Healthcare "Pooling" Works!

Leading for Reform, Expanding Coverage, Reducing Costs

Our Executive Director has been appointed to the Connecticut Healthcare Partnership "working group" to carry out our members' commitment to pass legislation to join the ranks of 24 other states that "pool" public service workers in a single health plan. Council 760, P-4, and CSC Council Members came to the State capitol Friday, March 7 to speak out in support of the Connecticut Healthcare Partnership, the initiative to "pool" public employees into a single healthcare plan.

Our voices were heard; the bill passed favorably the following week, and then passed by the Appropriations Committee when they reviewed it the following week. Almost immediately after our standing room only capitol news briefing on Labor Lobby Day to call on lawmakers to support the bill, it passed in the Insurance Committee!

On April 23, the State House of Representatives passed the bill by a margin of more than 2 to 1. A week later, our Senators heard our message and passed the "pooling" bill! Now it's on its way to the Governor's desk for her signature, and we must show her that working families expect her to do the right thing...

 House Majority Leader Chris Donovan's Connecticut Healthcare Partnership

 Healthcare "Pooling" Works Legislation Action Leaflet

 Template letter to Governor Rell

 Council 760 Chapter I19 Member Julie Cinammon's Testimony in Favor of the CHP

 Watch the Labor & Public Employees Committee hearing online

 Labor Lobby Day "pooling" Capitol News Briefing highlights

 CT News Junkie article on "pooling" briefing

 AP wire story on State House passing "pooling" bill

 Press release praising Senate vote and urging Governor's signature