{"id":5153,"date":"2020-12-09T12:00:28","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T17:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/?page_id=5153"},"modified":"2020-12-15T20:12:53","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T01:12:53","slug":"2020-issues-conference-expanding-access-to-care","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/2020-issues-conference-expanding-access-to-care\/","title":{"rendered":"2020 Issues Conference: Expanding Access to Care research guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"lib-list\">\n<div class=\"lib-content\">\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Table of contents<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"#general-resources\">General resources<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#telehealth\">Telehealth<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#long-term-care\">Long-term care<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#workforce\">Health care workforce<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#medicaid\">Medicaid<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#drugs\">Pharmacy and prescription drugs<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#access-to-insurance\">Access to health insurance<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#public-option\">Public option<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#other-legislative-ideas\">Other legislative ideas to expand access to care<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#ACA-case\">Affordable Care Act federal court case<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#federal-requirement\">Federal requirement for insurers to cover COVID-19 testing, treatment, and vaccination<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"lib-list\">\n<div class=\"lib-content\">\n<a id=\"general-resources\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">General resources<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">OLR Report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2020\/rpt\/pdf\/2020-R-0110.pdf\">2020-R-0110<\/a>, COVID-19 Executive Orders Affecting Health and Human Services<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">OLR Report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2020\/rpt\/pdf\/2020-R-0142.pdf\">2020-R-0142<\/a>, Payment Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act of 2020<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Federal legislation<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/116th-congress\/house-bill\/6074\">PL 116-123<\/a>, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/116th-congress\/house-bill\/6201\">PL 116-127<\/a>, Families First Coronavirus Response Act<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/116th-congress\/house-bill\/748\">PL 116-136<\/a>, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/116th-congress\/house-bill\/266\">PL 116-139<\/a>, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/116th-congress\/house-bill\/7010\">PL 116-142<\/a>, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">State <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/Coronavirus\/COVID-19-Data-Tracker\">COVID-19 daily data report<\/a> \u2013 released every weekday<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"lib-list\">\n<div class=\"lib-content\">\n<a id=\"telehealth\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Telehealth<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">OLR Report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2020\/rpt\/pdf\/2020-R-0138.pdf\">2020-R-0138<\/a>, COVID-19 Executive Orders Concerning Telehealth<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">OLR Report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2020\/rpt\/pdf\/2020-R-0212.pdf\">2020-R-0212<\/a>, Insurance Coverage of Telehealth Services<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">OLR Report <a href=\"https:\/\/cga.ct.gov\/2020\/rpt\/pdf\/2020-R-0226.pdf\">2020-R-0226<\/a>, Recent Changes to Connecticut&#8217;s Telehealth Law<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Executive orders<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/Office-of-the-Governor\/Executive-Orders\/Lamont-Executive-Orders\/Executive-Order-No-7F.pdf?la=en\">EO 7F<\/a> s. 3 (expanded Medicaid coverage for telehealth services)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/Office-of-the-Governor\/Executive-Orders\/Lamont-Executive-Orders\/Executive-Order-No-7G.pdf\">EO 7G<\/a> s. 5(a), 5(c), and 5(e) (telehealth service delivery); s. 5(d) (payment for telehealth services) (s. 5(b) later amended by EO 7DD)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/Office-of-the-Governor\/Executive-Orders\/Lamont-Executive-Orders\/Executive-Order-No-7DD.pdf?la=en\">EO 7DD<\/a> s. 1 (authorized telehealth providers expanded); s. 2(a), 2(c), and 2(e) (telehealth service delivery); s. 2(b) (licensure and certification requirements for telehealth providers); s. 2(d) (payment for telehealth