{"id":348144,"date":"2025-12-14T11:46:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T11:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/348144\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T11:46:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T11:46:21","slug":"lamont-states-most-vulnerable-will-get-one-year-health-care-subsidies-at-cost-of-about-70-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/348144\/","title":{"rendered":"Lamont: State’s Most Vulnerable Will Get One-Year Health Care Subsidies At Cost Of About $70 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ManGov. Ned Lamont speaks about the CT Home Funds initiative during a media briefing at Hartford City Hall on Dec. 9, 2025. Credit: Karla Ciaglo \/ CTNewsJunkie<\/p>\n

With Congress at a stalemate over extension of the Affordable Care Act\u2019s enhanced subsidies, Connecticut will step in to pick up the slack. At least, some of it for some people.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been working really hard with OPM (Office Of Policy and Management) and Access Health to do everything we can to, A \u2013 protect the most vulnerable, and we\u2019re going to be able to subsidize Covered Connecticut to the degree to which anybody earning up to $56,000, there\u2019ll be no change in your health care costs,\u201d Gov. Ned Lamont said Thursday afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For families of four earning up to $128,000, Lamont said there would be very little change in their out-of-pocket costs.<\/p>\n

He urged residents to visit AccessHealthCT.com<\/a> to see their potential costs and savings.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think this is a way for one year \u2014 this is a one-year fix \u2014 to mitigate the pain and confusion coming out of Washington,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Lamont also said he was working with OPM and Access to secure a partial subsidy, possible for singles up to $75,000 and families up to about $160,000.<\/p>\n

Although total costs will vary based on where in the state people live, Lamont said a couple living in Middlesex County with an annual income of $60,000 and enrolled in the Anthem silver plan will see their rates decline $212 per month. A family of four living in Fairfield County and earning $80,000 can save $176 each month.<\/p>\n

The subsidies \u2014 about $70 million in total \u2014 will come from the $500 million fund the legislature approved last month<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Donald Eng is an award-winning local news veteran. He has covered multiple communities for various news organizations since 1995.<\/p>\n

In his spare time he is a recovering cheer dad and a New York Mets, red wine, and adult rec tennis enthusiast.<\/p>\n

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