Press Releases

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• 3/6/2017 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on President Trump's Second Travel Ban

  (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements regarding the second executive order President Trump signed banning travel from certain countries:

• 3/8/2017 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on International Women's Day

  (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding International Women’s Day:

• 3/24/2017 Gov. Malloy Commemorates the Seventh Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act

  (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy, noting that the number of people without health insurance in Connecticut is at the lowest point in history, today applauded the seventh anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, which was signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. Through the adoption of the law and the coverage it has extended through Access Heath CT, the state’s healthcare exchange, Connecticut is among the states with the lowest uninsured rates in the nation.

• 3/22/2017 LT. Gov. Wyman, Dept. of Social Services, Access Health CT Commemorate 7th Anniversary of Affordable Care Act

  (HARTFORD, Conn.) – Today, Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, Chair of Access Health CT (AHCT), Department of Social Services Commissioner Roderick Bremby, and Access Health CT CEO Jim Wadleigh released statements in advance of the seventh anniversary of the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA), which is tomorrow, March 23, 2017. In Connecticut, the ACA is credited with reducing the state’s uninsured rate by half to 3.8 percent, among the lowest in the nation. It has also spurred other major reform initiatives currently underway to improve the healthcare system and control costs.

• 3/20/2017 Lt. Governor Wyman Supports Establishing Office of Health Strategy

  (Hartford, CT) – Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman today testified in front of the Public Health Committee in support of Senate Bill 795, An Act Establishing the Office of Health Strategy and Improving the Certificate of Need Program. The legislation seeks to bring Connecticut’s healthcare reform work under one umbrella, the Office of Health Strategy (OHS), to better align planning efforts, avoid duplication of work, and streamline efforts to improve healthcare access and reduce costs.

• 5/25/2017 Lt. Gov. Wyman, Officials Commemorate Connecticut's Fallen Troops at 10th Annual Wall of Honor Ceremony

  (HARTFORD, CT) – Today, Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman and radio personality Brad Davis hosted the 10th annual Wall of Honor ceremony at the Capitol. Joined by Major General Thad Martin, Adjutant General of the Connecticut National Guard, Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Sean Connolly, state officials, and military families, the event commemorates the Connecticut troops killed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan since the 2001 terrorist attacks.

• 3/23/2016 Lt. Gov. Wyman, Gov. Malloy & State Officials on 6th Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, Chair of the Board of Access Health CT (AHCT), Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Access Health CT CEO Jim Wadleigh, Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Roderick Bremby, Connecticut Insurance Department Commissioner Insurance Commissioner Katharine L. Wade, and State Healthcare Advocate Victoria Veltri issued the following statements on the 6th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act:

• 3/14/2016 GOV. MALLOY & LT. GOV. WYMAN STATEMENTS ON COMMITTEE APPROVAL OF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROTECTING TRANSPORTATION FUNDS

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statement in response to a bipartisan vote today in the General Assembly's Transportation Committee.

• 2/1/2016 Monday: Lt. Gov. Wyman Chairs Governor's Youth and Urban Violence Commission Public Hearing in Hartford

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will chair a public hearing of the Governor's Commission on Youth and Urban Violence.

• 2/10/2016 GOV. MALLOY AND LT. GOV. WYMAN TO HOLD TOWN HALL FORUM IN MIDDLETOWN ON TUESDAY

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today announced that they will hold a town hall forum in Middletown on the evening of Tuesday, February 16, 2016, to discuss his budget principles, his proposals for adapting state government to a changing economy, and other issues concerning the future of the state.

• 2/4/2016 Gov. Malloy Introduces Commonsense Gun Violence Prevention Legislation

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is sponsoring legislation designed to protect the victims of domestic violence by prohibiting possession of firearms for anyone who becomes subject to a temporary restraining order, eliminating a critical window of time during which time a victim's life could be at risk.

• 2/8/2016 LT. GOVERNOR WYMAN, ACCESS HEALTH CT CEO WADLEIGH: 2016 REPRESENTS STATE’S STRONGEST OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, Chair of the Board of Access Health CT (AHCT), and AHCT CEO Jim Wadleigh today announced that 116,019 consumers purchased healthcare coverage through Access Health CT during the 2016 Open Enrollment Period.

• 1/25/2016 Sunday: Lt. Gov. Wyman Remarks at International Holocaust Remembrance Day in West Hartford

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will make remarks at the International Holocaust Remembrance Day service hosted by Voices of Hope and the Jewish Federation of Connecticut.

• 1/19/2016 Saturday: Lt. Gov. Wyman Attends Access Health CT Enrollment Fair in Tolland

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will attend the Access Health CT enrollment fair in Tolland. Healthcare open enrollment ends January 31, 2016.

• 1/7/2016 Access Health CT Enrollment Update from Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman and CEO Jim Wadleigh

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, Board Chair of Access Health CT (AHCT), and Access Health CT CEO Jim Wadleigh today announced that as of January 5, 2016, AHCT has enrolled a total of 104,363 individuals in Qualified Health Plans (QHP).