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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Posted inEconomic Development
Exhausted health care workers seek long-awaited legislative relief
Calls to shore up Connecticut’s health care workforce are getting louder as medical workers feel the continuing strain of the pandemic.
Posted inHealth
Report: Connecticut must improve health data collection on race and ethnicity
Connecticut has no standards for how its medical facilities gather, report and use patient data on race, ethnicity and language.
Posted inHealth
Health care reform in the 2021 legislative session: Here are the bills that passed and those that didn’t
Proposals on everything from cameras in nursing homes to government-sponsored insurance for small businesses and nonprofits were floated this session.
Posted inHealth
For third year in a row, public option bill won’t move forward in Connecticut
Proponents of the public option insurance plan said they pulled the bill because the governor threatened not to sign it.
Posted inHealth
How does the public option bill differ from Gov. Ned Lamont’s health care plan? Here’s a look at the two proposals.
With the rising cost of care a central issue this legislative session, lawmakers and Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration have each moved ahead with their own plans aimed at driving down prices.
Posted inHealth
Lamont unveils plans to reduce cost of health care, cap price of prescription drugs
The plan includes an annual assessment on insurance carriers to fund additional subsidies on Connecticut’s insurance exchange, Access Health CT.
Posted inHealth, Politics
With Supreme Court decision on ACA looming, Democrats make health care a focus on the campaign trail
Democrats have made health care a key issue, pointing to the pandemic and the fate of the federal health law.
Posted inHealth
HHS plan to improve rural health focuses on better broadband, telehealth services
Rural health care has increasingly become a focus for the Trump administration as COVID-19 kills hundreds of Americans every day.
Posted inPolitics
Trump’s budget cuts funding for Virginia-class subs from two to one
Electric Boat has for more than a decade built two submarines a year, but the president’s budget only calls for one Virginia-class boat.
Posted inHealth
Lamont proposes to ban flavored vaping, legalize marijuana in new budget
Gov. Ned Lamont opened the new legislative session with proposals to ban flavored vaping product sales and to take initial, tentative steps toward legalizing marijuana.
Posted inHealth
State religious leaders are pushing lawmakers on health care equity
A coalition of faith leaders is asking lawmakers and other state leaders to push for affordable coverage, preserve Medicaid eligibility and improve data collection.
Posted inHealth
Lamont uses executive authority to track cost, quality of health care
The governor will require providers, insurers and others in the health care industry to report their yearly price increases.
Posted inHealth
If cautiously, Lamont exploring health care reform
Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration is part of a working group exploring health care reforms for 2020. He was late to the debate in the last session.
Posted inHealth
Public option hits rocks, key components stripped from bill
State-sponsored health plans for individuals and small businesses are expected to be removed from the bill, along with a provision to re-establish an individual mandate