Connecticut Health Insurance

Connecticut Health Insurance Programs Should Be Rebidded

ruzik_tuzik — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:01:15 -0600

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal (D) on Monday recommended that the state Department of Social Services rebid contracts with managed care organizations for HUSKY and the Charter Oak health plan, but Gov. Jodi Rell (R) said that rebidding is not necessary, the New Haven Register reports (O'Leary, New Haven Register, 11/18). Rell on Friday overturned a plan that required physicians and hospitals participating in HUSKY for children to join the new Charter Oak health plan for uninsured adults.

Connecticut Kids Insurance Program Separate From Adult Program

ruzik_tuzik — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:58:39 -0600

Connecticut Gov. Jodi Rell (R) on Friday overturned a plan that required physicians and hospitals participating in the HUSKY health coverage program for children to join the new Charter Oak health plan for uninsured adults, the AP/Hartford Courant reports.

Connecticut Medicaid Beneficiaries Should Not Have To Switch Insurers

ruzik_tuzik — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:34:18 -0600

CMS has asked Connecticut health officials to clarify to HUSKY Health beneficiaries that they are not required to switch to new insurers by the end of December, the New Haven Register reports. HUSKY is the state's Medicaid program (O'Leary, New Haven Register, 11/11). Last month, Gov. Jodi Rell (R) announced that she has postponed until February 2009 the mandatory switch for 345,000 low-income HUSKY beneficiaries to new insurers. Rell's administration proposed the switch as a way to encourage insurers to participate in the new Charter Oak Health Plan for adults.

Connecticut Delays Switching HUSKY Beneficiaries To New Health Insurers

ruzik_tuzik — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:38:15 -0500

Connecticut Gov. Jodi Rell (R) announced on Thursday that she has postponed until February 2009 a mandatory switch for 345,000 low-income HUSKY beneficiaries to new insurers, the Hartford Courant reports. HUSKY is the state's Medicaid program (Keating, Hartford Courant, 10/24).

Connecticut Insurers Seek 09 Medigap Approval

ruzik_tuzik — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:15:43 -0500

Premiums for Medicare supplemental insurance in Connecticut could increase by as much as 12% to 15% in 2009 -- "some of the largest premium increases in years," the Hartford Courant reports. The Connecticut Insurance Department has approved a request by United Healthcare to increase Medigap premiums by 8.4% to 10%, while Bankers Life and Casualty has sought approval to increase rates from 6.5% to 15%.

Connecticut Governor Defends State Health Care Plan

ruzik_tuzik — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:16:19 -0500

Connecticut Gov. Jodi Rell (R) on Monday said that there is time to build up the provider network for the state's new Charter Oak Health Plan for the uninsured, the AP/Hartford Courant reports. Lawmakers have criticized the program for not having enough participating hospitals and physicians. Twenty-four residents were enrolled in the program as of Aug. 1.

Connecticut Begins Enrollment In Charter Oak Health Plan

ruzik_tuzik — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:13:10 -0500

Connecticut officials on Monday launched a new health insurance program, called the Charter Oak Health Plan, that is expected to expand coverage to 19,200 uninsured adults in its first year, the Hartford Courant reports. State residents ages 19 to 65 who do not qualify for existing state health insurance programs and are not insured through an employer are eligible for the plan, as well as those paying high premiums through private insurance, such as COBRA.

Connecticut Legislation To Expand State Worker Insurance Poole Costs

hareyan — Thu, 29 May 2008 09:09:27 -0500

Connecticut legislation that would allow workers at small businesses, municipalities and not-for-profit groups to join the state employee health insurance pool would preserve, and not change, the existing contracts the state has with insurers.

Connecticut Bill To Expand State Employee Health Insurance Pool

hareyan — Wed, 21 May 2008 12:15:13 -0500

Connecticut Governor released letters from two insurance companies that raised concerns about the cost of legislation that would allow workers at small businesses, municipalities and not-for-profit groups to join the state employee health insurance pool.

Insurers Dropping Out Of Connecticut Medicaid Program

hareyan — Tue, 13 May 2008 10:51:38 -0500

The Wall Street Journal examined how efforts by the state of Connecticut to expand disclosure among the HMOs in its Medicaid program have resulted in insurers dropping out of the program and have left Connecticut's Medicaid program in turmoil, jeopardizing health care for thousands of poor residents.