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CT health care providers say insurance 'downcoding' is bleeding them dry
5+ hour, 16+ min ago (694+ words) A Connecticut doctor is claiming he's the victim of repeated under-reimbursements by insurance companies, a practice called "downcoding" that he said cost him close to $100,000. "This is insane," said Dr. Peter Hahn, a cardiologist and vein specialist in Uncasville. "The…...
Are you on a high-deductible health plan? What do you wish you knew?
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (143+ words) Are you on a high-deductible health plan? What do you wish you knew?Connecticut Public Are you on a high-deductible health plan? What do you wish you knew? The sudden spike in costs for people who buy their health care…...
CT weighs extending open enrollment amid ACA subsidy questions
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1065+ words) With uncertainty in Congress around reviving expired federal health care subsidies, Connecticut officials are considering another extension of open enrollment for 2026 Affordable Care Act plans. Federal lawmakers are trying different avenues to bring back the enhanced premium subsidies in some…...
For middle-income CT residents, sticker shock looms with ACA health subsidies set to disappear
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (616+ words) Betsy Beaulieu and her wife, Lee Burdette Williams, live in Mystic. The couple are nearing retirement. Beaulieu, 61, spent most of her career working in higher education, but today she works for a small non-profit. It's mostly a labor of love....
What to know about expiring ACA subsidies as open enrollment begins
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (988+ 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…...
Federal cuts could produce big insurance hikes on CT's health care exchange, state comptroller warns
7+ mon, 2+ day ago (728+ words) Nearly 100,000 people on the Connecticut health exchange should brace for a sticker shock, if President Donald Trump and U.S. Congress fail to extend what are known as the enhanced premium tax credits by the end of this year, according to a…...