Colorado insurance exchange Archives

Health insurance exchange in Colorado is after a Medicaid reimbursement

May 19, 2015May 16, 2015 H. Cutner

The financial survival of the state’s marketplace depends on being able to recover millions of dollars. The Colorado health insurance exchange is scrambling to be able to recover millions of dollars that were racked up in the expansion of the state’s Medicaid program in order to make sure that the marketplace will be able to remain financially viable. That said, the Connect for Health Colorado marketplace was not designed for the collection or counting of reimbursements. According to the new interim CEO of Connect for Health Colorado, Kevin Patterson, “We…

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.…

Enrollment in Colorado health insurance exchange growing slowly

December 6, 2013December 3, 2013 S.Vagus

State exchange sees more activity Enrollments in Colorado’s health insurance exchange have been lagging behind that seen in other states throughout the U.S. Technical difficulties with the exchange’s website and servers has made it difficult for residents to enroll for coverage. Colorado runs its own insurance exchange and has managed to avoid some of the problems associated with the federal government’s exchange network. Even as the problems with the state’s exchange are being fixed, consumers seem somewhat uninterested in purchased coverage through the marketplace. Consumers have not yet been won…