And too often, policies coming out of Hartford are part of the reason. From 2008-2022, Connecticut family premiums rose about 4.5% a year on average — faster than incomes.
As a result of legislators' misguided policies and burdensome mandates, more of their constituents feel it at the pharmacy counter, the doctor's office, and in their monthly budgets. That's not sustainable, but it doesn't have to be this way.
For years, the debate has been stuck in the same loop: Point fingers, score political points, and ignore what's actually driving up costs.
For too long, Hartford has focused their energy on solutions that are worse than the problems they're meant to address rather than confronting the true cost drivers, and families are the ones made to pay.
Connecticut can't keep doubling down on decisions that make coverage more expensive for working families, small businesses, and seniors.
The Connecticut Healthcare Cost Initiative represents stakeholder voices, including employers, workers, and community organizations focused on one goal: Lowering healthcare costs without sacrificing quality, access, or choice.
We're focused on advancing solutions that lower premiums and out-of-pocket costs without compromising the healthcare that Connecticut patients deserve.
Over the coming weeks, we will show the numbers, highlight the policies that are driving costs higher, and push for reforms that actually make healthcare more affordable.
Healthcare is too important for us to be divided. We must come together behind healthcare solutions that bring costs down, not make them worse.