Health plan adds providers

HARTFORD, Conn.—Gov. M. Jodi Rell says 13 community health centers are now signed up as health care providers in the state's Charter Oak Health Care Plan network.

The sites are throughout Connecticut and include Hartford, Middletown, Torrington, Norwich, Willimantic, Bridgeport, Waterbury, Norwalk and New Haven.

The affordable health insurance program, which targets uninsured adults, has been criticized by some lawmakers for its small network of providers.

But Rell says her administration is working to build the network, predicted to eventually cover 19,000 people.

The health centers provide a range of services including primary care, prenatal care, dental services, mental health counseling, HIV care, family planning, homeless support services and substance abuse counseling.