Press Conference on Proposal to Enhance Access to Prenatal Care

WHO:

Senator Kevin Kelly (R-Stratford), co-chair of the Insurance and Real Estate Committee

Senator Len Fasano (R-North Haven), Senate Republican President Pro Tempore

Senator Bob Duff (D-Norwalk), Senate Democrat Majority Leader

Senator Tim Larson (D-East Hartford), co-chair of the Insurance and Real Estate Committee

Women’s health care advocates including: Connecticut Commission on Women Children and Seniors, Planned Parenthood, Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal Fund (CWEALF), Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut

WHAT: Press Conference

WHEN: Wednesday April 12, 2017 at 12:00 pm

WHERE: Room 1C, Legislative Office Building, 300 Capitol Ave. Hartford

WHY: To advocate in support of Senate Bill 877 An Act Authorizing Pregnancy as a Qualifying Event for Special Enrollment Periods. This bill would make pregnancy a qualifying life event so that expectant mothers could enroll in health insurance outside of the yearly open enrollment period when they find out they are pregnant, instead of having to wait until their child is born to become insured.