by Adela Flores-Brennan, Executive Director A couple of months ago, a friend mentioned that she had just gotten a bill from a medical lab that was a great deal higher than she expected. She thought she had done everything right: spoken to her insurance company to...
by Emily Michels, Health Policy Fellow You’ve spent hours poring over insurance plan premiums, or perhaps worked with a health coverage guide to find what health plan works best for you, and now you get to see that choice in action. When you’re sick or hurt, the last...
By Amber Burkhart, Health Policy Fellow Ensuring greater transparency in the health care system is a priority for health care advocates as it enables consumers to better navigate their health insurance. What happens, however, when transparency has the unintended...
by Zach Blanchard When you’re a healthy 33 year old, newly divorced, with a low-paying job, health insurance doesn’t seem like a priority. At least that’s what I thought when I decided not to purchase health insurance. I thought I would save money by not paying $160 a...
by the Colorado Division of Insurance Health insurance is important… and complicated, but consumers need to understand what they purchased. Don’t wait for a crisis to find out what is and isn’t covered in your health insurance policy. As people take the time to read...
