Jenna Carlesso

— The shift in Connecticut is moving medical debt collections into a less regulated realm

stories by Jenna Carlesso, CT Mirror

The bill would create new training requirements for homemaker companion workers, which operate with little oversight, CT Mirror has reported.

To continue their education, workers would also be required to complete each training program once every two years.

Senators on Thursday advanced a bill that imposes consumer safeguards and requires greater financial transparency from insurance companies.

The bill requires insurers to file annual reports with the state on incurred and actual paid losses for long-term care insurance policies.

A bill imposing training for employees at homemaker companion agencies passed the legislature, adding oversight to largely unregulated sector.

To continue their education, workers would also be required to complete each training program every two years.

The legislation provides for more scrutiny of nursing home ownership, including private equity investment, and requires annual disclosures.

When Christine Wood received a $12,000 bill from Bristol Hospital, she thought it must be a mistake. It was more than she and her husband made in a month combined.