Colorado Health Insurance

Colorado Employer-Sponsored Health Care Costs Will Increase

ruzik_tuzik — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:21:39 -0600

Costs for employer-sponsored health insurance in Colorado for fiscal year 2009 are projected to increase by 13.7%, higher than the national average of 6% to 8% for the same period, according to respondents in the 2009 Colorado Employer Benefits Survey Report released on Friday by the Lockton Benefit Group, the Colorado Springs Gazette reports (Newsome, Colorado Springs Gazette, 10/30).

Family Forced to Sell Home, Leave Country to Get Healthcare

hareyan — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 00:20:52 -0500

Barbara Calder and her husband from Colorado Springs in Colorado cannot afford health insurance and are selling their estate to move to Beligium where they can find affordable health insurance and healthcare.

"My husband, Bruce, and I never were able to obtain medical insurance that would cover my condition, a devastating and disabling genetic disease called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome - so we are having one massive estate sale, selling our home, and moving to Belgium, where I can get the care I need at a cost we can afford explains Barbara Calder of Colorado Springs, Colo."

Colorado May Bar Insurers From Providing Incentives For Prescribing Generic Drugs

hareyan — Fri, 02 May 2008 07:45:03 -0500

The Colorado House approved a bill that would ban health insurance companies from offering physicians cash incentives to switch patients to less-costly generic versions of prescription drugs.

Colorado To Tighten Regulations On State Health Insurers

hareyan — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:28:07 -0500

Colorado House and Senate Democratic lawmakers unveiled legislation that would impose stricter rules on how health insurance providers set premium rates and require them to pay claims in a timely manner.

Recommendations For Overhauling Colorado Health Care System

hareyan — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:47:24 -0600

Colorado Blue Ribbon Commission for Healthcare Reform released recommendations for overhauling the state's health care system.

Colorado Health Care Reform Commission Unveils Final Report Draft

hareyan — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:11:09 -0600

Colorado presented a 101-page draft of its final report detailing recommendations to overhaul the state's $30 billion health care system.

Colorado Commission Recommends Health Insurance Plan Similar To Massachusetts'

hareyan — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:23:55 -0600

Colorado Blue Ribbon Commission voted 20-2 to approve a set of recommendations that includes requiring state residents to obtain health insurance or pay a tax penalty.

Colorado Health Care Proposal Would Expand Coverage To 85% Of States Uninsured

hareyan — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:03:04 -0500

A proposal developed by the Colorado Blue Ribbon Commission for Health Care Reform would extend health insurance to 85% of the state's uninsured residents.

Colorado Approves Draft Of Fifth Health Care Proposal

hareyan — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:38:18 -0500

Colorado Blue Ribbon Commission approved a draft of a fifth health care proposal that would require all documented state residents to obtain health insurance.

Colorado Blue Ribbon Commission Presents Health Insurance Proposals

hareyan — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 12:22:24 -0500

Colorado Blue Ribbon Commission for Healthcare Reform presented five health care proposals being considered to expand health coverage.