president obama has announced that the costs of health insurance through obamacare will be going up next year.. but for folks in connecticut.. it's happening even sooner. come november first, people working hard to pay for health insurance through
access-health ct.. may find it even harder. news 8's bob wilson is live in hartford tonight. he joins us live now with what the rate hikes mean for people in connecticut.. bob? 3 eli williamsbloomfield--pkg--
bite 2"how hard is it for you? it is hard for me. i have to apply for some new insurance now. so it's really hard."eli williams is picking up medications at the drugstore. he heard that obamacare is going up nationwide, but he didn't know starting november
1 the rates will be going up in connecticut. he has limited income and feels obamacare is rapidly becoming unaffordable. bite 1"it looks like it's not going anywhere but up, and people are feeling the pinch trying to survive and pay the insurance."stand upthe
headquarters to access health ct is right here, and while they are not part of the federal exchange program they did make their own exchange here in connecticut. and while obamacare is announcing that the federal plan is going up, here the state's plan has
already gone up. and they say that is significant because of the amount that it's jumping. access health ctlow income plan %17-%24without sub city %42 bite 4"it is a little scary, it sure is."but access health ct says they won't know exactly what happens to the co-
pays until the plan comes out in november... that's what's worrying eli.bite 3"i am nervous when i go to the doctor, because that is the first thing they ask for do you have insurance? and if you don't have it sooner or later they will keep you there for a
little bit but then you have to go if you don't have the insurance. and a lot of people can't afford it, and i am one of them."
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