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CoHealthOp causes budget issues at Connect for Health Colorado
‘Blown-out budget’ infuriates exchange board member Colorado’s health exchange managers expect to spend $4 million more on their call center than anticipated this year, a revelation that spurred a heated argument among board members on Monday. And why did this happen? This article doesn’t address the cause until the 3rd paragraph from the bottom…. Exchange […]
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2015: Large Rate Increases on Subsidized Plans
As reported by many news outlest, individual health rates are experiencing slight rate increases for 2015. HOWEVER THERE IS A PROBLEM if you receives premium assistance your effective rate increase may be quite large. On average it is 77%. A key feature of the subsidy calculation is the premium of the 2nd lowest cost Silver plan. […]
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Shopping for Obamacare is supposed to be easy….
Unfortunately, that’s not the case for everyone – The Difficulties of Shopping for Family Health Insurance Covered issues include: The Family Glitch Insurance Option for Children Different Kids, Different Plans (different places) Citizenship Status I just spoke with someone today whose Humana plan is being terminated at the end of the year. They are affected […]
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Halbig Obamacare ruling and Colorado subsidies
An email from the Connect for Health Colorado explains that the Halbig ruling will not affect subsidies in Colorado… Tuesday’s ruling in US Court of Appeals in Washington DC has no impact on customers of Connect for Health Colorado – or in other states like Colorado that operate their own state-based health insurance Marketplaces (exchanges). […]