Connect for Health Colorado Updates

• “The federal Department of the Treasury announced Friday that taxpayers who filed a tax return using Form 1095-A information that was later corrected will not be required to file an amended tax return. Those taxpayers can file an amended return if they choose. For the announcement, click here.
• Adela Flores Brennan, executive director of the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative and a former Connect for Health Colorado staff member, has been named to our board of directors. She has been working in law and public policy in Colorado for 15 years, the past seven in health care policy. Adela was director of our community-based assistance programs before taking her current position at CCHI. Read more.
• Be Healthy Denver and Denver Public Health said Monday that 94 percent of Denver residents now have health care coverage. Before implementation of the Affordable Care Act in 2014, officials said, about 108,000 people in Denver — about 1 in 5 residents — were uninsured. Officials report 83.1 percent are now insured. Read more. “ [Source: Connect for Health Colorado]