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Connecticut’s two children’s hospitals are bracing for flu cases to swell as the colder weather sets in and a surge in patients tests capacity.

Open enrollment for 2023 health plans on Connecticut’s Affordable Care Act exchange begins November 1, 2022

Health advocates, elected officials and consumers are calling for an affordability measure to be added to the list of requirements for when health insurance companies set rates.

Connecticut gubernatorial candidates Ned Lamont, Bob Stefanowski and Rob Hotaling answered CT Mirror's questions about health care policy.

While the average increase approved by the state is lower than the rate requested by the insurance companies, it still represents a significant increase in costs to consumers in the coming year.

Physicians are urging parents who have adopted a wait-and-see approach to vaccinating their young children against COVID-19 to get the shot before school resumes, when kids will again be in close quarters and infection rates are expected to rise.

The newly authorized providers include nurse midwives, physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses who can perform a vacuum aspiration abortion.

Insurance companies that sell policies on and off Connecticut’s Affordable Care Act exchange stunned advocates in July when they asked for an average increase of 20.4% on next year’s individual health plans.

Insurance carriers request average price hike of 20.4% for individual health plans

Beginning Monday, 15 providers across the state will make monkeypox vaccines available to people who meet the qualifying criteria.