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Address pushes "Connecticut option" and cites drug-switch savings of $15M

State of Connecticut — Address to the General Assembly · February 4, 2026

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The speaker described rising health-care costs as a major budgetary challenge, credited officials Sean Scanlon and interim OPM secretary Josh Wojcick for work on efficiencies, said switching one brand drug to a generic saved $15 million this year (projected $50 million by year three), and proposed a "Connecticut option" to encourage use of higher-value hospitals.

Unidentified Speaker called accelerating health-care costs "the looming iceberg" for the state budget and outlined staff work to find savings in state and Medicaid plans. He credited Sean Scanlon and interim OPM secretary Josh Wojcick and named Andrea…

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