Connecticut Health Insurance
How is Connecticut Health Insurance different than other states?
Connecticut is ranked 5th in the country for healthiest states to live in by United Health Foundation. Some of Connecticut’s strengths include high immunization coverage with 86.3 percent of children ages 19 to 35 months receiving complete immunizations, a low prevalence of obesity at 20.6 percent, and a low percentage of children in poverty at 10.3 percent of children under the age of 18. There is also a low prevalence of smoking at 17 percent and a low rate of uninsured at 9.4 percent. Connecticut was also the 6th state with the most health insurance coverage in 2007.
Below are the leading health insurance companies in Connecticut:
How is Connecticut Health Insurance different than other states?
Connecticut is ranked 5th in the country for healthiest states to live in by United Health Foundation. Some of Connecticut’s strengths include high immunization coverage with 86.3 percent of children ages 19 to 35 months receiving complete immunizations, a low prevalence of obesity at 20.6 percent, and a low percentage of children in poverty at 10.3 percent of children under the age of 18. There is also a low prevalence of smoking at 17 percent and a low rate of uninsured at 9.4 percent. Connecticut was also the 6th state with the most health insurance coverage in 2007.
Below are the leading health insurance companies in Connecticut:
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
- Connecticare
- Golden Rule
- Tonik
Types of Plans offered:
- PPO (Preferred Provider Organization)
- HMO (Health Maintenance Organization)
- HSA (Health Savings Account)
- POS (Point of Service)
At HealthPlanOne, we educate our customers about health insurance, offer the broadest selection of health plans, and provide expert customer service.
State Assistance Programs
ConnPACE
Serving Connecticut’s Senior Citizens and people with disabilities since 1986, ConnPACE is a state funded prescription drug assistance program which covers most prescriptions, insulin, and insulin syringes. Out of pocket expenses for ConnPACE are a $30 annual application fee and a $16.25 co-pay for each prescription medication.
Eligibility Requirements that must be met include:
- You must be a Connecticut resident for at least 6 months
- You must be 65 years or older or a disabled person over the age of 18
- You must not be receiving Medicaid benefits
- You must not have an insurance plan paying for all or some of each prescription on a continuous basis
- You must have an adjusted gross income of less than $25,100 for single people and $33,800 for married people.
For more information, call (800)423-5026 or visit the ConnPACE website.
