Connect for Health Colorado Updates

• “We now know that our customers received $251 million in financial assistance last year through Advance Premium Tax Credits. We had estimated a lower figure in our annual report, which we are required to complete in early January. The full amount became clear as we completed work with our carrier partners. It’s a good measure of what we have been able to accomplish in making health insurance more affordable to Coloradans and the positive economic impact that work has on the state.
• Barely more than a week away from the close of Open Enrollment period, activity will be picking up. We are extending the hours at our Customer Service Call Center, beginning Friday, Feb. 13. Here’s the plan for the final weekend and beyond:  Friday, 7 am-10 pm;  Saturday, 7 am- midnight; Sunday, 7 am-midnight; Monday, 7 am-10 pm; Tuesday, 7 am-8 pm. Schedules will remain as they have been through Open Enrollment from Tuesday, Feb. 17, until March 2, when the schedule returns to 8 am- 6 pm weekdays.
• We are grateful to the many Brokers and Health Coverage Guides pitching in this weekend to enroll customers at events in Alamosa, Aurora, Commerce City, Conifer, Denver, Durango, Grand Junction, Greeley, Lafayette, and Wheat Ridge. You can get the specifics on each of them here. Or you might have the chance to refer someone you know to one of our walk-in centers (no appointment necessary) look for Help at an Enrollment Center here.” [Source: Connect for Health Colorado]