services)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/Office-of-the-Governor\/Executive-Orders\/Lamont-Executive-Orders\/Executive-Order-No-7FF.pdf?la=en\">EO 7FF<\/a> (telehealth service delivery)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/asp\/cgabillstatus\/CGAbillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&amp;bill_num=6001&amp;which_year=2020\">PA 20-2, July Special Session<\/a> \u2013 modified requirements for the delivery of telehealth services and insurance coverage of these services until March 15, 2021<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"lib-list\">\n<div class=\"lib-content\">\n<a id=\"long-term-care\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Long-term care<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">OLR Report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2020\/rpt\/pdf\/2020-R-0140.pdf\">2020-R-0140<\/a>, Nursing Home Visitor Restrictions During the COVID-19 Pandemic<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">OLR Report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2020\/rpt\/pdf\/2020-R-0157.pdf\">2020-R-0157<\/a>, Connecticut COVID-19 Recovery Facilities<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">OLR Report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2020\/rpt\/pdf\/2020-R-0184.pdf\">2020-R-0184<\/a>, COVID-19 Executive Orders Affecting Older Adults<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Executive orders (see OLR Report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2020\/rpt\/pdf\/2020-R-0110.pdf\">2020-R-0110<\/a> for analysis)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/Office-of-the-Governor\/Executive-Orders\/Lamont-Executive-Orders\/Executive-Order-No-7A.pdf?la=en\">EO 7A<\/a> (visitor restrictions)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/Office-of-the-Governor\/Executive-Orders\/Lamont-Executive-Orders\/Executive-Order-No-7Y.pdf?la=en\">EO 7Y<\/a> s. 1 and 6 (resident testing); s. 2 (designated COVID-19 recovery facilities)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/Office-of-the-Governor\/Executive-Orders\/Lamont-Executive-Orders\/Executive-Order-No-7NN.pdf?la=en\">EO 7NN<\/a> s. 7 (federal relief funding distribution; s. 5, 6, and 8 were later amended by EO 7EEE)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/Office-of-the-Governor\/Executive-Orders\/Lamont-Executive-Orders\/Executive-Order-No-7AAA.pdf\">EO 7AAA<\/a> s. 4 (staff testing)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/Office-of-the-Governor\/Executive-Orders\/Lamont-Executive-Orders\/Executive-Order-No-7EEE.pdf\">EO 7EEE<\/a> s. 1 (federal relief funding distribution)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Dept. of Public Health (DPH) <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/Coronavirus\/20200411-DPH-Order-Modifying-Regs-re-Alternate-COVID-Recovery-Facilities.pdf\">April 11 implementation order<\/a> regarding designated COVID-19 recovery facilities<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Dept. of Public Health (DPH) implementation orders regarding long-term care facility visitor restrictions: <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/Office-of-the-Governor\/News\/20200313-DPH-nursing-home-order.pdf?la=en\">March 13<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/Coronavirus\/20200421-DPH-Order-extending-the-date-of-visitor-restrictions-at-nursing-homes-residential-care-home.pdf\">April 21<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/Coronavirus\/20200509-DPH-Order-modifying-the-requirements-regarding-visitor-restrictions-at-nursing-homes-reside.pdf\">May 9<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/Coronavirus\/20200612-DPH-order-on-visition-of-minors-in-certain-long-term-care-facilities.pdf\">June 12<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/Coronavirus\/20200827-DPH-order-expanding-nursing-home-visitations.pdf\">Aug. 27<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/Coronavirus\/20200925-DPH-Order-rescinding-restrictions-on-visitors-in-nursing-homes-residential-care-homes-and-c.pdf\">Sept. 25<\/a> (Sept. 25 order rescinded restrictions following the Sept. 17 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services memorandum)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/files\/document\/qso-20-39-nh.pdf\">Sept. 17 memorandum<\/a> regarding nursing home visitation<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Dept. of Public Health (DPH) <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/Departments-and-Agencies\/DPH\/dph\/facility_licensing_and_investigations\/Blast-Fax-2020-101-Testing-Fequency-003.pdf\">Oct. 23 order<\/a> regarding weekly staff testing<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/Coronavirus\/Nursing-Homes-and-Assisted-Living-Facilities\">COVID-19 in nursing homes and assisted living facilities<\/a> \u2013 two weekly reports from the Dept. of Public Health<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/Coronavirus\/Long-Term-Care-Facility-review\">A Study of the COVID-19 Outbreak and