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Open Enrollment No. 2, which started November 15 and ended February 15, was a bit of a rollercoaster in Colorado. When it was done, 140,000 Coloradans had enrolled in health insurance.
Finding affordable dental care can be especially difficult for seniors, in part because Medicare dental benefits are meager.
Since 2007, Colorado children under age 13 gained health insurance at a faster rate than any other age group in the state. That’s one of the findings of the latest Colorado Health Report Card, which was released this week.
New coverage options implemented under the Affordable Care Act made 2014 a pivotal year for health insurance in Colorado. What do we know about initial impacts on uninsured Coloradans?
Now that the number of uninsured people seems to be dropping, another barrier to health care is getting attention – underinsurance.
In 2013, more than 17 percent of uninsured Coloradans said they did not know how to get coverage – a three percentage point increase from 2009.
We often hear that people lack health insurance because it’s too expensive. But across the state, many uninsured residents say they don’t have insurance not because they can’t afford it, but because they simply don’t need it.
The second Connect for Health Colorado open enrollment got underway on Saturday, November 15. So far, it has attracted less attention than last year — and that may be a good sign.
In some regions of Colorado, one of four people strongly disagree that the health care system meets the needs of their families.
Colorado is home to 413,271 veterans, 7.8 percent of the state population.