Connect for Health Colorado Updates – Open Enrollment is here

• “Open Enrollment is finally here and we’re ready to enroll. We’ve got some exciting new tools, including a tool to schedule an appointment with a Health Coverage Guide online. Check it out.
• The legislative committee who oversees us voted unanimously this week to approve Kevin Patterson as the permanent Chief Executive Officer, making final the action earlier this month by our Board of directors. Read more.
• The Colorado HealthOP’s departure from the 2016 Marketplace affects a large number of our customers. We are contacting all of them by email and by telephone to help them with their 2016 enrollment. There’s no reason for anyone to wait now. There are 188 individual plans from eight carriers offered through us for next year, up from 176. Start shopping here.
• Who still doesn’t have health insurance? The New York Times has teamed up with Enroll America and Civis to map who has health insurance and who doesn’t on a national basis. Colorado looks better than most states. Have a look.” [Source: Connect for Health Colorado]