{"id":35541,"date":"2019-03-01T09:14:01","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T16:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/?p=35541"},"modified":"2019-09-12T18:53:28","modified_gmt":"2019-09-13T00:53:28","slug":"reinsurance-bill-moving-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/connectforhealthco.com\/es\/reinsurance-bill-moving-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"Reinsurance Bill Moving Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>To Our Valued Stakeholders,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I had the chance Wednesday night to voice Connect for Health Colorado\u2019s support for <a href=\"https:\/\/leg.colorado.gov\/bills\/hb19-1168\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HB19-1168<\/a> before the state House Health and Insurance Committee. The bill, which is sponsored by members of both parties in both chambers of the Legislature, would authorize the state insurance commissioner to apply for a state innovation waiver to allow Colorado to implement a reinsurance program to assist health insurers in paying high-cost insurance claims.<\/p>\n<p>If enacted, the bill would provide significant relief on health insurance premiums in the individual market \u2013 on and off the Marketplace &#8212; particularly in rural areas. This aligns well with our mission to increase access, affordability and choice in the health insurance market. The committee voted to move the bill forward to the Appropriations Committee.<\/p>\n<p>The insurance commissioner led off the conversation <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1ZTtNOdryQB0qwjReQhSWlfMSM8Hqsk0h\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">with this presentation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benefit and Payment Parameters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/c4-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/SBM_Payment_Rule_Comment_Letter_2.19.19.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">We signed on to a letter<\/a>&nbsp;that all 13 state-based marketplaces sent to the Department of Health and Human Services regarding the Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters.&nbsp;We also submitted <a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/c4-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Final-C4HCO-2020-NBPP-Comments.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">our own comments<\/a> that aligned with the combined state comments. I believe the statement from every marketplace sends the clear message about the importance of these issues in delivering our services to customers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In the News<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>9News explained how Colorado\u2019s reinsurance would work in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.9news.com\/article\/news\/local\/next\/polis-promises-reinsurance-to-lower-health-costs-whats-reinsurance\/73-efe4951e-f7d4-4abc-9d11-17165130b3c3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Take care,<\/p>\n<p><em>Kevin Patterson, MURP, MPA<br \/>\nChief Executive Officer<br \/>\nConnect for Health Colorado<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To Our Valued Stakeholders, I had the chance Wednesday night to voice Connect for Health Colorado\u2019s support for HB19-1168 before the state House Health and Insurance Committee. 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