By Christopher Hoffman Christopher Hoffman Photo A sign at the Health Care Action Day held May 1 at the state Capitol. While tolls, bonding and the budget have dominated this legislative session, a battle has…
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By Cara Rosner Consumers will have the shortest open enrollment period yet to shop for 2019 health insurance plans – 45 days — but they can “window shop” and compare plans beginning today. Open enrollment…
By Sujata Srinivasan In February, Joan Goldstein of Monroe received a panicked call for help from her wife, Lauren Goldstein. Joan found Lauren rolled up like a ball on the floor in her office bathroom….
By Cara Rosner Consumers can begin shopping for 2018 health insurance through Access Health CT (AHCT) Wednesday, but will see sizeable price increases and have far less time to enroll than in previous years.Officials at the state’s…
By Cara Rosner 55 mins ago Many consumers who obtain insurance through Connecticut’s health care exchange don’t understand the plans they buy—and can struggle to access care as a result, according to a new report….
By Cara Rosner Consumers can begin shopping for 2017 health insurance through Access Health CT (AHCT) starting Nov. 1, but they will encounter fewer options and steeper prices than in previous years. Now in its…
By Cara Rosner Over a dozen of the cooperative health insurers that started under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have failed, but leaders of Connecticut’s co-op say it is on track to turn a profit…
By Cara Rosner Health insurance coverage might be more accessible and affordable in Connecticut if the state applied for certain Affordable Care Act and Medicaid waivers, according to advocates who say the options should be…
New Research Shows Major Auto Insurers Charge Good Drivers 70% More in Predominantly African American Zip Codes than in Predominantly White Zip Codes CFA urges regulators and insurers to take action to address findings Good…
By: Cara Rosner Open enrollment for consumers to buy health insurance through the Access Health CT marketplace begins Sunday, and 2016 will bring considerably steeper fines for consumers who lack insurance. Access Health CT (AHCT),…
By: Lisa Chedekel A Derby nurse who admitted taking kickbacks from a drug company that makes the powerful painkiller Subsys was pressured by sales representatives to increase her prescribing “so that the Subsys numbers would…
Higher Rates for Widows Than for Married Women, and Other Marital Price Differences, Raise Questions about the Fairness of Auto Insurer Pricing CFA Asks State Insurance Departments to Examine Marital Pricing and Remedy Any Unfairnes…
By: Magaly Olivero Tens of thousands of Connecticut residents who receive federal subsidies to help pay for health insurance won’t be affected immediately by the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act before the U.S….
New Bankrate.com Study Finds Auto Insurance Premiums Can Jump Dramatically for Customers on the Wrong Side of a Zip Code Line The website Bankrate.com published research yesterday (May 28, 2015) showing that good drivers living…
Consumers Support Use of Mileage in Auto Insurance Pricing, According to National Survey CFA Urges State Insurance Departments to Investigate and Remedy This Insurer Failure That Especially Harms Lower Income and Older Drivers Washington, DC…
By: Magaly Olivero With tax season underway, some Connecticut taxpayers are struggling with the Affordable Care Act mandate that all Americans must report their health insurance status on their federal income taxes. “It’s been a…
By: Magaly Olivero Connecticut consumers who carefully consider their health status and financial needs stand to reap the greatest benefits when shopping for insurance during the 2015 open enrollment period. The enrollment period to purchase…
Payments from pharmaceutical companies touch hundreds of thousands of doctors. The 17 companies we’ve tracked spent $1.4 billion in 2013 alone. Here are our top five takeaways from following all that money. (David Sleight/ProPublica) This…
The Federal Trade Commission has halted two health care scams that were designed to trick consumers into paying for phony “discount” cards, which the scammers falsely claimed would provide consumers with health insurance, or help…
Most people know that their credit history can have an impact on whether they get hired. But did you know that your auto insurance rate is likely to be set, in part, by your credit…