What progress is being made in setting up its federally-mandated Colorado state health insurance exchange?"
About state health insurance exchanges
1/19/2011--Passed House amended. Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act - Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, effective as of its enactment. Restores provisions of law amended by such Act. Repeals the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of the Act's enactment. Restores provisions of law amended by the Act's health care provisions. [more]
how healthy is living in Colorado?Colorado is now ranked as the 13th healthiest state to live in, according to the 2010 America's Health Rankings® by the United Health Foundation, falling from its #8 ranking from 2009.
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State snapshot too large? Get county-by-county health rankings for Colorado, from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Population Health Institute at the University of Wisconsin.
CoverColorado
(303) 863-1960 or toll-free 1-866-787-9129 (M-F 8am–5pm)
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Starting in 2010, Colorado started offering health care insurance coverage to residents through the federally established temporary high-risk pool program. To find out more about Colorado's participation, click here.
Risk pools are state-sponsored programs to help people with a history of medical problems in their family to purchase coverage. These pools are for people who can afford to buy health insurance, but are not able to get underwritten in the private market because of a pre-existing health condition. These programs can vary significantly from state to state in price, benefits and number of people served. Often insurance companies doing business in the state are required to contribute to the pool to keep it in the black. In the best cases, they allow people to be able to switch jobs or become self-employed without the fear of losing their health insurance coverage. Read more about risk pools here.
Cover The Uninsured is a national effort to highlight the fact that too many Americans are living without health insurance and to demand solutions from our nation's leaders. Read more information on its efforts. It is a project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute has researched and written state-by-state guides for finding and keeping health insurance. It updates these guides as federal and state policies change. A number of non-profit organizations help fund its research. Learn more about the Health Policy Institute.
Review Georgetown's guide for Colorado.
The National Committee for Quality Assurance is a private, non-profit organization that, among other things, provides health care plan report cards for consumers.
Go here to search for Colorado health insurance plan report cards.
State of Colorado Division of Insurance – The State of Colorado's department of insurance provides official information all types of insurance.
Having trouble resolving a claims dispute with your health insurance company? You can file a complaint with this online complaint form, or write:
Colorado Division of Insurance
1560 Broadway, Suite 850
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303.894.7499 OR 800.930.3745
Colorado coverage for children and pregnant women – Child Health Plan Plus is a low-cost health insurance program for uninsured Colorado children ages 18 and under whose families earn or own too much to qualify for Medicaid but cannot afford private insurance. The CHP+ Prenatal Care Program offers free health insurance to uninsured Colorado pregnant women who live in households that meet certain income requirements.
Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing – The state agency responsible for the administration of the Medicaid program, Child Health Plan Plus, and the Colorado Indigent Care program, the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing.
Department of Insurance 2004 Complaint Ratios of Insurance Companies (most recent statistics available) – PDF documents outlining the number of consumer complaints lodged against insurance companies.
Information about Medicaid in Colorado – General Questions about Health Care and Medicaid, Medicaid and Managed Care and questions regarding the Web Portal Application
Colorado Senior Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) – provides free counseling for Medicare beneficiaries with questions about Medicare.
Colorado Medicaid Medicaid is the government program to help poor and indigent get health care services. Pregnant women and children 18 and under who meet income requirements may be eligible for Medicaid, as well as the aged, blind and disabled.
National Mental Health Information Centers listing of Colorado Mental Health Resources published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services
Colorado population statistics from the US Census Bureau, 2000 Census.
Colorado Progressive Action – Colorado Progressive Action has joined with hundreds of nurses, doctors, small business owners, faith-based groups, people of color organizations, women's groups, and seniors to demand and win a guarantee of quality, affordable health care for everyone. Through the Health Care for America Now! Campaign, CPA is mobilizing communities to ensure that the first order of business for the new President and Congress in 2009 will be to pass health care legislation that guarantees quality, affordable health care for all. CPA is also calling for regulation on health insurance companies, who should no longer be allowed to put their profits before Americans' health.
Health Care for All Colorado – is a Colorado nonprofit organization working for universal health care under a single-payer system for all people living in Colorado.
The GOP's proposal to repeal the Affordable Care Act could wipe out critical consumer protections, cost savings, benefits for seniors (including preventive services and reduced prescription drug costs), and – hugely important – access to coverage for folks with pre-existing conditions. Find out how repeal of the Affordable Care Act would affect Colorado consumers.
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Denver Business Journal – Colorado House Republicans have blocked the Colorado Health Benefit Exchange board from applying for a $22 million grant needed to operate the health insurance marketplace.
The Colorado Trust – Colorado’s health insurance exchange will increase coverage by addressing two of the major barriers for uninsured Coloradans: affordability and knowledge.
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