UNAFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS: BLUMENTHAL URGES INSURANCE DEPARTMENT TO REJECT PROPOSED RATES

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:

[Hartford, CT] - Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal sent a letter to Connecticut Insurance Department Commissioner Josh Hershman urging the Department to reduce or reject proposed double-digit health insurance rate increases that would impact nearly 220,000 Connecticut residents.

In the letter, Blumenthal raised concerns about the financial burden that rising health insurance costs place on Connecticut families while many households struggle with the costs of housing, groceries, and other necessities.

"Millions of Americans across the country are struggling with the rising costs of basic necessities," Blumenthal wrote. "Now more than ever, fami...