**The State of CT sent the EWCC this email and asked us to share with Our Members and the Business Community at Large- Hopefully the survey taken will provide them with direction/opportunities for the Health Care Affordability Forum being planned-

Thank You Jimbo 

Dear Jim,

The Connecticut Office of Health Strategy, in partnership with the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), The Office of the Comptroller and the Office of Governor Ned Lamont are hosting a forum for Connecticut businesses on healthcare affordability in November. (details to follow)

Your EWCC contact information was provided by the DECD, and we are asking the EWCC to share a link to our brief on-line survey with Members and Other Businesses in Your Community (region).

We hope to get as good a response as possible so that we know what is of most concern to Your Members and Businesses.

We can then plan the forum accordingly, to do a deeper dive on the healthcare issue of greatest concern.

I’m attaching the text of our “cover memo” – and pasting here for your convenience. The survey is hyperlinked in the text and in the letter.

September 2024

Dear Connecticut Business Leader and Chamber of Commerce Member,

Are you concerned about providing health insurance for your employees? If you’re struggling to make sense of rising healthcare costs, we want to hear from you.

The Connecticut Office of Health Strategy, in partnership with the Department of Economic and Community Development, other state leadership and Chambers of Commerce, are asking for your input on a survey.

This survey will help us plan a November forum on how healthcare affordability impacts your company and employees.

We want to the know what healthcare issues matter most to you — so we can include content that is of most interest at the November forum. (We will share aggregate results at the event and with others in state government.)

Please take a few minutes to complete it now. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and we hope you will join us in November! (Details to follow)  —

Many thanks for sharing this with your members.  I will follow up and send the invitation once the site if finalized for November. Please contact me with any questions or concerns.

Best wishes,

LISA P. SEMENTILLI
She/Her/Hers

Lead Planning Analyst
Connecticut Office of Health Strategy
Phone: 860-418-7031

Mobile: 860-305-5402
[email protected]

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