'My jaw hit the floor': CT residents will have chance to testify on proposed insurance rate hikes
Insurance carriers are requesting an average price hike of 20.4% for individual health...
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Insurance carriers are requesting an average price hike of 20.4% for individual health...
The public can comment on Connecticut insurers' proposed individual health plan cost increases at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford.
The public will have a chance to weigh in on a request by insurance carriers to increase the cost of individual health plans next year by an average of 20.4%. The state Insurance Department has scheduled a public hearing for Aug. 15 beginning at 9 a.m. The hearing, typically held in a state office building downtown, will take place at the Legislative Office Building on Capitol Avenue in Hartford. The event was moved to accommodate what is expected to be a larger-than-usual crowd.
Attorney General William Tong still hopes to negotiate a more formal hearing.
State Sen. Tony Hwang says Affordable Health Act has failed, and urges public to speak...