Connecticut Health Insurance
How healthy is living in Connecticut?
Connecticut is a great state to live in if you are concerned about your family's health. It ranked as the 5th most healthy of the 50 states in the 2006 & 2007 annual surveys by United Health Foundation, up two positions from 2005. Only Minnesota, Vermont, New Hampshire and Hawaii are ranked higher. Connecticut does a great job of immunizing its children, with more than 86 percent of toddlers receiving full immmunizations. People from Connecticut smoke less -- only three other states have fewer smokers. Only Colorado and Hawaii have fewer obese people than Connecticut, although 20 percent of Connecticut's citizens are considered obese, up from under 12 percent in 1990. Connecticut is doing a solid job of making sure its citizens are covered by health insurance, moving up from 12th in 2006 to be the 6th state with the most coverage in 2007. Congratulations, Connecticut!
See the United Health Foundation's latest findings on Connecticut.
Does Connecticut have a risk pool for the uninsurable?
Connecticut Health Reinsurance Association
Toll-free 1-800-842-0004 (M-F 9am-4pm EST)
Risk pools are state-sponsored programs to help people with a history of medical problems in their family to purchase coverage. These pools are for people who can afford to buy health insurance, but are not able to get underwritten in the private market because of a pre-existing health condition. These programs can vary significantly from state-to-state in price, benefits and number of people served. Often insurance companies doing business in the state are required to contribute to the poolto keep it in the black. In the best cases they allow people to be able to switch jobs or become self-employed without the fear of losing their health insurance coverage. Find more on risk pools here.
Cover The Uninsured's guide on finding health insurance in Connecticut
Cover The Uninsured is a national effort to highlight the fact that too many Americans are living without health insurance and to demand solutions from our nation's leaders. Read more information on its efforts. It is a project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
- Cover The Uninsured's facts on the uninsured in Connecticut.
- Its guide on how to find health insurance in Connecticut.
- Materiales En Español -- Guías para encontrar cobertura de seguro de salud.
Georgetown University's Guide to Health Insurance in Connecticut
Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute has researched and written state-by-state guides for finding and keeping health insurance. It updates these guides as federal and state policies change. A number of non-profit organizations contribute to funding its research. Find more on the Health Policy Institute.
News headlines on Connecticut health insurance
Find the most recent headlines on health insurance in Connecticut at Google News or Yahoo News.
Want single-payer health care? Concerned about the uninsured?
Contact your elected officials about health care issues
Contact your federal officials. Phone calls are best. Faxes are good, too. Since 9-11 postal mail creates long delays, and many members of Congress simply do not take e-mail seriously -- however, since e-mail is so easy it doesn't hurt to do that, too. Members of the Senate and Congress will usually ignore any correspondence that is not from their district, so its not desirable to blanket e-mail them (this type of abuse is why many do not view it favorably). The Electronic Frontier Foundation has a guide on how to contact your elected officials, including a valuable list of dos and dont's.
- Contact the White House
Phone: toll free 1-800-671-7887 (ask for the Comment Line)
FAX: 1 202-456-2461 (fax)
E-mail:comments@whitehouse.gov
- Find contact information on your U.S. Representative
Locate by using your ZIP Code
Or if you know who your representative is, simply call the Capitol Switchboard toll-free at 1-800-962-3524
- Senator Christopher Dodd
PHONE: 202-224-2823 (DC office)
FAX: 202-224-1083 (DC office)
PHONE: 1-800-334-5341 in CT only
FAX: 860-258-6958 in CT only
Contact by E-mail
- Senator Joe Lieberman
PHONE: 202-224-5852 (DC office)
FAX: 202-228-5036 (DC office)
PHONE: 1-800-225-5605 in CT only
FAX: 1-860-549-8478 in CT only
Contact by E-mail
- Connecticut Governor M. jodi Rell
210 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, Connecticut 06106
PHONE: toll free 1-800-406-1527
Contact by e-mail
- Contact your Connecticut State Senator and State Representative
USNews health insurance rankings for Connecticut
US News does an annual ranking of what it considers the best health insurance plans in each state. Visit its reports on various health insurance or medical insurance plans being offered in Connecticut.
Official State Goverment Sites with Connecticut Health Insurance Information
Connecticut Insurance Department -- Official government Web site for department responsible for oversight of insurance companies doing business in Connecticut.
- Make a consumer complaint against health insurance companies in Connecticut.
- The state government publishes this list of Connecticut consumer health insurance links.
- Connecticut has this information on insurance issues for military personnel.
Connecticut HUSKY Plan -- the state Children's Health Insurance Program provides health insurance for children 18 and under whose family meets income guidelines. Parents, relatives, caregivers and pregnant women can also qualify for coverage.
Connecticut CHOICES Program -- provides free counseling for Medicare beneficiaries with questions.
Connecticut Medicaid -- the government program designed to help poor and indigent get health care. Pregnant women and children ages 18 and under who meet income requirements may be eligible for coverage, along with the aged, blind, and disabled. For more information about eligibility, contact your local Department of Social Services office.
Health insurance reform groups in Connecticut
The Connecticut Coalition for Universal Health Care -- represents citizen, labor, political, business, and health care professional organizations seeking universal health insurance for the state.
The Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut -- an independent, nonprofit charity that sees its work as part of a larger movement for social and economic justice.
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