Date: 01/23/2014
Final
Presentation of the Annual Report of the Colorado Health Benefit Exchange
COMMITTEE ON JOINT HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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03:47 PM -- Presentation of the Annual Report of the Colorado Health Benefit Exchange
The committee came back to order.
Gretchen Hammer, chair of Colorado Health Benefit Exchange board, and Patty Fontneau, executive director of Connect for Health Colorado (exchange), presented the exchange's 2013 Annual Report (Attachment C). They also provided an additional exchange handout to the committee (Attachment D). Ms. Hammer gave the committee an overview of the exchange board's activity in 2013. Ms. Fontneau discussed the exchange's 2013 activities. She discussed the exchange's plan for self-sufficiency by January 2015.
140123 AttachC.pdf 
140123 AttachD.pdf
03:58 PM
Ms. Fontneau discussed the exchange's enrollment numbers and the amount and types of plans available. She spoke about the operations of the exchange, including technology testing and deployment, privacy and security, insurance affordability, and customer service and support.
04:05 PM
Ms. Fontneau gave an overview of the exchange's marketing and outreach efforts throughout 2013. She spoke about the exchange's financials, including the amount of federal grants received through 2013. Ms. Fontneau noted that more than half of the enrollments from October 1 and December 31 occurred in the last two weeks of December.
04:12 PM
Ms. Fontneau said that nearly 175,000 people and small businesses have created accounts through the exchange. She spoke about the average tax credit enrollees were receiving, and whether those credits were being applied towards premiums or if people were electing to receive the total credit when filing their income tax returns. Ms. Fontneau discussed the exchange's metrics, including the ages of enrollees, business options, and financial assistance for enrollees. She spoke about the goals and planned activities for the exchange in 2014.
04:20 PM
Ms. Fontneau responded to questions regarding the number of people enrolled in the exchange who were previously enrolled in CoverColorado. Representative McNulty and Ms. Fontneau discussed the exchange's advertising budget and where it has been spent. Ms. Fontneau said that the exchange spent $6 million on advertising and marketing from May 2013 to December 2013. She said that she anticipates spending $2 million more for marketing and outreach though March 2014.
04:30 PM
Ms. Fontneau responded to committee questions regarding insurance requirements, the enrollment process, and the Medicaid determination. She responded to committee questions about how the exchange is working with insurance carriers and the certification and security processes for agents, brokers, and guides.
04:45 PM
Ms. Fontneau and Ms. Hammer responded to committee questions regarding enrollment numbers throughout the separate counties. Ms. Fontneau responded to committee questions regarding chiropractic coverage. She stated that while chiropractic coverage is not one of the mandated essential health benefits, some plans do offer chiropractic coverage.