Connecticut Comptroller Kevin Lembo is urging Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Hartford HealthCare to reach a deal to keep thousands of residents from paying much higher costs for health care.
Connecticut patients who receive medical care through Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield could face higher costs after the insurance provider and Hartford HealthCare failed to agree on a new three-year contract.
Insurance Commissioner Katharine L. Wade recently announced that the department has officially notified health insurers that their health rate requests for 2018 will be the subject of public hearings on June 14.
Anthem Inc. threatened to raise rates for its Obamacare plans next year if the U.S. government stops funding subsidies for lower-income customers, putting pressure on the administration and Republicans to support a key piece of the health law.
A federal judge on Wednesday ruled against U.S. health insurer Anthem Inc.’s proposed $54 billion merger with smaller rival Cigna Corp., derailing an unprecedented effort to consolidate the country’s health insurance industry.
The judge overseeing the U.S. Justice Department’s bid to stop health insurer Anthem from merging with competitor Bloomfield-based Cigna said on Friday her goal was to have a ruling by the end of January, later than the Dec. 30 date sought by Anthem.
Connecticut’s attorney general joined 11 other attorneys general and the Department of Justice recently in filing an antitrust lawsuit seeking to block a proposed merger between Anthem Inc. and Cigna Corp.
Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Katharine Wade contends she has no conflict of interest that would prevent her from overseeing a proposed merger between Anthem Inc. and Bloomfield-based Cigna.
