The website has been spotty, but Access Health CT, the state’s new health insurance marketplace created by the federal health reform law, enrolled its first member shortly before 9:30 Tuesday morning and had 44 by early afternoon.
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Pitching Obamacare in Hartford, home of 34,000 uninsured
With about 3.4 percent of the state’s population, Hartford is home to close to 10 percent of Connecticut’s uninsured.
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Amid Obamacare marketing push, confusion about Medicare
There’s a major marketing campaign under way for Access Health CT, the new insurance marketplace opening Oct. 1 as part of the federal health reform law. But some officials and others who work with seniors are trying to get out a separate message: If you’re on Medicare, the new marketplace is not for you.
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Librarians, used to queries, gear up for Obamacare questions
Librarians are used to getting questions on everything from bar bets to job searches. Now they’re preparing to help patrons with a new topic: Obamacare.
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Access Health chief: Get help applying for Obamacare coverage, and don’t use paper
With just over a week to go before the state’s new health insurance marketplace launches, its leader has some advice for potential shoppers: Get help enrolling. And please, whatever you do, avoid the paper application.
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Obamacare insurance: What the standard gold, silver and bronze plans look like
Here’s a look at the deductibles, copays and coinsurance requirements for the standard plans that will be offered through Access Health CT, the state’s health insurance exchange.
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Obamacare: What you need to know
The federal health reform law commonly known as Obamacare will bring many changes in the coming months. Here’s what you need to know.
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Obamacare: What will my plan cost? What doctors are covered?
Our first batch of reader questions about the federal health care reform law addresses how much individuals would pay to buy coverage, dental insurance, which health care providers are covered, and health savings accounts.
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Access Health call center opens to take Obamacare insurance questions
The Access Health CT toll-free call center is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. It can be reached at 1-855-805-HEALTH (4325).
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Easier enrollment process could mean thousands more with coverage under Obamacare, researchers say
Having a seamless, one-stop shopping process for state residents to enroll in health care coverage could ensure that an additional 26,000 people get insurance, and 36,000 avoid losing their coverage, according to research released this week.
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Compare rates for Obamacare health plans here
You can find out what your monthly premiums would be for insurance purchased through Access Health CT by looking at the charts available here.
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Get your Obamacare questions answered
Representatives from Access Health CT, the insurance marketplace created by the federal health reform law, will be answering questions at events in five cities in the coming weeks.
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The Obamacare premiums are in. But what about deductibles and copays?
There’s been a lot of news this week about what it will cost to buy insurance through the new marketplace created by federal health reform. But what will those prices get you?
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Find your Obamacare insurance cost, in 3 (or 5) steps
The rates have been finalized for health insurance plans that will be sold through the new insurance marketplace created by federal health reform. But the actual premiums people pay will vary considerably, based on age, county, the specific plan type, and whether discounts are available. Find out what yours will be here.
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Obamacare insurance rates get final approval
The Connecticut Insurance Department has approved prices for health plans to be sold through Access Health CT, the new marketplace created by federal health reform.