Response in Connecticut Long-Term Care Facilities<\/a> \u2013 by Mathematica Policy Research, September 2020<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/app\/taskforce.asp?TF=20201109_Nursing%20Home%20and%20Assisted%20Living%20Oversight%20Working%20Group\">Nursing Home and Assisted Living Oversight Working Group<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"lib-list\">\n<div class=\"lib-content\">\n<a id=\"workforce\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Health care workforce<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Executive orders (see OLR Report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2020\/rpt\/pdf\/2020-R-0110.pdf\">2020-R-0110<\/a> for analysis)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/Office-of-the-Governor\/Executive-Orders\/Lamont-Executive-Orders\/Executive-Order-No-7K.pdf?la=en\">EO 7K<\/a> s. 4 (DPH regulatory requirements)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/Office-of-the-Governor\/Executive-Orders\/Lamont-Executive-Orders\/Executive-Order-No-7O.pdf?la=en\">EO 7O<\/a> s. 1 (DPH license renewal and inspection requirements)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/Office-of-the-Governor\/Executive-Orders\/Lamont-Executive-Orders\/Executive-Order-No-7V.pdf?la=en\">EO 7V<\/a> s. 2 (temporary permits for certain health care professionals); s. 3-5 (practice before licensure for certain health care profession applicants and graduates); s. 6 (immunity from civil liability)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/Office-of-the-Governor\/Executive-Orders\/Lamont-Executive-Orders\/Executive-Order-No-7DD.pdf?la=en\">EO 7DD<\/a> s. 4 and 5 (graduate medical education); s. 6 and 7 (advanced practice registered nurse and physician assistant supervision requirements); s. 8 (respiratory care students); s. 9 (continuing medical education) (s. 3 was later amended by EO 7HHH)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/Office-of-the-Governor\/Executive-Orders\/Lamont-Executive-Orders\/Executive-Order-No-7GG.pdf\">EO 7GG<\/a> s. 6 (temporary waiver for practitioners\u2019 controlled substance registration)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/Office-of-the-Governor\/Executive-Orders\/Lamont-Executive-Orders\/Executive-Order-No-7SS.pdf?la=en\">EO 7SS<\/a> (temporary nurse aides)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/Office-of-the-Governor\/Executive-Orders\/Lamont-Executive-Orders\/Executive-Order-No-7HHH.pdf\">EO 7HHH<\/a> s. 1 (out-of-state health care providers)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Dept. of Public Health (DPH) implementation order regarding license renewal and inspection requirements: <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/Coronavirus\/20200330-DPH-order-on-License-Renewals.pdf?la=en\">March 30<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Dept. of Public Health (DPH) implementation orders regarding regulatory requirements for out-of-state practitioners: <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/Coronavirus\/20200323-DPH-order-allowing-outofstate-practitioners-to-render-temporary-assistance-in-Connecticut.pdf?la=en\">March 23<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/Coronavirus\/20200515-DPH-Order-extending-the-temporary-suspension-of-the-requirements.pdf\">May 15 (first)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/Coronavirus\/20200515-Order-temporarily-suspending-the-requirements.pdf\">May 15 (second)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/Coronavirus\/20200714-DPH-order-on-out-of-state-practitioners-for-duration-of-pandemic.pdf\">July 14<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"lib-list\">\n<div class=\"lib-content\">\n<a id=\"medicaid\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Medicaid<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">OLR Report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2020\/rpt\/pdf\/2020-R-0116.pdf\">2020-R-0116<\/a>, Certificate of Need Waivers During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Executive orders<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/Office-of-the-Governor\/Executive-Orders\/Lamont-Executive-Orders\/Executive-Order-No-7I.pdf\">EO 7I<\/a> s. 3 (HUSKY B copayments suspended)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/Office-of-the-Governor\/Executive-Orders\/Lamont-Executive-Orders\/Executive-Order-No-7S.pdf?la=en\">EO 7S<\/a> s. 5 (Medicaid waivers and state plan amendments)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/Office-of-the-Governor\/Executive-Orders\/Lamont-Executive-Orders\/Executive-Order-No-7EE.pdf?la=en\">EO 7EE<\/a> s. 4 (Medicaid prior authorization requirements)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/Office-of-the-Governor\/Executive-Orders\/Lamont-Executive-Orders\/Executive-Order-No-7II.pdf\">EO 7II<\/a> s. 2 (home health services regulations)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Dept. of Social Services (DSS) <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/Departments-and-Agencies\/DSS\/Communications\/DSS-Order-re-APRNs-and-PAs-Home-Health-Orders---Final---05-11-20.pdf?la=en\">May 11 order<\/a> authorizing advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) and physician assistants (PAs) to order home health care services<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"lib-list\">\n<div class=\"lib-content\">\n<a id=\"drugs\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pharmacy and prescription drugs<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Executive orders<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/Office-of-the-Governor\/Executive-Orders\/Lamont-Executive-Orders\/Executive-Order-No-7L.pdf?la=en\">EO 7L<\/a> s. 4 (medical marijuana program)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/Office-of-the-Governor\/Executive-Orders\/Lamont-Executive-Orders\/Executive-Order-No-7I.pdf\">EO 7I<\/a> s. 2 (Medicare Part D copayments for dual eligibles suspended); s. 9 (pharmacist authority to refill prescriptions extended)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/research\/health\/prescription-drug-statenet-database.aspx\">Statewide Prescription Drug Database<\/a> \u2013 tracks legislation in 50 states from 2015-2020<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jud.ct.gov\/lawlib\/Law\/medicalmarijuana.htm\">Connecticut Law About Medical Marijuana<\/a> \u2013 research guide by the Judicial Branch Law Libraries<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"lib-list\">\n<div class=\"lib-content\">\n<a id=\"access-to-insurance\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Access to health insurance<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Kaiser Family Foundation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/other\/state-indicator\/total-population\/?currentTimeframe=0&amp;selectedRows=%7B%22states%22:%7B%22connecticut%22:%7B%7D%7D%7D&amp;sortModel=%7B%22colId%22:%22Location%22,%22sort%22:%22asc%22%7D\">health insurance coverage statistics for Connecticut<\/a> \u2013 shows one year at a time; years can be selected in the \u201ctimeframe\u201d menu on the left<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/library\/publications\/2020\/demo\/p60-271.html\">Health Insurance Coverage in the United States<\/a> \u2013 annual report by the U.S. Census Bureau (most recent edition covers 2019)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">State Dept. of Labor <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.ctdol.state.ct.us\/lmi\/publications.asp\">monthly publications<\/a> \u2013 including Connecticut Labor Situation, Connecticut Economic Digest, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Business and Employment Changes Announced in the News Media, and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Quarterly data report (<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/AHCT_quarterly_Sept_2020.pdf\">report<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/AHCT_quarterly_Sept_2020_Appendix_A.pdf\">rate grid<\/a>) \u2013 by Access Health CT; pursuant to CGS 38a-1092(a). Includes data on enrollment and costs. Most recent edition, linked here, covers the third quarter of 2020; earlier editions are accessible in full text through the Legislative Library intranet catalog or by contacting the library.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctdatahaven.org\/sites\/ctdatahaven\/files\/DataHaven%20Health%20Equity%20Connecticut%20061820.pdf\">Towards Health Equity in Connecticut: The Role of Social Inequality and the Impact of COVID-19<\/a> \u2013 by DataHaven, June 2020<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"lib-list\">\n<div class=\"lib-content\">\n<a id=\"public-option\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Public option<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/asp\/cgabillstatus\/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&amp;which_year=2020&amp;bill_num=346\">2020 SB 346<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/asp\/cgabillstatus\/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&amp;which_year=2019&amp;bill_num=7267\">2019 HB 7267<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/asp\/cgabillstatus\/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&amp;which_year=2019&amp;bill_num=134\">2019 SB 134<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"lib-list\">\n<div class=\"lib-content\">\n<a id=\"other-legislative-ideas\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Other legislative ideas to expand access to care<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">OLR Issue Brief <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2020\/rpt\/pdf\/2020-R-0271.pdf\">2020-R-0271<\/a>, Connecticut Health Insurance Reform Proposals<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">OLR Issue Brief <a href=\"https:\/\/cga.ct.gov\/2018\/rpt\/pdf\/2018-R-0218.pdf\">2018-R-0218<\/a>, State Health Reinsurance Programs<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">OLR Issue Brief <a