Rep. Bob Godfrey leads a discussion on the state of Healthcare in Connecticut and some of the solutions the Connecticut General Assembly has been working on to address the high costs and availibility of quality health insurance. Joining Rep. Godfrey are Reps. Steve Fontana (Chair of the Insurance & Real Estate Committee) and Betsy Ritter (Chair of the Public Health Committee).

Steve Fontana, CT State Representative and Chair of the Insurance & Real Estate Committee talks about the Connecticut Healthcare Partnership. This Partnership would open the State Employees Union Healthcare pool to municipalities and small businesses. As towns and small businesses voluntarily join the pool becomes larger and the bulk purchasing power will drive health insurance costs down. The Plan has been championed and passed successfully in the CT House of Representatives by Speaker of …