Colorado Health Insurance
How healthy is living in Colorado?
In 2007, Colorado was again named the 16th most healthy of the 50 states, according to a study by United Health Foundation. According to the report, Colorado has a least number of obese people in the nation even while the percentage of obese continued to creep up to 18.2 percent -- up from only 6.9 in 1990. Colorado also ranks well with low cancer deaths (third in the nation with 176.8 per 100,000 people.
Colorado has its lowest ranking in availability of adequate prenatal care (42nd), per capita public health spending (42nd) and percentage of citizens without health care (36th with 17.2 percent).
See the United Health Foundation's latest findings on Colorado.
Does Colorado have a risk pool for the uninsurable?
CoverColorado
(303) 863-1960 or toll-free 1-866-787-9129 (M-F 8am–5pm)
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 poolto 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. Find more on risk pools here.
Cover The Uninsured's guide on finding health insurance in Colorado
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.
- Cover The Uninsured's facts on the uninsured in Colorado.
- Its guide on how to find health insurance in Colorado.
- Materiales En Español -- Guías para encontrar cobertura de seguro de salud.
Georgetown University's Guide to Health Insurance in Colorado
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 contribute to funding its research. Find more on the Health Policy Institute.
News headlines on Colorado health insurance
Find the most recent headlines on health insurance in Colorado at Google News or Yahoo News.
Want single-payer health care? Concerned about the uninsured?
Contact your elected officials about health care issues
Contact your federal officials. Phone calls are best. Faxes are good, too. Since 9-11 postal mail creates long delays, and many members of Congress simply do not take e-mail seriously -- however, since e-mail is so easy it doesn't hurt to do that, too. Members of the Senate and Congress will usually ignore any correspondence that is not from their district, so its not desirable to blanket e-mail them (this type of abuse is why many do not view it favorably). The Electronic Frontier Foundation has a guide on how to contact your elected officials, including a valuable list of dos and dont's.
- Contact the White House
Phone: toll free 1-800-671-7887 (ask for the Comment Line)
FAX: 1 202-456-2461 (fax)
E-mail:comments@whitehouse.gov
- Find contact information on your U.S. Representative
Locate by using your ZIP Code
Or if you know who your representative is, simply call the Capitol Switchboard toll-free at 1-800-962-3524
- Senator Wayne Allard
PHONE: 202-224-5941 (DC office)
FAX: 202-224-6471 (DC office)
State offices
Contact by E-mail
- Senator Ken Salazar
PHONE: 202-224-5852 (DC office)
FAX: 202-228-5036 (DC office)
State offices
Contact by E-mail
- Colorado Governor Bill Ritter
136 State Capitol
Denver, CO 80203-1792
PHONE: (303) 866-2471
FAX: (303) 866-2003
Contact by e-mail
- Contact your Colorado State Assembly Members
USNews health insurance rankings for Colorado
US News does an annual ranking of what it considers the best health insurance plans in each state. Visit its reports on various health insurance or medical insurance plans being offered in Colorado.
Official State Goverment Sites with Colorado Health Insurance Information
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.
Federal Government sites with specific Colorado Information
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 Health Insurance, Health Care and Consumer Advocacy
A consumer's guide to getting and keeping health insurance in Colorado -- Links to Georgetown University's guide to health insurance in Colorado in PDF form, last updated January 2006.
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.
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