The hospital alleges $1.4 million in withheld post-bankruptcy payments following an earlier $250 million reimbursement lawsuit.

The plaintiffs say the HHS secretary's assurances that coverage will continue are "open to suspicion."

Access Health CT officials expect to offer the cash-for-coverage plans alongside traditional small-group plans.

The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Feb. 19 upheld a lower court's dismissal in 2025 of the class-action complaint filed in 2024, in which plaintiff Jamie Whittemore alleged that Cigna denied coverage of her doctor's prescription for Zepbound to treat obesity.