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Blumenthal: SCOTUS Nominee Likely To Decide Fate Of Key Obamacare Provision

By • Jul 5, 2018
Sen. Richard Blumenthal speaking to reporters in Hartford on November 13, 2017.
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On Monday, President Trump is expected announce his choice to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.

Murphy Calls Lawsuit Against Obamacare A Trump Administration 'Sabotage Campaign'

By • Jun 12, 2018
Ryan Caron King / Connecticut Public Radio

Late last week, the Department of Justice announced it would not defend the Affordable Care Act in a lawsuit filed by 20 conservative state attorneys general.

Sick Of The Cost Of Prescription Drugs?

By & • Jun 12, 2018
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The Affordable Care Act’s protection for people with preexisting conditions is one of the most important provisions in the law. But that may be in jeopardy after a decision by the Department of Justice to not defend the ACA in a lawsuit filed by 20 states.

After Individual Mandate Eliminated, What Options Exist At State Level?

By • Jan 26, 2018
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The Affordable Care Act required Americans to carry some form of health insurance. But the new federal tax bill will eliminate what’s called an “individual mandate” for the 2019 tax year.

Connecticut's Health Insurance Open Enrollment In Its Last Hours

By • Dec 21, 2017
Chion Wolf / WNPR

Open enrollment on the state’s health care exchange, Access Health Connecticut, ends Friday at midnight. 

Connecticut Health Advocates Sound The Alarm Over GOP Tax Bill

By • Nov 22, 2017
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Republican efforts to change the tax code seem as if they’ll not only hit people’s pocket books, but their health care. 

Health Exchange Enrollment Begins With Smaller Budget, New Strategies

By • Nov 1, 2017
Access Health CT

Open enrollment to buy health insurance through the Affordable Care Act exchanges began Wednesday, but the enrollment period this time around is shorter than ever.

Health Insurance Open Enrollment Brings Higher Premiums, Less Time To Apply

By Cara Rosner • Oct 30, 2017
Connecticut Health I-Team

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.

What's The Deal With America's Health Care System Anyways?

By & • Oct 26, 2017
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There’s no doubt about it—health care in the U.S. is complicated.  

Sure, There's A Health Care Deal. That Doesn't Mean It Can Pass

By • Oct 19, 2017

Updated at 3:55 p.m. ET

A bipartisan coalition of 24 senators — 12 Republicans and 12 Democrats — has signed on to health care legislation to prop up the individual insurance market and keep premiums down. With the expected support of all Senate Democrats, it could have the votes to pass the chamber. But questions remain over when it might actually get a vote, as well as whether President Trump and House Republicans would bring the bill over the finish line.

Draft Of Health Care Bill Addresses Trump Concerns About 'Bailouts' For Insurers

By • Oct 18, 2017

Updated at 4:06 p.m. ET

A proposal in the Senate to help stabilize Affordable Care Act marketplaces would ensure that subsidies paid to insurance companies benefit consumers rather than padding the companies' profits.

Trump Warns Against 'Bailouts' For Insurance Companies In Bipartisan Health Care Deal

By • Oct 17, 2017

Updated at 12:15 p.m. ET

Less than a week after President Trump said he is cutting off subsidies to health insurance companies, lawmakers announced Tuesday that they had a deal to restore the money and take other actions that could stabilize insurance markets for next year.

Small Business Owner At Trump's Order Signing Flabbergasted By Public Reaction

By • Oct 17, 2017

A western Massachusetts business owner faces a boycott of his stores after attending an event with President Trump last week. But he says he's being unfairly targeted.

Trump Uses Executive Pen To Chip Away At Obamacare

By • Oct 12, 2017

President Trump signed an executive order Thursday that is intended to provide more options for people shopping for health insurance. The president invoked his power of the pen after repeated Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, have failed.

"The competition will be staggering," Trump said. "Insurance companies will be fighting to get every single person signed up. And you will be, hopefully, negotiating, negotiating, negotiating. And you will get such low prices for such great care."

Report: Latest Republican Efforts To Reform Health Care Could Cost Connecticut Billions

By • Sep 20, 2017
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An analysis of the Republicans’ latest attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act claims that the effect on Connecticut could be severe. According to one estimate, the state stands to lose about $4 billion in federal funding in 2027, when the bill’s temporary block grant system would expire. 

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