We are sponsoring a series of public forums around the state to provide a chance for Connecticut consumers to share their stories of challenges affording healthcare.  These stories and other data you provide, such as survey responses and your discussion and input on ways that the state can try to lower healthcare prices, will be used in coming months during discussions with state policymakers such as the state General Assembly, the Governor, and others, as well as with the healthcare and health insurance industries. 

The goal is to use your input about your family's struggle to afford healthcare in this state to bring the underlying issue of healthcare costs and affordability to the forefront of our state's community discussion on healthcare.  This could include future discussion of legislative, administrative or regulatory policy improvements, or other collaborative public-private efforts to get healthcare costs onto Connecticut's front burner.

The Office of the Healthcare Advocate wants to use your stories, and your reflections on possible solutions to lower healthcare costs, in these coming debates.

The first five sessions have been held and are noted below; more will be added soon for December 2017; but please be aware that you can participate right now without attending a session, such as by sharing your story and answering our surveys on our web site:

Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017

7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

The Lodge at Geer Senior Living Community

77 South Canaan Road, Canaan CT 06108

   (Local co-sponsor: Health Pathfinder)

Monday, Oct. 16, 2017

7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Temple Shalom

259 Richards Ave., Norwalk, CT  06850

   (Local co-sponsor: CONECT)