CT Health Reform
CT health reform update
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
Staff of the CT Health Insurance Exchange have “opted to utilize an ‘any qualified plan’ approach” for determining which plans…
State innovation application posted
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
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
Aetna has announced they will soon be laying off 80 CT workers, 160 nationwide. The company cited competitive pressures from…
October webquiz – pre-exisiting conditions
Test your knowledge of CT residents with pre-exisiting conditions. Take the October CT Health Policy Webquiz.
Exchange Board approves Essential Health Benefits standard – false choice between benefits and cost
Yesterday the CT Health Insurance Exchange Board approved CT’s version of the Essential Health Benefit (EHB) package under the Affordable…
Join us for Consumer Conversations: the CT Health Insurance Exchange
January 1, 2014 every CT resident will be required to secure health coverage. The CT Health Insurance Exchange is being…
742,000 CT residents with pre-existing conditions’ access to coverage will be protected under ACA
New estimates from Families USA finds that 742,000 non-elderly CT residents have been diagnosed with serious conditions often linked to…