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Archives for July 2015
A petition to make pregnancy a qualifying event in Colorado – but something doesn’t add up
Last month, Broomfield resident Sean Jenks created a Change.org petition asking Colorado lawmakers to allow a special enrollment period for women who become pregnant. It’s picked up considerably steam in the last 24 hours, and now has more than 13,000 supporters. Jenks points out that New York and California have taken steps to make pregnancy… Read more about A petition to make pregnancy a qualifying event in Colorado – but something doesn’t add up
Broker participation in Connect for Health Colorado
As of the end of June, Connect for Health Colorado had 134,200 people with effectuated individual private plan enrollments for 2015. Of those, 62,146 had help from a broker, and 9,509 had help from a health coverage guide (Colorado’s version of navigators). According to the Connect for Health Colorado 2015 enrollment report, just 1% of… Read more about Broker participation in Connect for Health Colorado
Connect for Health Colorado board meeting – Jay’s proposals
Earlier this month, Representative Hullinghorst, the Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives, appointed Jay to the Connect for Health Colorado board of directors. Jay and I have always worked as a team, and we’re honored and excited to have the opportunity to help guide the exchange going forward. We welcome feedback from the rest… Read more about Connect for Health Colorado board meeting – Jay’s proposals
Proposed rate increases in Colorado: CO-OP up 21%, Kaiser up 2%
The back-story Last September, when we wrote about the fact that the average individual rates increase in Colorado was less than one percent for 2015, we noted that the overall rate increase was astoundingly low – far lower than anything we’d seen during our time in this industry. And although it will be several more weeks… Read more about Proposed rate increases in Colorado: CO-OP up 21%, Kaiser up 2%