Hwang hosting forum on insurance rate increases at Sacred Heart U.

State Sen. Tony Hwang (R-134^th) is hosting an informational forum on Connecticut”™s proposed health insurance and long-term care rate increases on Aug. 2 from 7 to 8 p.m. at Sacred Heart University”™s Schine Auditorium. The event, which is free and open to the public, will include a panel discussion featuring insurance and health care policy experts and a Q & A session.

“Average increases on individual and small group employer plans in Connecticut could be as high as 28 percent among plans that cover thousands of workers and their families,” Hwang said. “That”™s outrageous, that”™s unaffordable, and that”™s why people need to know how to weigh in.”

Public hearings on the potential hikes will take place in Hartford on Aug. 3 and 4.

For more information, call 800-842-1421.