{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Melissa in the Morning: Health Insurance Increases","description":"Connecticut regulators are cutting back proposed health insurance increases for 2027, but premiums will still rise by double digits. Individual plans will increase an average eleven-point-three percent, while small-group plans will rise fifteen-point-one percent. The state says its review cut more than one-hundred million dollars from insurers’ requested increases, affecting about 220-thousand residents. We spoke with state Senator Jeff Gordon who is also a doctor about the increases.","author_name":"WICC The Voice of Connecticut","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4994425-wicc-the-voice-of-connecticut","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43836876/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}