The program’s first year of operation cost tens of millions and has saved wellbeing and lives. The first year of the Colorado health insurance program offering undocumented immigrants with healthcare is now offering its first annual data tallies. In the state, every insurer offering coverage must sell to everyone, regardless of documentation status. Undocumented immigrants can legally obtain health insurance coverage in the state. In its first year of operation, the state paid $73 million to insurers for the program. This does not subtract the amount paid into the program…
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Colorado health insurance registrations up 29 percent over last year’s enrollment
State residents are steadily continuing to sign up for their coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Colorado health insurance enrollment is performing considerably better than it was at this time in 2016. Despite a temporary slow down near the end of November, the Affordable Care Act in the state is still seeing far more registrations than had been the case last year. Even with the slowing, the enrollment pace is still significantly faster than was seen in 2016. According to Colorado health insurance data from November, almost 44,000 state residents…
Read MoreHealth insurance exchange in Colorado is after a Medicaid reimbursement
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…
Read MoreColorado health insurance exchange may get higher fees
Connect for Health Colorado board members consider raising fee on individual policies Insurance costs for policies sold through Colorado’s health insurance exchange could be growing. Connect for Health Colorado board members, whom manage the exchange, are currently considering increasing a fee on individual health plans in order to raise money next year. The fee that is currently in place is meant to provide funding for the exchange’s operations, ensuring that it is a solvent business. Board members believe that the fee is too low, however, which may lead to financial…
Read MoreColorado health insurance exchange will receive more oversight
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…
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