{"id":50120,"date":"2020-05-11T10:02:50","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T16:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uat-internal.connectforhealthco.com\/?p=50120"},"modified":"2020-05-11T10:02:52","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T16:02:52","slug":"more-than-14000-coloradans-gain-health-coverage-during-emergency-special-enrollment-period-marketplace-reports-higher-enrollments-and-lower-costs-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/connectforhealthco.com\/es\/more-than-14000-coloradans-gain-health-coverage-during-emergency-special-enrollment-period-marketplace-reports-higher-enrollments-and-lower-costs-in-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 14,000 Coloradans gain health coverage during emergency Special Enrollment Period; Marketplace reports higher enrollments and lower costs in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Contact: <a href=\"mailto:mcaballeros@c4hco.com\">Monica Caballeros<\/a>, 720-496-2574 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DENVER<\/strong> \u2014\u00a0A total of <strong>14,263 Coloradans gained health insurance coverage<\/strong> during Connect for Health Colorado\u2019s emergency Special Enrollment Period, which ran from March 20 to April 30. The Marketplace opened the Special Enrollment Period in response to the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19), to ensure as many Coloradans as possible have access to health care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve\nseen a tremendous response to the emergency Special Enrollment Period and need\nfor affordable health coverage,\u201d said Chief Executive Officer Kevin Patterson. \u201cAs\nalways, we are here to help Coloradans get covered and stay covered as they\nnavigate life changes this year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Covering more than 14,000 previously uninsured Coloradans during the emergency Special Enrollment Period was a milestone in a successful year for the state\u2019s official health insurance marketplace. We received strong support promoting the Special Enrollment Period from community partners and our statewide network of Brokers and Assisters. The new <a href=\"https:\/\/c4-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/08145445\/C4HC_OpenEnrollmentReport_WEB-lg.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Open Enrollment Report for Plan Year 2020<\/a>, released today, includes additional highlights for the 2020 plan year, including: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>166,850\nColoradans enrolled for 2020 health coverage during the Open Enrollment period.<\/li><li>74\npercent of customers qualified for <a href=\"https:\/\/connectforhealthco.com\/financial-help\/\">financial help<\/a> to reduce the\nmonthly cost of health insurance. <\/li><li>Statewide\nrates for full price premiums dropped by 20 percent, which lead to an uptick in\nnew enrollments in many rural counties.<\/li><li>46\npercent of our customers enrolled with the help of a <a href=\"https:\/\/connectforhealthco.com\/we-can-help\/\">trained and certified Broker<\/a>, and another 6\npercent enrolled with the help of a <a href=\"https:\/\/connectforhealthco.com\/we-can-help\/\">community-based Assister<\/a>. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nnew report includes more detailed information about changes to premium costs\nand financial help by county, the improved customer experience and our outreach\ntactics. Preliminary enrollment totals at the close of the Marketplace\u2019s\nseventh Open Enrollment period were <a href=\"https:\/\/connectforhealthco.com\/nearly-167000-coloradans-signed-up-for-2020-health-insurance-coverage\/\">released in Jan<\/a>. The Marketplace\npublishes <a href=\"https:\/\/connectforhealthco.com\/metric-and-reports\/\">monthly updates<\/a> on total medical\nenrollments, as we continue to enroll Coloradans throughout the year who have\nlife-change events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coloradans\nwho have had a change in job, income or living situation should contact Connect\nfor Health Colorado to find what health care coverage and financial help could\nbe available. There are many ways to contact us to find out if you qualify for\na <a href=\"https:\/\/connectforhealthco.com\/get-started\/when-can-i-buy-insurance\/\">60-day Special\nEnrollment Period<\/a>\nand get enrolled:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Online: ConnectforHealthCO.com <\/li><li>By phone: 855-752-6749<\/li><li>Virtual or phone appointment with an enrollment expert: ConnectforHealthCO.com\/we-can-help\/<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">###<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Connect for\nHealth Colorado <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect\nfor Health Colorado is a public, non-profit entity established by the Colorado\nGeneral Assembly in 2011 to create a health insurance Marketplace.&nbsp;Since\n2013, we\u2019ve been helping individuals, families and small employers compare\nplans, apply for financial help and buy health insurance. As Colorado\u2019s\nofficial health insurance marketplace, we are the only place to apply for\nfinancial help to lower the monthly cost of premiums. Customers can shop\nonline; get help by phone or online chat from Customer Service Center\nrepresentatives; and access expert, in-person help from a statewide network of\ncertified Brokers and community-based Assisters. For more information: <a href=\"https:\/\/connectforhealthco.com\">ConnectforHealthCO.com<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contact: Monica Caballeros, 720-496-2574 DENVER \u2014\u00a0A total of 14,263 Coloradans gained health insurance coverage during Connect for Health Colorado\u2019s emergency Special Enrollment Period, which ran from March 20 to April&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/connectforhealthco.com\/es\/more-than-14000-coloradans-gain-health-coverage-during-emergency-special-enrollment-period-marketplace-reports-higher-enrollments-and-lower-costs-in-2020\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>More than 14,000 Coloradans gain health coverage during emergency Special Enrollment Period; 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