What's The Deal With America's Health Care System Anyways?
There’s no doubt about it—health care in the U.S. is complicated.
View ArticleHealth Insurance Open Enrollment Brings Higher Premiums, Less Time To Apply
Consumers can begin shopping for 2018 health insurance through Access Health CT (AHCT) Wednesday, but will see sizeable price increases and have far less time to enroll than in previous years.
View ArticleHealth Exchange Enrollment Begins With Smaller Budget, New Strategies
Open enrollment to buy health insurance through the Affordable Care Act exchanges began Wednesday, but the enrollment period this time around is shorter than ever.
View ArticleConnecticut's Healthcare Exchange Reaches Out For The "Young Invincibles"
Open enrollment on the federal website Healthcare.gov will end this week. But if you’re looking for a plan on Connecticut’s exchange you have a little longer - until December 22nd. And Access Health CT...
View ArticleConnecticut's Health Insurance Open Enrollment In Its Last Hours
Open enrollment on the state’s health care exchange, Access Health Connecticut, ends Friday at midnight.
View ArticleMurphy Calls Lawsuit Against Obamacare A Trump Administration 'Sabotage...
Late last week, the Department of Justice announced it would not defend the Affordable Care Act in a lawsuit filed by 20 conservative state attorneys general.
View ArticleStudy: Rate Of Uninsured Falls In Rural Conn.
The rate of people without health insurance in rural Connecticut has gone down dramatically since the passage of the Affordable Care Act. That’s the takeaway message from a new report on health...
View ArticleAfter Revolving Door Questions, Former Access Health CEO Resigns From Private...
The former CEO of the state’s health care exchange has resigned from his new private sector job, just weeks after taking it. Jim Wadleigh now says his move may have contravened state ethics laws.
View ArticleConnecticut's Health Insurance Exchange Begins Open Enrollment
The federal health care law was known as Obamacare. And Republicans, including President Trump, campaigned on repealing it.
View ArticleConnecticut Nurse Midwives Fight For Equal Health Care Pay
Brianne Foley didn’t have time to plan for the birth of her first child. So when she and her husband were having their second child, Foley did extensive research on which ones accepted Medicaid and...
View ArticleConnecticut Health Insurers Face Questions On Premium Price Hikes
Open enrollment for health insurance plans on Access Health CT — the state’s Affordable Care Act exchange — begins in November, but before that happens, the state Insurance Department needs to approve...
View ArticleOpen Enrollment Has Begun: Here's What You Need To Know
Open enrollment for 2020 health plans on Connecticut’s insurance exchange is now underway. It’s the seventh enrollment period for the state’s marketplace, and despite a recent drop in the number of...
View ArticleDoor-To-Door Canvassing, Enrollment Fairs Aim To Boost Health Insurance Coverage
Deborah Bigelow walked into the Lyceum Conference Center in Hartford on a recent Thursday night prepared with a stack of folders and documents. She hoped that by the time she left the Access Health...
View ArticleAccess Health CT Extends Health Insurance Open Enrollment Period
Residents still looking to get health care insurance coverage for 2020 have 30 more days to select plans through Access Health CT , the state’s Affordable Care Act exchange. Access Health CT officials...
View ArticleConnecticut Legislators, Health Advocates Condemn Court Ruling On Obamacare
Judges in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans this week found that the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate -- the requirement that residents buy health insurance or pay a fine -- is...
View ArticleWhat The Affordable Care Act Court Ruling Means For Connecticut
A federal appeals court in New Orleans dealt another blow to the Affordable Care Act last week, saying the requirement under the law to have health insurance is unconstitutional. But the court...
View ArticleAccess Health Enrollment Dips, Officials Warn Of Future Chill From Public...
Thousands of people will get health insurance coverage this year from plans they chose through Access Health CT, the state’s Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace. But state officials worry...
View ArticleDeadlines To Enroll In 2021 Health Insurance Coverage Are Fast Approaching...
Open enrollment periods for two of the nation’s largest health insurance programs and marketplaces are running concurrently, but time is ticking. Connecticut state officials and health insurance...
View ArticleNearly 1 Million Secure 2021 Health Insurance Through Access Health CT
Nearly 1 million people in Connecticut chose health insurance plans for 2021 through Access Health CT, the state’s Affordable Care Act marketplace, new data show. That includes a year-over-year uptick...
View ArticleCoverage Through CT's Health Exchange Will Soon Be Cheaper For Many. Here's...
Starting May 1, the state’s health insurance exchange, Access Health CT, will open a special enrollment period for residents who want to take advantage of additional subsidies that will help make...
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