In addition to the substantial average increase on individual plans, insurers who sell policies on and off Connecticut’s Affordable Care Act Exchange are seeking an average hike of 14.8% on small group plans.
Mike Smith counts himself as lucky. When, at 21, he discovered a golf ball-sized tumor on his neck, he had health coverage and a support system to back him up.
“I was lucky because it was only stage 2A when I was diagnosed,” said Smith, now 35. “I was lucky that my mom worked a job that provided good quality health insurance. Otherwise, I’d still be crawling out of the nearly million dollars in medical care needed to keep me alive. But we shouldn’t leave the health and the financial fate of our family, friends and neighbors to luck.”
Hartford ― Patients, doctors and elected officials on both sides of the aisle came together Monday to slam health insurers’ proposed rate increases for 2023 and ask the Connecticut Insurance Departme.
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