Health Insurance in Connecticut
Connecticut residents are looking for worthy health insurance plans that offer significant financial protection at a cost they can afford. Below is useful information.
There is a wide choice of quality health insurance plans for individuals and families from most of the leading health insurance companies in Connecticut like
Aetna, United Health One, Cigna, and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, including Tonik health plans for individuals. The premiums for private medical insurance policies are all standardized and filed with the
Connecticut Insurance Department. This means all agencies must quote the same rates. It is suggested that private insurance holders review their policy rate every 18 months.
Connecticut also provides a high risk pool plan for the individuals and families without health insurance in Connecticut, through the Connecticut Health Reinsurance Association (HRA).
Health Insurance for Connecticut Groups and Small Businesses (2-50 employees); Medical underwriting is authorized in Connecticut. Charges are based on the community rate including age, gender, location, industry, group size, and family composition.
Connecticut offers COBRA, the Consolidate Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985. Many companies with 20 or more employees that provide health insurance are obligated to offer employees and their dependents continuation coverage for remuneration that were lost owing, for instance, to job loss, decrease in hours worked, death, or divorce.
Medicaid in Connecticut is a state/federal program that pays for medical and long-term care services for low-income pregnant women, children, certain people on Medicare, disabled persons and nursing home residents.
The Husky Plan is intended to assist all children who don’t have health insurance.
Others include; short term health insurance, student health insurance, and dental insurance
Companies for Health Insurance in Connecticut
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Hospitals in Connecticut
Bridgeport Hospital in Bridgeport; Danbury Hospital in Danbury; Greenwich Hospital in Greenwich; Norwalk Hospital in Norwalk; St. Vincent Hospital - Bridgeport; Stamford Hospital in Stamford; Bristol Hospital in Bristol; Connecticut Children's Medical Centre, St. Francis Hospital, and Hartford Hospital in Hartford; Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain, and Southington; John Dempsey in Farmington; Manchester Hospital in Manchester; Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington; New Milford Hospital in New Milford; Sharon Hospital in Sharon; Middlesex Hospital in Essex, Marlborough, and Middletown; Griffin Hospital in Derby; Mid-state Hospital in Meriden; Milford Hospital in Milford; St. Mary's Hospital, and Waterbury Hospital in Waterbury; St. Raphael's Hospital in New Haven; Yale New Haven Hospital in New Haven; Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in New London; William Backus Hospital in Norwich; Johnson Memorial Hospital in Stafford Springs; Rockville Hospital in Vernon; Windham Hospital in Willimantic; Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam.
Blue Cross contract critical to hospital
An ongoing contract standoff between Allegiance Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is worth public attention for two reasons: 1. It will affect health premiums for local Blue Cross customers, and 2. It may affect the independence of this Jackson-run hospital.
The price of insurance matters more today. The ability of Allegiance to survive on its own could matter more in the long run.
Allegiance officials are going unusually public in their negotiations with Blue Cross, by far the largest insurer of their patients. The hospital contends that Blue Cross has not paid a fair share for medical procedures for years ' $10 millions annually, it says ' and that the insurer is offering too small of an increase in payments.This month, the hospital asked local businesses to urge Blue Cross to compromise, to give Allegiance a better deal. In response, Blue Cross officials say they are being fair, that what they pay the Jackson hospital is comparable to others in the region.
Which side is right? We can't say. No one can, unless they have access to financial documents for both organizations.
What is clear is that the stakes in this showdown are high. The worst case for patients is that Allegiance would stop accepting Blue Cross. More likely is that this will add to the decade-long climb in the cost of local health care. Any agreements to pay Allegiance more ultimately will translate into higher health-insurance premiums.
It is difficult to argue for any scenario in which employers pay more, but increasing Blue Cross payments to Allegiance presumably offers some real value. It could ensure the financial health of the hospital, which already operates on a slim profit margin.
Allegiance is more than a local institution. It is Jackson County's largest employer, and it has shown a willingness to invest in this community. We do not imagine the same level of commitment from an outside organization.
We worry that Blue Cross is playing tougher with Allegiance because it is comparatively small. It holds much more leverage with this hospital than with, say, the University of Michigan Hospital. At the same time, Blue Cross must also protect its bottom line to compete in the private insurance market.
The best anyone can hope for in this stalemate is a solution that keeps Blue Cross and Allegiance working together in mutual self-interest. A new contract must provide the insurer with a reasonable reimbursement rate, and the hospital with the fair payment structure that it needs to survive Issue
Allegiance Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield engage in difficult contract talks.
Our Say
A resolution is important to the community, considering the cost of medical care and preserving a locally owned hospital.
