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CT comptroller warns of potential fiscal crisis: ‘We have an overspending problem’
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (797+ words) Surging Medicaid costs and dramatically shrinking federal aid are a recipe for fiscal crisis, state Comptroller Sean Scanlon warned Monday. And while Connecticut's chief fiscal watchdog didn't call for changing state budget caps that hamper the General Assembly's ability to…...
Lamont reveals 40,000 more CT residents to have medical debt erased
3+ week, 3+ day ago (197+ words) Gov. Ned Lamont said Monday that nearly 40,000 Connecticut residents will receive letters in the mail this week informing them that some or all of their medical debt has been erased. According to a statement, it is under an initiative the…...
Trump’s ACA subsidy stance unclear as CT premium hikes loom
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (789+ words) In 2008, Leslie Silverman was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. A divorce left her without health insurance, and she was grappling with a chronic disease, all while raising three young children. When the Affordable Care Act passed, it was a saving grace,…...
CT insurance commissioner says he’s retiring; Lamont taps CEO
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (719+ words) Andrew Mais, who has led Connecticut's Insurance Department for nearly seven years, announced Friday he is retiring from the position next week. Gov. Ned Lamont tapped Josh Hershman, CEO of Immigrant Life Insurance Company of America and a former deputy…...
Major CT insurer lobs accusations at health system over contract talks. UConn pushes right back.
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (668+ words) Hartford-based Aetna, the health insurance giant owned by CVS Health Corp. is throwing down the gauntlet in its negotiations with UConn Health. "Every action it ( UConn Health) has taken in our negotiations has demonstrated their myopic focus on the goal…...
ACA health care credits are at center of shutdown fight. What it means for state residents
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (927+ words) Subsidies that help lower costs for Affordable Care Act health plans are set to expire at the end of the year, and without congressional action, premiums are expected to rise in 2026. The enhanced premium subsidies have been in the spotlight…...
CT officials urge holding off on ACA enrollment amid federal shutdown
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (664+ words) State officials are striking a different tone this year in their advice to Connecticut residents looking to enroll in health plans through Access Health CT, the state's health insurance exchange. "If you could, wait a little bit longer," Access Health…...
CT could bond $390M to expand UConn Health, including hospital bid
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (886+ words) Connecticut plans to borrow $390 million to expand the footprint of its own struggling flagship medical institution, the University of Connecticut Health Center, while simultaneously ridding the state of hospitals under private equity ownership. According to communications obtained this week by…...
Q & A: What CT residents should know about their money and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (354+ words) Congress passed, and President Donald Trump signed into law, a major spending and tax-cutting package called H.R.1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB). The bill has been praised by some and criticized by others. We talked with Heath Grossman, a…...
CT Medicaid could be $100 million over budget before federal cuts
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (974+ words) Deep cuts in federal Medicaid assistance aren't the only threat to health care for needy families and children here. Gov. Ned Lamont's administration has identified major cost overruns in the entitlement program, known as HUSKY in Connecticut, which has struggled…...