ConnectiCare opens first health insurance store in Manchester : ctmirror

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ConnectiCare opens first health insurance store in Manchester

ConnectiCare opens first health insurance store in Manchester

Arielle Levin Becker / CTMirror.orgIf there were any question whether there would be demand for a health insurance retail store, ConnectiCare officials got their answer in the days before their first such facility opened in Manchester, while staff were being trained inside."People started showing up before the doors were even open," said David Gordon, the Farmington insurer's senior vice president of strategy and product innovation.The store, located at 1487 Pleasant Valley Road, near the Buckland Hills mall, is the product of consumer research that found many customers wanted to deal with the insurer face to face, Gordon said.


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Obama's Florida speech focuses on Obamacare and health insurance

Obama's Florida speech focuses on Obamacare and health insurance

President Barack Obama in a speech in Florida on Thursday defended his signature healthcare law, touting its benefits while attacking Republicans for opposing it.Obama hit on the various benefits of the Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as Obamacare, such as allowing children to stay on their parents' health insurance until age 26 and preventing insurers from denying people with preexisting conditions.These benefits, Obama said, are good for all Americans — even if they don't know it.