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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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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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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Federal rule hampers enrollment in new state insurance plan
The state’s new insurance plan for people with pre-existing conditions, one of the first programs made available under the federal health reform law, offers lower premiums than the high-risk plans the state already offers. But for close to 2,000 people in those existing plans, the new pool offers little benefit because of something known as a “crowd out” rule.
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Insurers shift focus to health reform rules
WASHINGTON — For Aetna and other insurers, the battle over health-care reform is not over. It has just shifted to new decision-makers, a more obscure process, and a series of questions that are narrower, yet still significant.