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10year budget window where people say the problem is about a 4 trillion or 5 trillion problem. That maybe stabilizes the debt over the next 10 years, what happens in the 11, 12, and beyond . I got white hair. 30 years to you seems like a long time, its not. The time to address these challenges is now, but you have to do it with real information. Its a fiscal problem. You have to look at numbers. I realize peoples eyes glaze over real quick when you talk about numbers rbling but thats what we nee...

Yale New Haven Health’s plans to acquire three Connecticut hospitals remain in flux due to financial troubles and a recent cyberattack targetting three Prospect Medical Holdings facilities.

Hearst Connecticut Media. August 31, 2023.

Who and what are to blame for the soaring cost of medical insurance in Connecticut? Last week, a hearing held by the state Insurance Department heard opinions in response to more requests from medical...

Ted Doolittle, who has served as Connecticut's Healthcare Advocate for nearly seven years, announced his pending departure from the Office of the Healthcare Advocate (OHA). Doolittle will step down to become a federal Immigration judge in Hartford next month.

Ted Doolittle, who has led the CT Office of the Health Care Advocate since 2017, is leaving to become a federal immigration judge.

State lawmakers and officials who spoke this week during a hearing on proposed increases in health insurance rates bemoaned who wasn’t there: chiefly hospital representatives. “We’re looking at a medi...

Insurance companies serving CT have asked for an average hike of 12.4% on individual health plans next year and 14.8% on small group plans.

The legislature created a new cannabis ombudsman this past session to protect the needs of medical marijuana users, but it could be months before the new position is filled. 

Insurance carriers selling policies on and off Connecticut’s Affordable Care Act Exchange are asking for an average increase of 12.4% on 2024 individual health plans, a smaller overall request than last year.