DENVER – Consumers in Colorado’s individual health insurance market will begin choosing their 2016 coverage November 1. Health plans for 2016 bring new choices as well as changes in the level of financial assistance available to qualifying consumers in the form of tax credits.

Connect for Health Colorado© Interim CEO Kevin Patterson will be available to media on Monday (October 26) at 1:30 p.m. to provide an overview of the choices Colorado residents will have in the 2016 Marketplace during the next Open Enrollment, November 1 through January 31, 2016.

Interested members of the media are invited to join in person at 3773 Cherry Creek Drive North, Suite 1025 (East Tower) or dial in 1-888- 585-9008, Conference Room ID#: 913307331.

Contact Luke Clarke at [email protected] to reserve space for the in-person briefing.

About Connect for Health Colorado
Connect for Health Colorado is a public, non-profit entity established by the Colorado General Assembly in 2011 to create a health insurance Marketplace. It opened for business on Oct. 1, 2013, for individuals, families and small employers to compare and buy health insurance and is the only place to apply for financial assistance in the form of tax credits to help lower the monthly cost of premiums. Customers can shop online; get help by phone or online chat from Customer Service Center representatives; and access free, in-person assistance from a statewide network of certified Brokers, community-based Health Coverage Guides or Application Counselors. For more information: www.connectforhealthco.com