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Colorado health insurance exchange will receive more oversight

April 17, 2015April 16, 2015 Marc

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Committee will place the state’s insurance exchange under greater scrutiny Colorado’s health insurance exchange, called Connect for Health Colorado, may receive more oversight from its regulatory committee. The state Senate has passed legislation that will change the oversight committee’s name and will expand its ability to review the state’s insurance exchange during the legislative sessions. The committee’s new name will be the Colorado Health Insurance Exchange Oversight Committee, and the group will be able to meet as many times as it wants during the legislative session. There is a need…

Bill targeting Colorado health insurance exchange has been defeated

February 4, 2015February 3, 2015 Marc

Legislation sought to repeal the state’s insurance exchange by January 2016 A bill that would have repealed the Colorado health insurance exchange, called Connect For Health Colorado, has been defeated by the state’s House Health, Insurance, and Environment Committee. The legislation — House Bill 1066 — was meant to dismantle the exchange, putting an end to the market place on January 1, 2016. The legislation would have also tasked any unused funds from the exchange to be funneled into the state’s general fund. Supporters of the bill claim that the…

Colorado lawmakers look to increase oversight of state’s health insurance exchange

January 29, 2015January 27, 2015 Logan B.

New legislations aim to introduce more oversight on insurance exchange Colorado may be placing its health insurance exchange under more scrutiny. The state’s Senate had granted approval for two bills that are designed to increase oversight of the exchanged, called Connect For Health Colorado. The exchange has managed to attract a large number of enrollees, all of whom are looking for affordable health insurance coverage. The recent success of the exchange has been praised by lawmakers, but past failures have also called into question how the exchange is operated. First…

Colorado’s health insurance exchange finds some success

January 23, 2015January 22, 2015 S.Vagus

Report shows that the state’s insurance exchange is performing well Colorado’s health insurance exchange officials have released a report concerning the exchange’s operations in 2014. This report is meant to be released every year, tracking the performance issues of the exchange and its ability to serve consumers. The report suggests that the Colorado health insurance exchange had a very successful first year of operations. The report also predicts that 2015 will be a good year for the exchange, thanks to healthy enrollment activity. Exchange succeeds in making insurance coverage more…

Colorado health insurance exchange is finding early success

December 1, 2014November 29, 2014 S.Vagus

Enrollment in state’s insurance exchange is outpacing last year’s enrollment rate Enrollment in Colorado’s health insurance exchange is already higher than it was during last year’s open enrollment period. Last year, the state’s insurance exchange had struggled to operate effectively due to severe technical difficulties. These complications made it impossible for some people to enroll for insurance coverage. There were also issues regarding awareness among consumers. Many people simply did not know that the exchange offered them health insurance coverage, while others had no idea how to use the exchange.…