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CONNECT FOR HEALTH COLORADO PATTY FONTNEAU CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. What is Connect for Health Colorado. An open, competitive marketplace for individuals and small employers to: Shop health plan features containing the same base benefits Compare information regarding cost and quality
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CONNECT FOR HEALTH COLORADOPATTY FONTNEAUCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
What is Connect for Health Colorado An open, competitive marketplacefor individuals and small employers to: • Shophealth plan features containing the same base benefits • Compare information regarding cost and quality • Determineeligibility for and access new federal financial assistance, based on income • Support network access, including service center, health coverage guides and brokers • Enrollin a health plan
Connect for Health Colorado is NOT NOT: • A replacement for the current market or brokers • Engaged with negotiating rates between carriers and providers • Part of Medicaid • Anew government health care system • AState agency or regulatory body • An organization that can receive funding from Colorado General Fund
Exchange Value • Increase competition in the marketplace through its side by side comparison shopping • Provide access to federal tax credits (in the form of premium reductions) that will make health insurance more affordable • Reduce uncompensated care and cost transference to the broader market • Help to preserve the overall risk mix in the market - by providing affordable plans for young healthy adults • Provide expanded choice for employers and employees • Create transparency to allow for more informed decision-making • Provide decision support, through online tools and a support network (customer service center, health coverage guides and brokers)
Cost reduction for Individuals & Families Financial help to reduce the cost of premiums • Individual earning between $15,282 to $45,960/year • Couple earning between $20,628 to $62,040/year • Family of four earning $31,322 to $94,200/year • Tax credit applied up-front by IRS • Tax credit is higher for Coloradans ages 55-64 Financial help to reduce out of pocket costs (co-pays and deductibles) • Individuals earning $15,282 to $28,725/year • Family of 4 earning $31,322 to $58,875/year
Comprehensive Coverage Federal law requires health plans sold to individuals and small businesses inside and outside of Connect for Health Colorado to provide, at a minimum, the following categories of services, also known as essential health benefits: • Ambulatory patient services • Emergency Services • Hospitalization • Maternity/newborn care • Mental health/substance abuse • Prescription drugs • Rehab/habilitative services and devices • Laboratory services • Preventive and wellness care/chronic disease management • Pediatric services, including oral and vision care
Contact • Website: www.ConnectforHealthCO.com • Questions: Info@ConnectforHealthCO.com • Social Media: @C4HCO (consumers) @COHBE (stakeholders)