{"id":49598,"date":"2020-03-13T13:24:52","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T19:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uat-internal.connectforhealthco.com\/?p=49598"},"modified":"2020-03-13T13:24:55","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T19:24:55","slug":"support-for-house-bill-1349","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/connectforhealthco.com\/es\/support-for-house-bill-1349\/","title":{"rendered":"Support for House Bill 1349"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Since I last reported out to you, our Board or Directors took a support stance on House Bill 1349, the <a href=\"https:\/\/leg.colorado.gov\/bills\/hb20-1349\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Colorado Affordable Health Care Option bill<\/a>. On Wednesday evening, our Chief Policy &amp; Relationships Officer, Monica VanBuskirk, testified in support of the bill. We also issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/connectforhealthco.com\/connect-for-health-colorado-supports-the-colorado-affordable-health-care-option-plan\/\">press release<\/a> that shares more about our organization\u2019s support for the bill. If enacted, the bill would offer a state option on our Marketplace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Obviously, the other big news this week is continued severity of the COVID-19 virus. We <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/connectforhealthco.com\/covid-19_comment-emergency-proposed-regs\/\" target=\"_blank\">shared our support<\/a> for the Colorado Division of Insurance\u2019s bulletin that <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1_9Z6CVhzAxNNxUWBKeAfVHgfr3mXQB_T\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">will require<\/a> that health insurance companies remove cost sharing on specific services related to COVID-19. Our customers will be able to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Access telehealth services at no cost.<\/li><li>Refill an additional one-time early refill of any necessary prescriptions.<\/li><li>Access COVID-19 testing at no cost (see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colorado.gov\/pacific\/cdphe\/covid-19-testing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">CDPHE guidelines for testing<\/a>).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As we all prepare to help prevent the spread of\nCOVID-19, we recommend you review information from these trusted sources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colorado.gov\/pacific\/cdphe\/2019-novel-coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\">Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/emergencies\/diseases\/novel-coronavirus-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">World Health Organization <\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re\nencouraging customers to <a href=\"https:\/\/connectforhealthco.com\/find-answers\/before-you-buy\/health-insurance-companies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contact\ntheir insurance company directly<\/a> for questions about plan benefits\nand how best to access care. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve also directed our staff to start\nworking remotely on Monday, and we will continue to assess the situation to\nensure our staff remain safe and healthy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\nwill share helpful information with our customers as this health care situation\ncontinues to evolve, and will communicate any potential changes in our\noperations in the coming days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take care,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Kevin Patterson, MURP, MPA <br>\nChief Executive Officer <br>\nConnect for Health Colorado<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since I last reported out to you, our Board or Directors took a support stance on House Bill 1349, the Colorado Affordable Health Care Option bill. 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