How federal policy changes will affect Access Health CT plans

CT Mirror – Wednesday, July 23, 2025
By Katy Golvala

Connecticut’s Democratic elected officials have been crisscrossing the state to warn about the impacts of Medicaid cuts in President Donald J. Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.” The measure, along with other federal policy changes, will also impact people who purchase plans through state-based exchanges established by the Affordable Care Act. These plans are often referred to as “qualified health plans,” “marketplace plans” or “ACA plans.”

Roughly 150,000 residents purchase health insurance through Access Health CT, the state’s health insurance exchange. Many of the cuts to the exchange plans will happen before the widely-discussed changes to Medicaid, with some changes to the ACA plans going into effect as soon as this year.

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