Access Health CT, the state’s insurance exchange, said Friday it is working with the Hartford police to determine the origin of a backpack found in downtown Hartford with personal information that appears related to some of its accounts.
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Healthcare advocate wants hearing on Anthem rate request
State Healthcare Advocate Victoria Veltri has asked the Connecticut Insurance Department to hold a public hearing on Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s proposal to raise premiums for its individual-market health plans by an average of 12.5 percent next year.
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Access Health CT’s mobile app rolling out
Access Health officials say the free mobile app will make it easier for people to shop for health care coverage using smart phones or tablets. Officials hope it will appeal to young people — a coveted customer pool — and to people who have smart phones but don’t have regular access to a computer.
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Exchange premiums could rise more than 10 percent next year — or drop, for some
Two insurers selling health plans through Connecticut’s exchange want to raise rates by more than 10 percent next year, while a third wants to lower its premiums, according to proposals filed with the Connecticut Insurance Department.
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Access Health CT’s storefronts closing for regular business this summer
Access Health CT’s storefront enrollment centers in New Britain and New Haven will close for day-to-day business this summer and reopen in the fall, according to the state’s health insurance exchange. The two storefronts will host educational sessions about health care reform during the summer.
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How much did Medicaid grow under Obamacare? Not as much as you’d think
Connecticut’s health insurance exchange says 129,588 people signed up for Medicaid from Oct. 1 through March 31. But figures from the state Department of Social Services show that enrollment in Medicaid grew by just over half that amount.
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Access Health CT update: Younger people bought late; calls still coming
Just over 80,018 state residents have private health insurance purchased through the state’s health insurance exchange, Access Health CT, according to numbers presented Thursday.
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Updated: Nevada considered CT exchange software, but didn’t commit
Nevada’s health insurance exchange board considered using Connecticut’s exchange system but opted to go in a different direction, according to a spokesman.
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Six ways CT’s Obamacare exchange insurance will change next year
Yes, the enrollment period for plans sold by Connecticut’s health insurance exchange ended just over a month ago. But there are already changes in the works for next year’s health plans, and some could be significant.
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Access Health CT’s 2015 plans: See what’s changing
The selection of plans sold through Access Health CT, the state’s health insurance exchange, will be changing next year. Here’s an early look.
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Malloy: CT Republicans did not hamper ACA implementation
WASHINGTON – Gov. Dannel Malloy told an audience at a liberal think tank on Tuesday that Connecticut Republicans did not stand in the way of the implementation of the Affordable Care Act in Connecticut, a statement some in the crowd found hard to believe given the raging partisan war over the ACA in Washington.
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Couple sues over abortion coverage in Access Health CT plans
WASHINGTON — Thanks to subsidies under the ACA, Barth and Abbie Bracy of Dayville can buy a comprehensive policy through Access Health CT for only $2.63 a month. But they are suing the exchange, and federal officials, over what they say are moral principles.
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CT Obamacare exchange lags in attracting small businesses
Access Health CT, the state’s health insurance exchange, drew national praise for its performance in enrolling more than 208,000 individuals in health care coverage. But the small business side of Connecticut’s exchange hasn’t done so well. As of April 8, it covered a total of 330 people.
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Obamacare exchange’s final tally: 208,301 people signed up
The final numbers are in: Access Health CT, the state’s health insurance exchange, signed up 208,301 Connecticut residents in health care coverage.
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CT gets another insurer: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, a nonprofit Massachusetts company, said Thursday that it has received a license to begin selling coverage in the state.
