Comptroller Lembo Announces Continued Growth in Ct Partnership Plan
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The CT Partnership Plan (established by state law in 2011) was launched last July to allow non-state governments to join the state health plan.
The potential benefits to towns and cities that join the plan include lower administrative costs, state-negotiated discounts on prescription drugs, greater rate stability and quality health coverage.
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"The CT Partnership Plan is proving that the state and its towns and cities can achieve great results when we join forces," Lembo said. "The more the CT Partnership Plan grows, the more savings we can achieve for both municipalities and the state. This plan should be only a starting point towards exploring new and innovative ways to collectively operate local and state government more efficiently and affordably."
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"It was excellent," Burrows said. "All of the health insurance participants were able to remain with their physicians and the coverage was actually better in some instances. We have now made a smooth transition to our second year with the CT Partnership Plan. The overall cost of the premium for 2013-2014 is actually lower than it was two years ago with another company.
The CT Partnership Plan was always very helpful and supportive as a health insurance provider."
For some municipalities, the CT Partnership Plan offers immediate and sizable premium relief. Others were motivated by premium stability because premium increases or decreases are limited to only three percentage points above or below the premium change for the state plan. In other cases, the plan provided better benefits at a price that is substantially lower than the group could find in the open market, Lembo said.
More details about the plan are available online at www.osc.ct.gov (click on CT Partnership Plan), by calling the
Lembo thanked the Health Care Cost Containment Committee and its representatives from management and labor for their support of the CT Partnership Plan.
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