The signature domestic proposal by the leading progressive candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination came under attack from moderates in a debate that laid bare the struggle between a call for revolutionary health insurance policies and a desperate desire to defeat President Donald Trump.
The latest consumer confidence survey by InformCT found that 80 percent of state residents believe that overall business conditions in Connecticut will get better or stay the same over the next six months; however, few say they will refinance their home or purchase a new one in the next six months.
The Connecticut Insurance Department recovered nearly $7 million for policyholders and taxpayers in 2017 by helping individuals, families and employers with their claims and complaints.
After a nationwide search, Trinity Health of New England will install a new CEO in the spring. Reginald J. Eadie will be the system’s new president and CEO, beginning on March 26. Eadie will replace Roger Spoelman, who has served as interim president and CEO since Christopher Dadlez stepped down at the end of 2017.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy appointed Victoria Veltri to serve as executive director of the state’s Office of Health Strategy, a new state office created through the consolidation of several existing resources as part of the bipartisan state budget that was adopted in October.
Connecticut residents are running out of time to sign up through the state’s online health insurance exchange for coverage starting in the new year.
Connecticut lawmakers were urged Tuesday to consider ways to possibly avoid or mitigate any future contract impasses between insurance companies and health care systems, like the seven-week dispute between Hartford HealthCare and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield that affected tens of thousands of residents.
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.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Republican challenger Dan Carter took each other to task during an hourlong debate that touched on a range of issues, including gun control and the federal health care law.
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.
With health care expenses forever on an upward trajectory and an Obamacare provision looming on the horizon that would tax employers offering benefits-rich health plans
