Paused Copay Requirements for Non-Citizens on State Health Plan

Paused Copay Requirements for Non-Citizens on State Health Plan

SPRINGFIELD — The state has suspended a new policy that requires certain noncitizens enrolled in a Medicaid-like health insurance plan to pay copays for certain services, instructing health care providers to refund any payments they have already received. Omar Shaker, acting chief of administrative rules for the Department of Health and Family Services, told a … Read more

CT individual and small group health plan costs will rise again. See how much.

CT individual and small group health plan costs will rise again.  See how much.

Rates for individual health plans sold through Connecticut’s Affordable Care Act Exchange and outside will increase an average of 9.4% next year, according to the state’s insurance department. Small group plans will increase by an average of 7.4%. Insurers requested larger increases, on average, 12.4% on individual policies and 14.8% on small groups. The plans … Read more