GOP leaders name for public listening to on Connecticut well being care prices

(The Heart Sq.) – A public listening to pertaining to rising well being care prices is the main focus of a brand new name from Connecticut's Senate and Home management.

Republican legislative leaders in each chambers renewed a name for a public listening to to be held on the Capitol that may give attention to proposed medical health insurance price filings subsequent 12 months for particular person and small group markets.

Proposed price will increase, in keeping with the discharge, common greater than 20%.

Earlier this week, Republicans penned a letter to Gov. Ned Lamont and Insurance coverage Division Commissioner Andrew N. Mais, in keeping with the discharge, urging the duo to schedule the general public listening to to debate the estimated will increase in well being care insurance coverage.

Senate Republican Chief Kevin Kelly, R-Stratford, Home Republican Chief Vincent Candelora, R-North Branford, and Seante Republican Chief Professional Tempore Paul Formica, R-Straightforward Lyme, stated the proposed price will increase should be addressed.

“The proposed medical health insurance price will increase are outrageous, unacceptable, however sadly not shocking in a state the place inflation surges and people in energy have rejected options 12 months after 12 months to make well being care extra inexpensive,” the Republican leaders stated in a joint assertion. “That is yet one more indication that Connecticut residents are going through monetary stress from all angles.

“It’s time for Democrats to return to the belief that they’ve missed the second, and their inaction on well being care and affordability for the final decade has resulted in folks not getting the reduction they desperately want as they face skyrocketing prices for on a regular basis items, companies, and well being care.”

Republican leaders, in keeping with the discharge, stated they need a full public listening to as Democrats are calling for an company listening to.

“The Capitol advanced fosters the best degree of public entry and advocacy,” Republican leaders stated within the launch. “We once more name on Democratic leaders to carry a listening to on the Capitol and to permit for testimony from the general public in the course of the day in addition to within the night or on a weekend for the utmost transparency and accessibility for all members of the general public. We await their response, and hope they agree that this matter is deserving of essentially the most accessible public listening to.”