CT exchange wants to require broker commissions for health plans
Insurance companies that sell plans through the state's exchange stopped paying commissions to brokers this year, and the exchange's CEO says that has affected enrollment.
View ArticleAccess Health to tighten midyear sign-up rules, restore broker fees
The changes were made in response to concerns that people are taking advantage of current rules to sign up only after they get sick, and worries that a lack of payments to brokers has affected enrollment.
View ArticleWith time running out, Obamacare signups lag amid uncertainties
With one day left in the sign-up period for private insurance coverage, the Connecticut health insurance exchange’s enrollment has slowed down compared to past years, and the marketplace’s chief...
View ArticleSome seek more oversight of Access Health’s funding
As Congress takes aim at the federal health law, some Connecticut legislators are raising questions about another aspect of Obamacare – how the state’s health insurance marketplace gets its money.
View ArticleCT Obamacare exchange enrollment down 3.9 percent
The open enrollment period for Connecticut’s health insurance exchange ended with 111,524 people signed up for private health plans – approximately 4,500 fewer than last year.
View ArticleWith demand already up, free clinics anticipate more need
Two days after a new free clinic opened in Stamford, “The phones haven’t stopped ringing and people are walking in, looking to make appointments," the executive director said.
View ArticleCT uninsured rate among lowest in the country, report says
Connecticut's uninsured rate was among the lowest in the country in 2016, but the report's authors warned that the exact figure was potentially unreliable.
View ArticleHere’s what we know about CT’s Obamacare insurance customers
Nearly one in three are 55 and older. Those who pay full price are younger, on average. And many live in Fairfield County.
View ArticleCT Obamacare exchange at a ‘critical crossroads,’ leader says
Jim Wadleigh cited a new IRS policy that could affect the individual mandate, a proposed federal rule aimed at stabilizing insurance markets, and the ongoing uncertainty about the Affordable Care Act's...
View ArticleKevin Counihan on the ACA: ‘Whatever happens, Trump is going to own this’
Kevin Counihan used to run the health insurance exchanges that serve most of the United States. Now he’s a customer. He talked to The Mirror about efforts to replace the Affordable Care Act, why the...
View Article2018 exchange plans could cover fewer hospitals, doctors, drugs
Insurance companies that sell coverage through the state’s health insurance exchange next year will be allowed to cover fewer hospitals, doctors and prescription drugs under changes the exchange’s...
View ArticleAnthem uncertain it will continue in CT’s individual market next year
The company’s president wrote that the insurer is likely to notify regulators this summer that Anthem will withdraw from the state’s individual market. She added Anthem might not actually choose to...
View ArticleAnalysis: GOP Obamacare replacement could cost CT $89M to $539M
The administration also estimated that 34,000 people who buy health plans through the state’s health insurance exchange would not renew their coverage for 2018 if the proposal becomes law.
View ArticleAs costs rise, will narrow network insurance plans catch on in CT?
Would you buy a health plan that covered fewer hospitals and doctors if the premiums were 10 percent less? So-called narrow-network plans haven't had much traction in Connecticut, but some think that's...
View ArticleWhat the GOP Obamacare replacement bill means for you and CT
The Republican proposal has big implications for Connecticut residents and state government. Here are nine things to know about it.
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