Access Health CT is the
health insurance marketplace
In the United States, health insurance marketplaces, also called health exchanges, are organizations in each state through which people can purchase health insurance. People can purchase health insurance that complies with the Patient Protection ...
for the U.S. state of Connecticut. Access Health CT will enable people and small businesses to purchase health insurance at federally subsidized rates.
Background
Health insurance exchanges were established as a part of the 2010
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), formally known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and colloquially known as Obamacare, is a landmark U.S. federal statute enacted by the 111th United States Congress and signed into law by Presi ...
to enable individuals to purchase health insurance in state-run marketplaces.
In this legislation, states could choose to establish their own health insurance exchanges; if they choose not to do so, the federal government would run one for the state.
See also
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SustiNet (Connecticut)
SustiNet is a Connecticut health care plan passed into law in July 2009. Its goal was to provide affordable health care coverage to 98% of Connecticut residents by 2014. The name SustiNet derives from the motto of the State of Connecticut: "Qui t ...
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Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut
Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut is an independent, nonprofit organization with offices in Meriden, Connecticut. The foundation supports the mission of its parent organization, CHART (Connecticut Health Advancement and Research T ...
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List of hospitals in Connecticut
This is a list of hospitals in the U.S. state of Connecticut, sorted by hospital name. The American Hospital Directory listed 51 hospitals in Connecticut in 2020.
Hospitals
Defunct
* Cedercrest Hospital (psychiatric) – Newington
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References
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External links
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Harvard case study
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Healthcare in Connecticut
2010s establishments in Connecticut
Connecticut law
Quasi-public agencies in Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...
Healthcare reform in the United States
United States state health legislation