Creating the Colorado Option!
We worked hard to pass the Colorado Option (HB21-1232), but the work doesn’t stop after a bill like this passes. Whether it’s, completing our survey, volunteering, sharing your story, or sharing this information with others, we need your help making the Colorado Option the strongest, most equitable health insurance plan possible!
Right now, the Colorado Division of Insurance is in the process of implementing the Colorado Option through multiple new regulations. We are working hard to ensure these regulations make copays/deductibles more affordable, and provide more services that address racial health inequities with no copays and improve access to care for all Coloradans.
The health care industry is going to work hard to influence this process, and it’s important to make your voice heard so that the Colorado Option will:
- Make health insurance more affordable for Coloradans by lowering premiums
- Decrease and control health care costs
- Provide more and higher value health insurance options
- Provide increased financial security for families
Here are ways to get involved:
Share why the Colorado Option is important to you!
Learn more about the Colorado Option!
This survey will help us ensure Colorado Option plans meet the needs of Colorado communities, especially those that have been left out of health coverage.
Volunteer and phone bank with CCHI for the Colorado Option!
What Consumers Say!
Take ACTION
Tell your Senator to vote YES on HB22-1269!
Coloradans need answers about how Health Care Sharing Arrangements operate and their impacts on health care costs.
Tell your Representative to support surprise billing protections for all Coloradans!
Contact your Representative to tell them to vote yes on HB22-1284 to ensure that all Coloradans have protections against surprise bills!
Sign on to Support Strong Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills!
Many Coloradans gained protections from surprise bills under 2019 legislation we passed. However, not all Coloradans could benefit from these protections because some insurance plans are not regulated in our state (they are regulated federally). Late in 2020, Congress passed the Federal No Surprises Act to protect patients under all insurance plans. There are aspects of the state and federal laws that, when combined, could create confusion or leave some consumers without the protections they need.
That’s why this year, CCHI is working on a bill to align and ensure strong surprise billing protections between the state and federal laws for consumers.
Sign on to Support Increased Transparency for Non-Authorized Health Care Entities!
Thousands of Coloradans are buying products they’ve been led to believe are health insurance. These products aren’t actually insurance and often leave consumers with extreme debt and no recourse. Join us to ensure that Coloradans have fair consumer protections and can make informed decisions about signing up for health care cost-sharing arrangements!
Tell the Federal Government to Approve Colorado Option Innovation Waiver
Help Colorado improve health coverage affordability and equity! Tell the federal government to approve Colorado’s 1332 innovation waiver!
Campaign for Affordable Prescription Drugs
Too many Coloradans struggle to afford the prescription drugs they need for their health. Nearly 1 in 3 Coloradans have skipped filling a prescription, skipped doses, or cut pills because of costs.
Phone Bank for the Colorado Affordable Health Care Option!
Volunteer to phone bank with CCHI to pass the Colorado Affordable Health Care Option (aka public/state option)! No experience is necessary—we will train you and provide you with all the information needed.
Take Action to Stop Surprise Medical Bills!
This spring, Colorado legislators created new and robust protections to stop surprise out-of-network medical bills and their egregious charges. Unfortunately, the new protections, which go into effect January 1, 2020, cannot protect ALL Coloradans. The new protections cannot apply to Coloradans who are insured through federally regulated health insurance plans. Only Congressional action can ensure all Coloradans share the same protections from surprise medical bills and their disastrous consequences.
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