Health Care
42 Hartford Business Journal • decemBer 26, 2016 www.HartfordBusiness.com
BOOK OF LISTS & ECONOMIC FORECAST 2016-2017
Largest Connecticut health insurance companies
(Ranked by Connecticut enrollment as of August 2016)
Rank Company
Total Conn.
enrollment
No. of Conn.
physicians in
network
No. of Conn.
pharmacies
Total Conn.
enrollment in dental
plan(s)
Total no. of Conn.
dentists/
Total no. of Conn.
dental providers
Top Conn.
executive
Year
licensed
in Conn.
1
Anthem Blue Cross and
Blue Shield
108 Leigus Road
Wallingford, CT 06492
800-922-4670
www.anthem.com
1,118,744 12,270 707 28,000
2,787 (1)
5,947 (2)
Jill Rubin Hummel 1936
2
Cigna Corp.
900 Cottage Grove Road
Bloomfield, CT 06002
860-226-6000
www.cigna.com
489,119 (3) 17,891 712 N/A
N/A
N/A
David M. Cordani 1792
3
ConnectiCare Inc.
175 Scott Swamp Road
Farmington, CT 06032
860-674-5757
www.connecticare.com
488,617 (4) 21,468 706 N/A
N/A
N/A
Michael Wise 1981
4
UnitedHealthcare (5)
185 Asylum St.
Hartford, CT 06103
800-899-7658
www.uhc.com
482,000 21,200 700 N/A (6)
1,500
3,400
Stephen Farrell 1993
5
Aetna Inc.
151 Farmington Ave.
Hartford, CT 06156
860-273-0123
www.aetna.com
399,097 14,211 701 223,318
1,675
3,826
Mark T. Bertolini 1853
6
Harvard Pilgrim Health
Care
185 Asylum St.
Hartford, CT 06103
860-757-6860
www.harvardpilgrim.org
24,557 12,000 1,078 N/A
N/A
N/A
Jason Madrak 2014
Source: Each company and their websites, State Department of Insurance. Note: N/A = Not available or not applicable; Bloomfield's Cigna Corp. declined to participate in the survey. Several companies did not respond to the survey or chose not to
participate including Celtic Insurance Co., Trustmark Cos., and Time Insurance Co. (DBA Assurant Health).
(1)
Licensed Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS).
(2) 5,947 access points or 2,433 unique dentists.
(3) Data was taken from the Consumer Report Card on Health Insurance Carriers in Connecticut published Oct. 2015 by the Connecticut Insurance Department. Data are from the end of 2014.
(4) Includes 170,907 members through ConnectiCare's subsidiary, Care Management Solutions Inc.
(5) Oxford and Golden Rule health insurance companies are brands under the UnitedHealthcare umbrella.
(6) Several dental plan options are available.
—Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher.
Medical marijuana dispensaries in Connecticut
(Ranked by number of pharmacists as of August 2016)
Rank Dispensary
No. of pharmacists/
Highest credential
on staff Other health services offered Head of dispensary Year founded
1
Arrow Alternative Care Inc. - Hartford
92 Weston St., Unit #16
Hartford, CT 06120
860-231-7050; www.arrowalternativecare.com
8
PharmD
Medication therapy management,
specialty pharmacy, immunizations,
HIV specialist on-staff and education
services at CannaEd.org
Angelo DeFazio
President & CEO
2014
2
Thames Valley Alternative Relief
1100 Norwich-New London Turnpike
Uncasville, CT 06382
860-848-0865; www.thamesvalleyrelief.com
5
R.Ph
N/A
Laurie Zrenda
Dispensary manager
2014
2
The Healing Corner Inc.
159 East Main St.
Bristol, CT 06010
860-583-4325; thehealingcorner.com
5
PharmD
N/A
David Slomski, Dispensary manager
Geri Ann Bradley, Founder & owner
2014
4
Prime Wellness of Connecticut LLC
75 John Fitch Blvd.
South Windsor, CT 06074
800-263-8557; www.primewellnessofct.com
4
R.Ph
Active partnerships with several
alternative-therapy providers
including yoga, reiki and chiropractic
services
Tom Nicholas, CEO
Algis Domeika, Dispensary manager
2013
4
Bluepoint Wellness of Connecticut
469 East Main St.
Branford, CT 06405
203-488-1388; bluepointwellnessct.com
4
PharmD
N/A
Nick Tamborrino
Manager
2014
4
Compassionate Care Center of Connecticut
D&B Wellness LLC
4 Garella Road
Bethel, CT 06801
203-909-6869; www.CCC-CT.com
4
R.Ph
Nutritional counseling, yoga, reiki,
massage and meditation
Brian Essenter, Manager
Angela D'Amico, Owner
2014
7
Arrow Alternative Care Inc. - Milford
255 West River St.
Milford, CT 06461
203-874-4673; www.arrowalternativecare.com
3
PharmD
Pediatric epilepsy services,
medication therapy management,
specialty pharmacy, immunizations,
HIV specialist on-staff and education
services at CannaEd.org
Angelo DeFazio
President & CEO
2016 (1)
8
Caring Nature LLC
237 East Aurora St.
Waterbury, CT 06708
203-437-8477; caringnaturedispensary.com
2
R.Ph
N/A
David Sullivan
Dispensary manager
2016 (2)
Source: Each dispensary via survey and Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection. Notes: Southern CT Wellness & Healing is slated to open a new dispensary at 318 New Haven Ave. in Milford. N/A = Not applicable or not available.
(1)
Dispensary opened October 2016.
(2) Dispensary opened July 2016.
—Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher.
