Lamont wants to charge companies with employees on Medicaid

CT Mirror – Thursday, June 18, 2026
By Mark Pazniokas

Gov. Ned Lamont intends to propose a levy Thursday on major companies whose employees rely on Medicaid for health care, seeking at least $100 million in new annual revenue to offset federal cuts that have driven up the cost of coverage under the Affordable Care Act.

The initial revenue target is roughly equivalent to the one-time subsidy the state is paying this year to offset the loss of federal tax credits that otherwise would have resulted in sharply higher premiums for low- and middle-income households seeking to buy health insurance on Connecticut’s exchange.

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