(EXCERPT) HARTFORD, Conn. -- Children at or near poverty face a possible loss of publicly financed health insurance if their parents cannot afford higher premiums. The state Social Services Department has drafted regulations that would remove some children from a program known as HUSKY B for at least three months -- or indefinitely if their parents cannot pay recently increased premiums. It was unclear Tuesday how many children would be affected.

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HUSKY B serves households that earn 185 percent to 300 percent of the poverty level. More than 14,000 children are covered by the program. The General Assembly and Gov. John G. Rowland agreed last summer to increase premiums to keep down the state's rising health care costs. Families that earn between 185 percent and 235 percent of the poverty level, who had paid no monthly premium, now must pay $30 per child or a maximum of $50 per family. Those whose incomes are more than 235 percent used to pay monthly premiums at those levels, but now must pay $50 per child or a maximum of $75 per family. Click here to read complete article. Note: Some media services require subscription for access.