The Top 10 Connecticut health insurance companies, based on 2010 market share, according to the NAIC are as follows: Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield – (no surprise here) Health Net of CT Connecticare Inc. Unitedhealthcare Ins. Co. Aetna Life Ins. Co. Oxford Health Insurance Company Aetna Health Inc. CT Corp. Aetna Better Health Inc. Connecticut [...]
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State Health Plans For Low Income Adults
The struggling economy is causing significant issues for many states which provide health plans to assist low-income families. Many states are being forced to pare back these health insurance programs at the worst possible time…when the number of unemployed Americans continue to rise and people need assistance the most. The methods by which various states [...]
Individual Health Insurance in Connecticut
June 1, CIGNA began offering individual health insurance plans in Connecticut. Their portfolio of health plans for CT residents include open access managed care plans and high-deductible health plans that are HSA eligible. Until this recent product launch, CIGNA had only offered health insurance to mid to large employer groups in Connecticut. In addition to [...]
HUSKY Health Insurance Program
According to the Hartford Currant, 60,000 Connecticut families enrolled in the HUSKY Health Insurance Program, were notified recently that they must switch to a new managed care network by February 1, 2009. The network change requirement is taking place because HUSKY is ending its relationship with Anthem Blue Care. Anthem withdrew from the bidding process [...]
States Ask For Federal Help With Medicaid Insurance
RedOrbit recently reported that after many states have seen a significant increase in Medicaid enrollment since the beginning of the recession (Connecticut has seen a 6% increase this year), governors have asked Congress and President-Elect Barack Obama to help them pay for the publicly funded health insurance plan. The governors are petitioning for $40 billion [...]
Health Discount Plans – A Crack Down
Hartfordbusiness.com reports that on October 1 a new law will go into effect in Connecticut that regulates health discount plans. Since April, the state department of insurance has received dozens of complaints about health discount plans, many times when people buy mistakenly thinking that they are buying health insurance. Health discount plans provide discounts on [...]
