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Churn is one of those wonky terms used in health policy circles to describe becoming insured or uninsured or changing types of insurance over time. A new brief from the Colorado Health Institute explores the issue of churn in Colorado.
During the six-month enrollment period that ended March 31, about 263,000 working-age adults, those between the ages of 18 and 64, signed up for health insurance, either public or private.
It’s a big week for data in Colorado. Three different sets of data were released this week, with each offering its own valuable insight into the health of our state.
Data from the 2013 Colorado Health Access Survey show that Hispanic Coloradans are disproportionately uninsured. Approximately 25.5 percent of the population identifies as Hispanic, but Hispanics represent 38.6 percent of the uninsured.
Colorado is chipping away at the number of uninsured children who are eligible for public health insurance through Medicaid or the Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) but aren’t enrolled.
These data suggest that as the economy worsened, many children moved from private to public insurance.
If a child’s parent or guardian has a change in circumstances that affects eligibility for public health insurance, does the child lose coverage? In Colorado, the answer – as of Tuesday - is no.
The average age of a U.S. Olympian in the Sochi Games is 26. They are young, healthy and at the height of their athletic careers – probably feeling very invincible.
While the percentage of uninsured lacking insurance for five or more years is 10 percentage points lower than the national numbers reported by Kaiser, Colorado is trending upwards.
While the Affordable Care Act (ACA) prohibits insurers from charging higher prices based on preexisting health conditions or gender, it does allow them to adjust their prices based on age, tobacco use and geography. Clearly, geography matters.