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2025 Connecticut Snapshot
The Healthcare Affordability Snapshot provides legislators, consumer advocates, regulators and other stakeholders a tool to compare their state’s health policies across other states. The categories examined in this resource explore a variety of policy options that have previously appeared in the Scorecard, as well as additional policies that impact health care affordability. Policies were selected […]
Read MoreConnecticut Governor Ned Lamont Cites CHESS in Supprt of Act Expanding Health Care Coverage
The office of Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont cited the Connecticut CHESS health care affordability survey in official testimony in support of house bill 5041: An Act Expanding Health Care Coverage. See testimony record here.
Read MoreConnecticut to use $70M in surplus funds to offset looming ACA subsidy loss
Connecticut will allocate $70 million from state surplus funds to partially offset the expected loss of $295 million in enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits, reports the CTMirror. The move comes after the U.S. Senate failed to extend federal subsidies that help tens of thousands of residents afford health insurance through the Access […]
Read MoreConnecticut Clinic Aligns Maternal Health Program with HUSKY Maternity Bundle Initiative
Enrich Health in Hamden, Connecticut has opened using a model that combines group prenatal visits, doula support and wellness services to improve maternal outcomes, reports the CT Mirror. This effort aligns with the state’s HUSKY maternity bundle initiative, which shifts payment for pregnancy and postpartum-care to a value-based model designed to promote better outcomes. The changes […]
Read MoreConnecticut Survey Respondents Worry about High Drug Costs; Express Bipartisan Support for Policy Solutions
Summary Prescription drug prices in the United States are nearly 2.8 times higher than the prices in other OECD countries, like Canada, Japan, and France.1 With nearly seven in every ten American adults (69%) prescribed at least one medication, these high costs impact the majority of the population to some degree.2 Medication Rationing When prescription […]
Read MoreConnecticut Survey Respondents Receive Unexpected Medical Bills and Incur Medical Debt; Express Bipartisan Support for Government Action
Summary Unexpected Medical Bills Twenty-six percent (26%) of Connecticut respondents received an unexpected medical bill in the past year. Unexpected bills can be a major contributor to health care debt. A national survey found that many medical debts come from one-time or short-term medical expenses, which are often unexpected, and that many households don’t have […]
Read MoreConnecticut Survey Respondents Worry about High Hospital Costs; Face Challenges Understanding Quality and Cost of Care; Support a Range of Government Solutions
Summary Hospitals provide essential services and are vital to the well-being of our communities. However, a recent survey of over 1,400 Connecticut adults, conducted from July 18 to July 30, 2025, revealed widespread concern about the cost of hospital care, a lack of confidence in navigating the health care system, understanding their cost sharing obligations, […]
Read MoreConnecticut Survey Respondents Report Variations in Health Care Worry, Confidence and Affordability Burdens
Summary According to a survey of more than 1,400 Connecticut adults conducted from July 18 to July 30, 2025 many residents have had inconsistent experiences accessing and affording the health care system in the past year. Among those respondents: Variations in Health Care Affordability Between Households Factors like household income and composition impact how a […]
Read MoreConnecticut Survey Respondents Struggle to Afford High Health Care Costs; Worry about Affording Health Care in the Future; Express Bipartisan Support for Policy Solutions
Summary Health care is expensive in the U.S., and Connecticut is no exception. Nearly two in every three respondents (64%) reported experiencing at least one health care affordability burden in the last year; such as being uninsured due to cost, delaying, or forgoing needed health services entirely due to cost or finding themselves in financial […]
Read MoreNew Connecticut Laws Aim to Reduce Prescription Drug Costs for Patients and Hospitals
A package of new laws signed by Gov. Ned Lamont seeks to address surging prescription drug prices across Connecticut, reports The Hour. The lawmakers’ actions have drawn national attention for first-in-the-nation efforts including exploring the making of Connecticut’s own versions of premium-priced weight-loss drugs like Ozempic. Other measures cap certain drug prices at the wholesale acquisition cost, tighten regulations on pharmacy […]
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