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27 October
5:48 pm

Connecticut has health care premiums that are thirty nine percent above the national average, above every other state in the country

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Ryan Fazio, at Connecticut Governor General Election Debate (WTNH News 8)

5:48 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific figure (39%) claiming Connecticut has the highest healthcare premiums in the nation — verifiable against federal/state insurance data and directly relevant to the debate's central issue
What we foundConnecticut's health care premiums are among the highest in the country but are not 39% above the national average, and multiple sources place Connecticut below several other states in premium rankings.
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