Jenna Carlesso

Hartford

Investigative Reporter at The CT Mirror

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CT bill with long-term care insurance reforms passes committee

1 month ago | ctmirror.org | Jenna Carlesso

A third legislative committee has advanced a broad bill that would add protections for purchasers of long-term care insurance and boost transparency around rate hike requests. The Government Oversight Committee on Tuesday passed a measure that would require public hearings for rate increase requests that exceed 10%, notifications to prospective buyers about the risk of rate hikes, and caps on premium increases for certain long-term care insurance policies.
CT leaders aim to make nursing homes spend more on direct care

1 month ago | courant.com | Jenna Carlesso

Two bills that would require nursing homes to devote 80% of their funds to the direct care of residents have moved through the Human Services Committee despite objections from industry leaders, advocates and a key state official. One proposal would require facilities to spend 80% of all revenue on direct care, including Medicaid, Medicare and private money.
Bills advance to make nursing homes spend more on direct care

1 month ago | ctmirror.org | Jenna Carlesso

Two bills that would require nursing homes to devote 80% of their funds to the direct care of residents moved through the Human Services Committee on Thursday despite objections from industry leaders, advocates and a key state official. One proposal would require facilities to spend 80% of all revenue on direct care, including Medicaid, Medicare and private money.
CT lawmakers' plan to provide long-term care protections advances

1 month ago | courant.com | Jenna Carlesso

Legislation that would provide protections for people who have purchased long-term care insurance policies and bring scrutiny to the state’s rate review process cleared the Insurance and Real Estate committee Tuesday with broad support. “It’s a huge issue; so many people have been touched by it,” said Sen. Jorge Cabrera, D-Hamden, co-chair of the committee.
CT bills aiming to reform long-term care insurance advance

1 month ago | ctmirror.org | Jenna Carlesso

Editor’s note: For more coverage of the long-term care insurance industry, please click here. Legislation that would provide protections for people who have purchased long-term care insurance policies and bring scrutiny to the state’s rate review process cleared the Insurance and Real Estate committee Tuesday with broad support. “It’s a huge issue; so many people have been touched by it,” said Sen. Jorge Cabrera, D-Hamden, co-chair of the committee.
Government Oversight Committee passes bill with long-term care insurance reforms

1 month ago | hartfordbusiness.com | Jenna Carlesso

A third legislative committee has advanced a broad bill that would add protections for purchasers of long-term care insurance and boost transparency around rate hike requests. The Government Oversight Committee on Tuesday passed a measure that would require public hearings for rate increase requests that exceed 10%, notifications to prospective buyers about the risk of rate hikes, and caps on premium increases for certain long-term care insurance policies.
Proposed bill seeks higher pay for CT jurors

1 month ago | courant.com | Jenna Carlesso

People who serve on juries would get a boost in compensation under a bill that’s being considered by the Judiciary Committee, an effort by some lawmakers to encourage participation and diversify jury pools. The measure would allow people who are unemployed or who work part-time to receive “a flat fee equal to the minimum fair wage” during the first five days serving on a jury, based on an eight-hour day. Connecticut’s is $16.35 per hour.
Proposed bill seeks higher pay for CT jurors

1 month ago | ctmirror.org | Jenna Carlesso

People who serve on juries would get a boost in compensation under a bill that’s being considered by the Judiciary Committee, an effort by some lawmakers to encourage participation and diversify jury pools. The measure would allow people who are unemployed or who work part-time to receive “a flat fee equal to the minimum fair wage” during the first five days serving on a jury, based on an eight-hour day. Connecticut’s is $16.35 per hour.
CT legislators mull requiring homemaker companion worker training

1 month ago | ctmirror.org | Jenna Carlesso

Lawmakers want to impose new training requirements for workers at homemaker companion agencies, which have ballooned in number over the last decade as more people choose to age at home, but remain largely unregulated. Members of the Aging Committee have raised a bill that would require these home care workers to complete training on first aid, reporting of abuse and neglect, maintaining a safe environment and other issues upon joining an agency and then every two years afterward.
CT lawmakers seek to regulate long-term care costs: ‘An injustice we need to fix’

2 months ago | courant.com | Jenna Carlesso

A second legislative committee has raised a bill seeking to tackle the rising cost of long-term care insurance. The Aging Committee’s recently introduced proposal would create a tax deduction for people with these policies, would require public hearings for rate increase requests that exceed 10%, and mandate that the public receive advanced notice of the hearings. “One of our biggest priorities is letting folks age at home, if they choose to, but with grace and dignity,” said Sen.