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Legislature presents its own budget plan, and the stage is set for debate

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf April 21, 2021 @ 12:30 pmAugust 1, 2022 @ 4:09 pm

Democrats on the Appropriations Committee and Gov. Ned Lamont are headed for a showdown over the next two-year state budget.

Posted inHealth

Lawmakers: $53 million price tag on health coverage for undocumented children too high

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Jenna Carlesso and Keith M. Phaneuf April 18, 2019 @ 3:12 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:06 am

Despite early enthusiasm, lawmakers now say a bill extending state-sponsored health coverage to about 18,000 undocumented children is unlikely to succeed this year.

Posted inHealth

Committee endorses bill to expand health coverage to undocumented youth

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf March 21, 2019 @ 6:39 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:06 am

“If one child in need is without health care, that is one child too many,” said Rep. Cathy Abercrombie, D-Meriden.

Posted inHealth

Undocumented families, advocates press for expansion of state-funded health care

Avatar photo by Jenna Carlesso March 19, 2019 @ 3:00 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:05 am

Children like Emily Batista, an 11-year-old with cerebral palsy from Brazil, would have access to state-funded health insurance under the proposal.

Posted inMoney

Aiming for bipartisan deal, Dems add funds for seniors, towns

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf May 7, 2018 @ 1:10 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 11:30 pm

Trying to avoid a repeat of last year when conservative Democrats defected to support a Republican state budget, Democratic legislative leaders unveiled several proposals Monday aimed at striking a bipartisan compromise. The plan restores funds for municipal aid and for a medication assistance program for seniors and the disabled.

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Advocates press lawmakers to restore Medicaid funding

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf May 5, 2018 @ 1:20 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 11:30 pm

Social services advocates brought their clients to the State Capitol on Saturday to make the case for lawmakers, now considering final revisions to the second year of the state’s biennial budget, to reverse cuts that could leave 13,200 poor adults without coverage in January.

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New budgets fail to restore Medicaid cuts to thousands in CT

Avatar photo by Ana Radelat May 4, 2018 @ 3:34 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 11:29 pm

For Sally Grossman, success in business is likely to come at a cost – the loss of her health care coverage. Grossman is enrolled in a Medicaid program known as HUSKY A, whose eligibility has been tightened by Connecticut lawmakers looking to save money in the state budget.

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Families of 17,000 CT children being told health coverage may end

Avatar photo by Mackenzie Rigg December 15, 2017 @ 2:00 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 11:21 pm

Letters are going out this weekend telling families that 17,000 children and teenagers across the state will lose their health coverage on Jan. 31 unless Congress acts.

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With two weeks left, Medicaid transition reaches 26 percent

Avatar photo by Kyle Constable July 15, 2016 @ 1:56 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 10:57 pm

Over the last two weeks, Connecticut’s health insurance exchange has helped another 1,400 low-income individuals transition from their state-sponsored Medicaid plans as they prepare to lose them after July 31st.

This is a photo of Pedro Lopez asking how long it will take to sign up for insurance at the Access Health CT store in New Britain.
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As deadline looms, 15 percent losing Medicaid find new coverage

Avatar photo by Kyle Constable July 1, 2016 @ 12:49 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 10:54 pm

Connecticut’s health insurance exchange announced Thursday about 15 percent of low-income parents set to lose their state-sponsored Medicaid coverage at the end of July have transitioned to new insurance plans. Officials expect about 14,000 parents to lose their HUSKY A coverage.

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State health exchange considers new transition fairs, adds hours

Avatar photo by Kyle Constable June 29, 2016 @ 7:37 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 10:54 pm

One week after the first pair of transition enrollment fairs drew just one attendee, Connecticut’s health insurance exchange announced Wednesday it plans to keep future fairs open for an additional hour and will consider scheduling new ones.

This is a photo of Pedro Lopez asking how long it will take to sign up for insurance at the Access Health CT store in New Britain.
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CT to assist 18,000 parents losing state Medicaid coverage

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf May 26, 2016 @ 1:18 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 10:51 pm

Leaders of the Connecticut’s health insurance exchange announced Thursday that they would work in partnership with three other state agencies to assist up to 18,000 low-income parents who would lose their state-sponsored Medicaid health coverage on Aug.1 because of budget cuts.

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