{"id":53667,"date":"2021-02-19T11:43:19","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T18:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uat-internal.connectforhealthco.com\/?p=53667"},"modified":"2021-02-19T12:10:39","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T19:10:39","slug":"legislative-session-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/connectforhealthco.com\/es\/legislative-session-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Legislative Session Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It\u2019s that time of year \u2013 well, a little later this year, but it\u2019s time. The Colorado Legislative session began this week, with an astounding 240 or so bills released in the first few days. We are eager to have our policymakers back to work and anticipate some activity in the health care space. We will follow those health-related bills and engage with thought leaders on policies that help forward our mission. More to come as we know more about health-related bills. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a reminder, we recently announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/connectforhealthco.com\/get-started\/uninsured-enrollment-period\/\">our doors are open<\/a> for anyone who is currently uninsured, including people who missed the annual Open Enrollment Period. The Uninsured Enrollment Period is open through May 15. We appreciate you spreading the word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a><strong>Black History Month<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I shared <a href=\"https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FC4HCO%2Fstatus%2F1361774854631006212%3Fs%3D20&amp;data=04%7C01%7Clchadwick%40c4hco.com%7C05c27fa164ac421b2ea808d8d42bc177%7Cc4f5b60aec8a45a2a295eec060c0163e%7C1%7C0%7C637492631688185610%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=EUKzWNVS8x0wue5tD9bqADKG2%2FCmfVKLGzGrQ6yLcYY%3D&amp;reserved=0\">some thoughts<\/a> about our year round support of Colorado\u2019s Black communities, and am proud that we are able to participate in several events this month in honor of Black History Month. This Saturday, I will give opening remarks at the Black Democratic Caucus Townhall. You can also find us presenting at and sponsoring the Center for African American Health&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcaahealth.org%2Fevent%2Fcollaborative-black-health-summit%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7Clchadwick%40c4hco.com%7C05c27fa164ac421b2ea808d8d42bc177%7Cc4f5b60aec8a45a2a295eec060c0163e%7C1%7C0%7C637492631688195605%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=uaQy9IwZ3%2FalgWZW8Ux6%2FJsQAFl2QNICHGwJ5PsV5JY%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Collaborative Black Health Summit<\/a> next weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be well,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Kevin Patterson, MURP, MPA<br>Chief Executive Officer<br>Connect for Health Colorado<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s that time of year \u2013 well, a little later this year, but it\u2019s time. 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