Consumer Controlled Health Insurance: A Necessary and Welcome Shift

by Julia Hutchins, CEO of Colorado HealthOP, Colorado’s consumer operated and oriented health plan. Colorado HealthOP will be a 2014 plan choice for Coloradans starting in October. Consumers in Colorado and 25 other states will soon have a new opportunity to buy...

Do You Have to Buy Insurance? The Mandate Lowdown

By Ryan Biehle, Policy Associate You should get health insurance. No, really! There are a lot of reasons: 1. It will give you peace of mind to know you can get the care you need when you need it 2. It will save you money on those unexpected health bills like fixing a...

Health Access: Full Exposure – A Wall Coming Down

by Morgan Kinney I am a 31 year old cognitive coach.  I work with a variety of individuals to maximize cognitive processes using the principles of how brains change. That can mean anything from working with a teenager to improve a learning disability, a retiree hoping...

MythBusters: Rate Shock

by Matt Valeta, Health Policy Analyst The myth of rate shock continues to be just that…a myth. On Friday, the Division of Insurance released the final rates for health insurance plans in 2014, and Coloradans will have a robust marketplace with strong competition that...

242 Plans Approved for Connect for Health Colorado

by Matt Valeta, Health Policy Analyst Today Colorado’s Division of Insurance released an initial summary of the approved rates and plans in Connect for Health Colorado, our state’s new health insurance marketplace. We hope to have more detailed information in the...
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