href=\"https:\/\/cga.ct.gov\/2018\/rpt\/pdf\/2018-R-0204.pdf\">2018-R-0204<\/a>, Federal and State Individual Mandate Penalties<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/asp\/cgabillstatus\/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&amp;which_year=2019&amp;bill_num=7267\">2019 HB 7267<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/asp\/cgabillstatus\/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&amp;which_year=2020&amp;bill_num=328\">2020 SB 328<\/a> \u2013 reinsurance program<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/asp\/cgabillstatus\/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&amp;which_year=2019&amp;bill_num=984\">2019 SB 984<\/a> \u2013 individual mandate<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/asp\/cgabillstatus\/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&amp;which_year=2019&amp;bill_num=127\">2019 SB 127<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/asp\/cgabillstatus\/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&amp;which_year=2019&amp;bill_num=128\">2019 SB 128<\/a> \u2013 tax benefits for long-term care insurance<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/research\/health\/health-innovations-database.aspx\">Health Innovations State Law Database<\/a> \u2013 tracks legislation in 50 states from 2015-2020<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbo.gov\/publication\/56666\">Policies to Achieve Near-Universal Health Insurance Coverage<\/a> \u2013 Congressional Budget Office (CBO), October 2020<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"lib-list\">\n<div class=\"lib-content\">\n<a id=\"ACA-case\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Affordable Care Act federal court case<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">California v. Texas (U.S. Supreme Court Docket No. 19-840)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">U.S. Supreme Court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/docket\/docketfiles\/html\/public\/19-840.html\">docket<\/a> (continually updated)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Health Affairs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthaffairs.org\/do\/10.1377\/hblog20201109.853714\/full\/\">summary<\/a> (Nov. 9, 2020)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Kaiser Family Foundation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/health-reform\/issue-brief\/explaining-california-v-texas-a-guide-to-the-case-challenging-the-aca\/\">summary<\/a> (Sept. 1, 2020)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"lib-list\">\n<div class=\"lib-content\">\n<a id=\"federal-requirement\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Federal requirement for insurers to cover COVID-19 testing, treatment, and vaccination<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">OLR Issue Brief <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2020\/rpt\/pdf\/2020-R-0113.pdf\">2020-R-0113<\/a>, The CARES and Families First Coronavirus Response Acts: Insurance Provisions<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crsreports.congress.gov\/product\/pdf\/R\/R46359\">COVID-19 and Private Health Insurance Coverage: Frequently Asked Questions<\/a>, August 2020<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crsreports.congress.gov\/product\/pdf\/R\/R46481\">COVID-19 Testing: Frequently Asked Questions<\/a>, August 2020<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crsreports.congress.gov\/product\/pdf\/IN\/IN11526\">COVID-19 and the Uninsured: Federal Funding Options to Pay Providers for Testing and Treatment<\/a>, November 2020<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Executive orders<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/Office-of-the-Governor\/Executive-Orders\/Lamont-Executive-Orders\/Executive-Order-No-7U.pdf\">EO 7U<\/a> s. 2 (COVID-19 treatment for the uninsured) (s. 2(a) and 2(b) later repealed by EO 7CC, accounting for the passage of the federal CARES Act)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/-\/media\/Office-of-the-Governor\/Executive-Orders\/Lamont-Executive-Orders\/Executive-Order-No-7CC.pdf\">EO 7CC<\/a> s. 9 (COVID-19 out-of-network treatment)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of contents General resources Telehealth Long-term care Health care workforce Medicaid Pharmacy and prescription drugs Access to health insurance Public option Other legislative ideas to expand access to care Affordable Care Act federal court case Federal requirement for insurers to cover COVID-19 testing, treatment, and vaccination &nbsp; General resources OLR Report 2020-R-0110, COVID-19 Executive [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5209,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-fullwidth.php","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5153","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5153"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5264,"href":"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5153\/revisions\/5264"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}