Posts Tagged With 'High Risk Pool'

Claims Expenses In New Colorado High Risk Pool Are Double The National Average

Jan 13

Last summer, I wrote about GettingUSCovereds lower-than-expected enrollment numbers and the fact that the federally-funded high risk pool in Colorado had significantly higher per-member medical costs than CoverColorado, the states existing high risk pool.  In my article, I addressed the fact that although the eligibility guidelines are similar for the two programs (other than the requirement that the applicant be uninsured for at least six months prior to enrolling in GettingUSCovered, per federal guidelines), CoverColorado allows people to apply if they have been offered a policy by a private health insurance carrier with a premium higher than the premium for a comparable policy from CoverColorado.  GettingUSCovered does not have this option.  

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