Date: 06/05/2015
Final
Public Comment
HEALTH CARE EXCHANGE
| Votes: View--> | Action Taken: |
| <none> | <none> |
01:31 PM -- Public Comment
01:32 PM -- Matt Jenkins, representing himself, spoke about his experience as a customer of Connect for Health Colorado. He said that he has worked as a HCG focusing on assisting business owners with purchasing plans on the SHOP. He told the committee about the difficulty he experience reenrolled in a policy. He stated that the system could not properly determine his income since he received a W-2 from one job and suffered a loss in his small business. He eventually was able to get PEAK to calculate his income correctly. He discussed the SHOP marketplace and how the cost of providing insurance to employers could create problems when hiring older persons.
01:45 PM Closing Comments and Wrap-up
01:45 PM
Mr. Patterson made closing comments. He discussed the future focus of the exchange and responded to questions. Senator Roberts spoke about the need to decide whether the committee will be addressing any issues through legislation and the need for constructive changes to the exchange now that there is some experience to the process and questions regarding underinsured. Committee members thanked Mr. Drews for his work with the exchange. The committee discussed the formation of a 1332 waiver subcommittee and decided to move forward with a subcommittee to explore option under the waiver.
Mr. ErkenBreck confirmed that the board would welcome discussion about legislation that will help the exchange become more effective. Senator Roberts told the committee that the October 6, 2015, meeting needed to be rescheduled and discussed other meeting dates. The committee could not immediately agree on a date (this meeting was subsequently rescheduled for October 27, 2015, at 9:00 a.m.).
Additional material distributed at the meeting but not discussed include:
Attachment H -- Health Insurance Exchanges or Marketplaces: State Profiles and Actions,April 28, 2015, National Conference of State Legislatures.
Attachment I -- State-Base Marketplaces Look for Financing Stability in Shifting Landscape, May 14, 2015, The Commonwealth Fund.
Attachment J -- After a Slow Start, Federal Small Business Health Insurance Marketplace Offers New and Improved Functions, February 19, 2015, The Commonwealth Fund.
150605 AttachH.pdf
150605 AttachI.pdf
150605 AttachJ.pdf
02:03 PM
The committee adjourned.