Kelly, Hwang Respond to Gov. Lamont on Health Insurance Rate Hikes and “Shared Sacrifice”
HARTFORD – Senate Republican Leader Kevin Kelly (R-Stratford) and Ranking Member of the Insurance Committee Senator Tony Hwang (R-Fairfield) released the following statement regarding double digit health insurance rate hikes approved by the Governor’s administration on Friday and comments made today by Governor Lamont and his administration on health care costs and affordability in Connecticut: […]
Connecticut health insurance increases approved, labeled “tone deaf” by Republicans
The Connecticut Insurance Department approved rate increases for individual and small group insurance plans, which amounted to an average increase of 12.9 percent for individual plans and 7.9 percent for small group plans across nine health insurers. The Department indicated that rising medical and prescription costs and adjusting the morbidity experience factored into their final approvals, which […]
