health insurance
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Individual health insurance premiums expected to increase by over 11% in Colorado
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Health insurance premiums are expected to increase by over 11% in Colorado’s individual market and over 9% in the small employer market in 2023, according to the Division of Insurance. The division released the proposed premium increases Tuesday, using preliminary insurance company filings for 2023. In the individual market – health insurance plans separate from…
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Feds approve waiver for Colorado Option
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The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services granted Colorado’s request for a waiver for the Colorado Option, allowing the state to move forward on implementation plans for Colorado Democrats’ signature health insurance bill. The Colorado Option will be a state-designed health plan, mandated under House Bill 21-1232 to be offered by health insurers in the…
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Report: Southeastern Colorado residents face highest health risk from climate change
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A new report from the Colorado Health Institute warns that climate change is affecting Coloradans’ health – and those effects vary based on where you live, with residents from Southeastern Colorado facing the highest risks. Released Thursday, the report, “Think Globally, Adapt Locally: Colorado Counties Health and Climate Index,” updates the institute’s first look in 2019 at…
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Democrats approve reporting requirements for Colorado’s health care sharing ministries
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Health care sharing ministries in Colorado would be required to report their operations to the state if new regulations passed by Democrat lawmakers on Thursday are signed into law. Health care sharing ministries have surged in popularity in recent years, with supporters describing them as cheaper alternatives to insurance and opponents calling them scams. If…
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Bill mandating rebates to be passed on to consumers clears first House committee
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The bill to change how “step therapy” works – or doesn’t – for thousands of Coloradans with chronic conditions and who are prescribed some of the most expensive drugs took another step toward passage Wednesday. But House Bill 1370 continues to leave out the biggest driver in the cost of prescription drugs – the pharmaceutical industry, acknowledged Rep.…
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Q&A: Colorado Division of Insurance Commissioner Michael Conway
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Just days after the most destructive wildfire in Colorado’s history, Colorado Division of Insurance Commissioner Michael Conway called a virtual town hall for the hundreds of victims who lost their homes in Boulder County. The Marshall fire burned more than 6,000 acres between Louisville and Superior on Dec. 30, destroying almost 1,100 homes and businesses…
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Battle heats up over bill on ‘step therapy,’ drug rebates
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Individuals who live with chronic diseases refer to “step therapy” as a major roadblock to getting the often life-saving drugs they need. Health insurance companies view the approach as a way of controlling costs of increasingly more expensive drugs. Both sides collided on Wednesday during debate on House Bill 1370, which seeks to make the…
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The case of the $489,000 air ambulance ride from Colorado to North Carolina
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Sean Deines and his wife, Rebekah, were road-tripping after he lost his job as a bartender when the pandemic hit. But while visiting his grandfather in a remote part of Wyoming, Sean started to feel very ill. Rebekah insisted he go to an urgent care center in Laramie. “‘Your white blood count is through the…
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Enrollment on Colorado insurance marketplace jumps 14% compared to last November
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More than 50,500 Coloradans signed up for health insurance via the Connect for Health Colorado marketplace through Monday, a 14% increase from the same period last year. Division of Insurance cancels part of federal waiver on Colorado Option that critics called price-fixing Open enrollment began Nov. 1 and will close Jan. 15. Three-quarters of applicants…
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COVID-19 community test site to reopen in Aurora
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A little over two weeks after a COVID-19 testing site was closed in Aurora, officials say they are reopening as the state’s overall numbers continue to rise. The community testing site will return to its previous location at the Aurora Sports Park at 19300 E. Colfax Ave. on Monday, and will operate from 8 a.m.…
