice between benefits and cost

By Ellen Andrews | September 28, 2012

Yesterday the CT Health Insurance Exchange Board approved CT’s version of the Essential Health Benefit (EHB) package under the Affordable…

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Join us for Consumer Conversations: the CT Health Insurance Exchange

By Ellen Andrews | September 27, 2012

January 1, 2014 every CT resident will be required to secure health coverage. The CT Health Insurance Exchange is being…

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742,000 CT residents with pre-existing conditions’ access to coverage will be protected under ACA

By Ellen Andrews | August 29, 2012

New estimates from Families USA finds that 742,000 non-elderly CT residents have been diagnosed with serious conditions often linked to…

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