Connecticut: Start Here
Beginner guide for Connecticut—Access Health CT, CID external review, PA deadlines, and what to open next.
Read guideState playbook
Connecticut
State insurers, legislation, and appeal resources for patients and advocates in Connecticut.
4 guides
Connecticut Prior Authorization Law
7-day and 24-hour UR deadlines, deemed exhaustion, clinical peer conference, and 60-day PA stability.
Read guideConnecticut Health Insurance Appeals and Grievances
180-day grievance filing, 30/60-day responses, UR deadline shortcuts, and path to external review.
Read guideConnecticut External Review
CID binding IRO review—120-day filing, 45-day standard, expedited and behavioral health timelines.
Read guidePrior auth & internal appeals
Match the plan on the member ID card. Use the denial letter for where to file appeals.
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (Connecticut)
- ConnectiCare
- Aetna / CVS Health
- UnitedHealthcare / Oxford
- HUSKY Health (Medicaid)
External appeals
After internal appeal, for eligible Connecticut fully insured plans only.
- Connecticut Insurance Department — External Review
- HUSKY — DSS administrative hearing