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Hospital Association Celebrates Restructured, 'Patient-Focused' Tax Plan In New State Budget
3+ hour, 3+ min ago (480+ words) HARTFORD, CT " The $28. 1 billion state budget passed by the General Assembly on Saturday includes a new, five-year hospital tax agreement designed to leverage more federal aid. The deal, which was negotiated between the state and the Connecticut Hospital Association, replaces…...
A Step In Right Direction, But CT Pharmacist, Industry Expert Say Trump's Pharma Deal Doesn't Address Larger Problem
7+ mon, 1+ day ago (842+ words) President Donald Trump and pharmaceutical manufacturing giant Pfizer announced a deal this week to cut the cost of the company's prescription drugs covered by Medicaid, the joint federal and state medical program for people with limited income and resources. Trump…...
Analysis | To Make Healthcare Affordable, Break Up OHS
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (237+ words) Candidates are hearing a lot about affordability, in Connecticut and across the country. Rising healthcare costs are a big part of the problem, erasing any wage increases. Connecticut is among the most expensive states for health insurance premiums, and they're…...
Access Health Audit Highlights Lack Of Internal Controls
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (529+ words) The Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange, known as Access Health CT, was not following established procedures with invoices, purchase orders, bid quotations and credit card use, a recent audit shows." The audit, conducted for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, also found that the…...
Lamont: State Health Care Enrollment Up As CT Works To Soften Federal Subsidy Elimination
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (537+ words) HARTFORD, CT " Even as enhanced federal Affordable Care Act subsidies expired and officials warned of widespread coverage losses, enrollment on Connecticut's health insurance exchange is running higher than last year, state officials said Wednesday, after the state moved to blunt…...
CT Senator, Health Care Advocate Push For Action On Health Insurance Costs
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (465+ words) HARTFORD, CT " Just days after the special subsidies included in the Affordable Care Act expired, State Healthcare Advocate Kathleen Holt already is seeing the effect on people's day-to-day lives, she said. "We all know people impacted by Congressional failure to…...
Access Health CT's 2026 Enrollment Deadline Extended, State Subsidies Available For Some
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (483+ words) HARTFORD, CT " Access Health CT, Connecticut's official health insurance marketplace, has extended the final deadline to enroll in a health or dental plan for 2026 to Saturday, Jan. 31. The original deadline was Jan. 15. Customers who enroll now will have coverage starting…...
Access Health CT Website Back Online After Outages Disrupted Service On Deadline For Jan. 1 Coverage
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (291+ words) HARTFORD, CT " Connecticut's health insurance marketplace, Access Health CT is back online after a series of outages Monday impacted customers looking to enroll by the end of the day's deadline to have coverage as of January 1. Access reported Tuesday afternoon…...
Lamont: State's Most Vulnerable Will Get One-Year Health Care Subsidies At Cost Of About $70 Million
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (271+ words) With Congress at a stalemate over extension of the Affordable Care Act's enhanced subsidies, Connecticut will step in to pick up the slack. At least, some of it for some people. "We've been working really hard with OPM (Office Of…...
Officials: Connecticut Residents Face Health Coverage Losses, Cost Spikes In January
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (1018+ words) HARTFORD, CT " Thousands of Connecticut residents could see their health insurance become unaffordable on Jan. 1 if enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies expire at the end of the year, Connecticut's U. S. senators and state officials warned Friday. The lapse would trigger steep…...