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Double-digit health insurance rate requests draw criticism from CT lawmakers, residents
1+ hour, 15+ min ago (557+ words) A request from health insurers for another year of double-digit premium increases for certain state-regulated plans is drawing outrage from residents, state lawmakers and others. Carriers – including Anthem, ConnectiCare and UnitedHealthcare – are seeking more than a 16% average rate increase for…...
ACA coverage losses surge in Connecticut after subsidy expiration
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (724+ words) More than 22,000 people enrolled in Affordable Care Act health plans in Connecticut in 2026 lost coverage in the first six months of the year after failing to make their premium payments — a 75% increase over the same period last year, according to…...
CT lawmakers, policy holders, condemn double-digit rate hikes requested by health insurers
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (291+ words) On average, insurers requested more than 16% increases for individual health plans, and nearly 18% hikes for employer-sponsored plans for small businesses with 50 or fewer employees. The Connecticut Insurance Department, which is reviewing and would ultimately need to approve the requests, said…...
New CT law looks to boost transparency from long-term care insurers
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (439+ words) A new state law that puts more information and tools into the hands of Connecticut’s insurance regulators surrounding long-term care plans will soon take effect. Gov. Ned Lamont signed the bill on Tuesday, and it goes into effect July 1. Long-term…...
CT's potential fallout from federal Medicaid changes outlined in new report
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (304+ words) Nearly 200,000 people in Connecticut could lose their Medicaid coverage under a worst-case projection analyzing changes to the government-funded health care program. The changes, which go into effect Jan. 1, 2027, will require some adults to prove they are working to receive coverage....
Oversight for costly long-term care insurance a focus of CT lawmakers in short session
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (614+ words) Amelia Smith first bought into her long-term care insurance policy in 1994, for about $85 a month. Like many others, her premium rate has soared since then. Smith, 89, said her premium increased nearly tenfold, to over $830 a month now. It’s a bump…...
Access Health CT recruiting brokers, seeks to reduce uninsured rates
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (167+ words) Access Health CT – Connecticut’s health insurance marketplace – has opened the applications window to its Broker Academy Program. The program is offered free of cost to participants who are recruited and trained to become licensed health insurance brokers and community resources…...
CT health care providers say insurance 'downcoding' is bleeding them dry
5+ mon, 3+ week 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?
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (143+ words) 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 on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces led many people to choose high-deductible plans,…...
CT weighs extending open enrollment amid ACA subsidy questions
7+ mon, 2+ 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…...