CT Health Reform

Why CT’s health insurance exchange needs to negotiate

By Ellen Andrews | November 6, 2012

CT’s health insurance exchange is not planning to negotiate with insurers to improve value and control costs for consumers. As…

Consumer questions to CT insurance exchange

By Ellen Andrews | November 2, 2012

Some initial questions from consumers for the exchange were collected for last Friday’s Consumer Conversations. Among the 43 early questions…

CT health reform progress up to 16.7%

By Ellen Andrews | November 1, 2012

CT inched up only 0.3% in progress toward health reform last month. We have completed 16.7% of the tasks needed…

Consumers raise concerns with CT insurance exchange

By Ellen Andrews | October 30, 2012

Consumers and small businesses had a rare opportunity to share their concerns with CT’s health insurance exchange Friday. A standing…

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.

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…

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…

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…

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…