Connecticut Allocates $70 Million to Shield Families From Healthcare Cost Increases

Connecticut allocates $70 million to shield families from healthcare cost increases

Connecticut lawmakers allocated $70 million in state money to protect low- and middle-income families from rising healthcare costs.

CT funds ACA subsidies for state residents

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont(Molly Ingram / WSHU)The U.S. Senate’s failure to extend federal Affordable Care Act subsidies will not immediately affect most Connecticut residents who rely on them, according to Gov. Ned Lamont.That’s because the state is stepping in to temporarily cover the gap. Lamont said Connecticut will backstop next year’s subsidies for most residents receiving assistance through the ACA.“We are going to be able to subsidi…

Lamont pledges $70M for health care after US Senate deadlocks

CT will spend $70 million of the emergency surplus funds it set aside to partly offset the looming loss of millions in ACA subsidies.

Lamont: State's Most Vulnerable Will Get One-Year Health Care Subsidies At Cost Of About $70 Million

For families of four earning up to $128,000, Lamont said there would be very little change in their out-of-pocket costs.

Lamont: State’s Most Vulnerable Will Get One-Year Health Care Subsidies at Cost of About $70 Million - We-Ha

Gov. Ned Lamont urged residents to visit AccessHealthCT.com to see their potential costs and savings. By Donald Eng, CTNewsJunkie.com With Congress at a stalemate over extension of the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced subsidies, Connecticut will step in to pick up the slack. At least, some of it for some people. “We’ve been working really hard with OPM (Office [...] The post Lamont: State’s Most Vulnerable Will Get One-Year Health Care Subsidies a…