In a much-anticipated proposal, the state’s largest insurer has indicated what it wants to charge people buying coverage in the new insurance marketplace being created under federal health reform.
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Aetna files rate proposals for Obamacare exchange plans
There’s a national debate going on about just how costly health insurance will be once federal health reform rolls out next year. And this week, Connecticut got another clue.
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Uncertainties underlie insurance cost calculations under Obamacare
A key question about federal health care reform is what it will cost to buy health insurance next year, when the key provisions of the law kick in. And for insurers and regulators, figuring that out requires grappling with more uncertainty than usual.
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First clue to Obamacare insurance cost arrives
The much-anticipated first rate proposal for a health plan to be offered on the state’s new insurance marketplace is in.
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Lieberman seeks religious opt-out to Obamacare
In a parting act in the last few days before his retirement, Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., introduced a bill that would add a conscientious objector clause to the Affordable Care Act.
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Obamacare supporters declare victory too
The federal health reform law known as Obamacare cleared its second major obstacle with President Obama’s re-election Tuesday, and the law’s boosters were quick to declare victory.
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Connecticut health insurance rate increases driven by rising costs, not the Affordable Care Act, filings show
The double-digit rate increases recently granted to one and sought by two other large Connecticut health insurers are due mostly to increasing medical costs and only minimally to the impact of the Affordable Care Act, filings by the companies show.
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Connecticut’s health exchange board determines basic coverage
Washington — Connecticut’s health insurance exchange board has selected a mandatory benefit plan that many state residents will chose for coverage that is more generous than the federal Affordable Care Act requires.
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Every GOP candidate in 5th has ad hitting Obamacare
How unpopular is Obamacare among GOP voters? All four Republicans running for the open 5th Congressional seat have television commercials attacking the Affordable Care Act, the law praised and demeaned by the same shorthand, Obamacare.
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High court affirms most of Affordable Care Act in 5-4 ruling
The Supreme Court upheld the linchpin of President Obama’s health care reform this morning, ruling 5-4 that Congress can use its taxing power effectively to compel all Americans to buy health coverage by 2014.
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Advocates say state can’t slow down in pursuit of health care reform
The ink had barely dried on national health care reform in May 2010 when Connecticut lawmakers adopted a plan to expand coverage for the poor. But while Connecticut has been ahead of the national curve in embracing the reforms, advocates warned that with Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling, Connecticut’s head start in pursuing federal health care dollars is over.
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A Democratic victory that may energize the GOP
The Supreme Court decision upholding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act super-charges an important wedge issue in the campaigns for two open U.S. Senate and House seats in Connecticut.
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Connecticut businesses concerned about ruling’s impact
Groups representing Connecticut businesses Thursday were wary of the Supreme Court’s landmark health care decision, concerned it will drive up costs and even prompt some small businesses to stop offering health insurance altogether.
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Win on mandate is mixed victory for health insurers
Washington — As soon as the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act, the nation’s health insurers called for changes in the law.
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Court ruling prompts two different visions of Connecticut’s future
For health care advocates and other supporters of President Obama’s surviving health care reform, Connecticut dodged a bullet. For opponents, the Nutmeg State caught the bullet — right between the eyes.