CoverColorado Offers More Discounts Many people in Colorado go without health insurance because they have a pre-existing condition that prevents them from getting an individual/family policy. Individual plans are so inexpensive because they perform underwriting and won’t cover pre-existing conditions; they will also decline people with more serious health conditions. There are many of these people… Read more about More Help for Colorado Uninsured
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Cavalcade of Risk coming on Wednesday
On Wednesday, we will be highlighting some of the best blog posts about risk in the Cavalcade of Risk. If you know of any good blog posts about risk, submissions are due Wednesday morning by 8am. For more information on how to submit a post, visit the C of R page. And if you haven’t done… Read more about Cavalcade of Risk coming on Wednesday
Women Are A Better Risk
I think that guy in the pink shirt knows the guy on the bike isn’t gonna make it!!
Health Insurance Is A Different Business
United Healthcare let their contract lapse with HealthOne because they wanted to “keep premiums affordable”. “We still feel as strongly as ever that if we accepted a rate increase they are asking for, that would be directly opposed to our objective of making health insurance affordable in metro Denver.” Even a single-digit increase “will price… Read more about Health Insurance Is A Different Business
Caz Matthews Comes Back to Denver
Caz Matthews led Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Colorado as President from 1999 to 2005. In that time, she turned around the company from having unorganized customer service and a sinking financial outlook. After the merger of Anthem Inc. and WellPoint, Caz left Colorado to lead Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia; which was… Read more about Caz Matthews Comes Back to Denver
Help With Excluded Medications
In the last few days, I’ve had a large number of people sign up for underwritten individual/family policies knowing they’re going to have an exclusion on a medication they’re currently taking. They would pay 2 to 5x more in premiums compared to the cost of the medication to get a guarantee issue “group” policy like Cover Colorado. … Read more about Help With Excluded Medications
We’ve Moved From Blogspot
We’ve moved the Colorado Health Insurance Insider from Blogspot to our own server so we can have more control over the content of the blog an make it a more enjoyable experience. You’ll still be able to see our previous blog posts from August 9, 2006 through September 7, 2006 at healthinsurance-colorado.blogspot.com.