The Connecticut Insurance Department has signed off on increased costs for health plans on and off the state’s Affordable Care Act exchange.
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Congress passes expanded health care benefits in sweeping bill
Insurers cited the end of enhanced federal ACA subsidies as the reason for rate hikes. But Congress was ready to pass a 3-year extension.
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The public can weigh in Monday on health insurers’ double-digit rate increase requests. Here’s what to know about the proposals.
Insurers that sell policies on and off Connecticut’s Affordable Care Act exchange asked for an average increase of 20.4% on individual plans.
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Public hearing on proposed health insurance rate hikes set for Aug. 15
The public can comment on Connecticut insurers’ proposed individual health plan cost increases, which average 20.4%, at the Hartford meeting.
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Insurers seek average rate hike of 20% on 2023 individual health plans
The steep rate increase requests stunned advocates, who fear people will not be able to afford health insurance if they are approved.
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Insurance department approves rate hikes for 2022 – though not as large as carriers sought
Consumers will see higher rates in many health insurance plans, though not as high as insurance companies had sought.
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Best of 2020: ‘I’m relying on prayer.’ Complaints pile up against health care sharing ministries as state mounts a defense
More than 5,000 people in Connecticut have joined religious cost-sharing groups to avoid paying high premiums for health plans. But some say their medical bills aren’t being covered.
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‘I’m relying on prayer.’ Complaints pile up against health care sharing ministries as state mounts a defense
More than 5,000 people in Connecticut have joined religious cost-sharing groups to avoid paying high premiums for health plans. But some say their medical bills aren’t being covered.
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Customers, lawmakers urge state insurance officials to address rising costs
The Insurance Department was urged Wednesday to block rate hikes on the state’s health exchange. Critics called the years-long cycle of increases unsustainable.
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Andrew Mais to be named insurance commissioner
Sources say Andrew N. Mais, an insurance industry regulatory specialist at Deloitte, will be Connecticut’s next insurance commissioner.
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Connecticut’s vanishing shoreline: One storm away from disaster
Connecticut is fortunate it hasn’t been hit by a tropical-style storm since the successive storms of Irene and Sandy in 2011 and 2012 swamped the coastline, illuminating its vulnerabilities to the effects of climate change. That’s because there’s a general consensus that if either of those storms were to hit now, they would be just as damaging.
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Connecticut Insurance Department approves CVS-Aetna merger
The Connecticut Insurance Department has approved CVS Health Corp’s $69 billion merger with Hartford-based Aetna Inc.
The approval is contingent on Aetna completing the sale of its standalone Medicare Part D prescription plan business.
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Justice Department approves CVS-Aetna merger, with conditions
WASHINGTON –The Justice Department on Wednesday cleared CVS Health Corp.’s planned $69 billion merger with Aetna Inc. after the companies agreed to divest a Medicare prescription drug plan sold by the Hartford-based health insurer. Consumer groups, however, continue to oppose the deal.
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CVS, Aetna urge Connecticut regulators to approve proposed acquisition
The Connecticut Insurance Department now has 30 days to decide whether to approve CVS Health Corp.’s acquisition of Hartford-based Aetna Inc. – a merger the companies say will drive down health care costs and opponents portray as anti-competitive and harmful to patients.
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Long-time Access Health CT director appointed as new CEO
A long-time director at Access Health CT was named the new chief executive officer of the state’s health insurance exchange. The exchange’s board of directors voted to appoint James Michel as the permanent CEO at its Thursday meeting.