Right on top of my last post regarding Maryland moving legislation to allow undocumented immigrants to enroll in ACA exchange policies (at full price) is this story out of Connecticut:
Advocates spoke before the Connecticut Appropriations Committee on Wednesday, pushing to include more immigrant children in the Husky Medicaid program.
The hearing before the budget committee witnessed a significant turnout, with 260 individuals offering testimonies supporting Husky expansion in the upcoming state budget. Advocates emphasized the need to close the coverage gap for immigrant and undocumented children aged 16 to 18.
...Segovia says it is difficult to come up with an estimated cost to cover the population between 15 and 18, but it could be approximately $4.5 million. While this may seem significant, she emphasized the long-term benefits of health care access to vulnerable communities, outweighing the minimal budgetary impact.
Six Democratic lawmakers went on the offensive today against what they believe is a better alternative to Association Health Plans.
(Note: The phasing of this lede is confusing...it makes it sound like the lawmakers oppose the better alternative, which the article makes clear is not the case.)
Association Health Plans, which are not currently allowed in Connecticut, would allow small businesses to form a group and purchase health insurance in bulk. However, that health insurance doesn’t come with the protections of the Patient and Affordable Care Act.
Completed applications/redeterminations processed through the integrated eligibility system: 48,646
It's my understanding that "Acquisition Summary" refers to CT residents who are brand-new enrollees (never enrolled via the exchange before).
By comparison, last year Access Health CT reported enrolling 106,390 people through January 13th (one extra day since Nov. 1st fell on a Tuesday last year):
2023: 106,390 in 74 days (1,438/day)
2024: 126,874 in 73 days (1,738/day)
In other words, Connect's ACA exchange has enrolled 20.9% more people per day so far.
Completed applications/redeterminations processed through the integrated eligibility system: 45,355
It's my understanding that "Acquisition Summary" refers to CT residents who are brand-new enrollees (never enrolled via the exchange before).
By comparison, last year Access Health CT reported enrolling 104,658 people through January 6th (one extra day since Nov. 1st fell on a Tuesday last year):
2023: 104,658 in 66 days (1,586/day)
2024: 124,465 in 65 days (1,915/day)
In other words, Connect's ACA exchange has enrolled 20.7% more people per day so far.
Completed applications/redeterminations processed through the integrated eligibility system: 42,619
It's my understanding that "Acquisition Summary" refers to CT residents who are brand-new enrollees (never enrolled via the exchange before).
The 122.6K figure includes auto-renewals being piled on top of the new/active renewal tally.
By comparison, last year Access Health CT reported enrolling 103,380 people through December 30th (one extra day since Nov. 1st fell on a Tuesday last year); this also included auto-renewals:
2023: 103,380 in 60 days (1,723/day)
2024: 122,656 in 59 days (2,079/day)
In other words, Connect's ACA exchange has enrolled 20.7% more people per day so far.
Completed applications/redeterminations processed through the integrated eligibility system: 40,704
It's my understanding that "Acquisition Summary" refers to CT residents who are brand-new enrollees (never enrolled via the exchange before).
The 121.6K figure includes auto-renewals being piled on top of the new/active renewal tally.
By comparison, last year Access Health CT reported enrolling 102,558 people through December 22nd (one extra day since Nov. 1st fell on a Tuesday last year); this also included auto-renewals:
2023: 102,558 in 52 days (1,972/day)
2024: 121,665 in 51 days (2,386/day)
In other words, Connect's ACA exchange has enrolled 21% more people per day so far.
Completed applications/redeterminations processed through the integrated eligibility system: 37,734
It's my understanding that "Acquisition Summary" refers to CT residents who are brand-new enrollees (never enrolled via the exchange before).
The 117.5K figure includes auto-renewals being piled on top of the new/active renewal tally.
By comparison, last year Access Health CT reported enrolling 101,793 people through December 15th (one extra day since Nov. 1st fell on a Tuesday last year); this also included auto-renewals:
2023: 101,793 in 45 days (2,262/day)
2024: 117,516 in 44 days (2,671/day)
In other words, Connect's ACA exchange has enrolled 18% more people per day so far.
Completed applications/redeterminations processed through the integrated eligibility system: 33,967
It's my understanding that "Acquisition Summary" refers to CT residents who are brand-new enrollees (never enrolled via the exchange before).
The 106.4K figure includes auto-renewals being piled on top of the new/active renewal tally.
By comparison, last year Access Health CT reported enrolling 93,479 people through December 8th (one extra day since Nov. 1st fell on a Tuesday last year); this also included auto-renewals:
2023: 93,479 in 38 days (2,460/day)
2024: 106,415 in 37 days (2,876/day)
In other words, Connect's ACA exchange has enrolled 16.9% more people per day so far.
Completed applications/redeterminations processed through the integrated eligibility system: 30,435
It's my understanding that "Acquisition Summary" refers to CT residents who are brand-new enrollees (never enrolled via the exchange before).
The 102.6K figure includes auto-renewals being piled on top of the new/active renewal tally.
By comparison, last year Access Health CT reported enrolling 89,975 people through December 1st (one extra day since Nov. 1st fell on a Tuesday last year); this also included auto-renewals:
2023: 89,975 in 31 days (2,902/day)
2024: 102,606 in 30 days (3,420/day)
In other words, Connect's ACA exchange has enrolled 17.8% more people per day so far.
