As Maine Goes, Connecticut Should Not

Posted on Apr 27, 2010 in Press Maine Offers Connecticut Lesson in What Not to Do By Tarren Bragdon and Fergus Cullen The expression, “As Maine goes, so goes the nation” comes from Maine’s reputation as a national bellwether. But when it comes to health insurance, Connecticut should not take Maine’s lead. Some Connecticut legislators want to give the State new authority to further regulate insurance premium pricing for...
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Unfunded Liabilities Worse Than Forecast

Posted on Apr 7, 2010 in Research HARTFORD – A new report released today by the Yankee Institute warns that Connecticut’s true unfunded liability for pension and other retirement benefits is much bigger than widely assumed. Connecticut’s pension system serving 175,000 active and retired state employees, teachers, and those in the judicial system reports an unfunded liability approaching $16 billion – an amount nearly...
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Don’t Politicize Health Insurance Rates

Posted on Apr 1, 2010 in Press Originally Published in the Waterbury Republican-American on March 31, 2010 Despite the complaints about our health-insurance system, in one respect Connecticut is the envy of other states: our individual insurance market. Unfortunately, the politicization of rate adjustments is putting a good thing at risk. Neighboring states marvel at the amount of choice and competition we enjoy in the market....
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