Tag: Insurance
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Colorado Democrats pass trio of abortion rights bills in Senate, sending them to House
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After more than 11 hours of debate on the Senate floor, three bills seeking to bolster abortion rights in Colorado cleared the chamber on Wednesday, advancing to the House for consideration. The bills would shield abortion patients and providers from interstate investigations, expand insurance coverage…
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Bright Health Group yanks insurance services in Colorado
Bright Health Group, Inc. announced Tuesday it will no longer offer individual or family healthcare plans in Colorado starting January 2023, according to a news release. The Minnesota-based insurer (NYSE: BHG) will also stop providing plans to Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Nebraska, North Carolina, Texas, and Tennessee. The move could leave hundreds of Coloradoans without coverage,…
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Colorado 10th Circuit reinstates race discrimination lawsuit over ‘crazy brown man’ comment
Whether a Hispanic insurance agent in Greeley had his contract terminated because he was perceived as a “crazy brown man running around with a gun” will now be a question for a jury to decide, as the federal appeals court based in Denver has reinstated the racial discrimination lawsuit. A trial judge last year sided…
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Individual health insurance premiums expected to increase by over 11% in Colorado
Health insurance premiums are expected to increase by over 11% in Colorado’s individual market and over 9% in the small employer market in 2023, according to the Division of Insurance. The division released the proposed premium increases Tuesday, using preliminary insurance company filings for 2023. In the individual market — health insurance plans separate from…
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Colorado bans hospitals from pursuing debt collection without price transparency
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Hospitals in Colorado will soon face a ban on pursuing debt collections against patients if they do not post their prices online – thanks to legislation signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday. Beginning in August, House Bill 1285 prohibits hospitals not following federal…
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Colorado lawmakers propose changes to insurance coverage of wildfire losses
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Less than two months after Coloradans suffered the state’s most destructive wildfire in history, lawmakers are trying to change the way insurance companies handle wildfire losses. If passed, House Bill 1111 would increase the amount of lost property insurance providers have to cover upfront and…
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Division of Insurance cancels part of federal waiver on Colorado Option that critics called price-fixing
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado is moving forward on its plans to launch its state-designed standardized health insurance plan for individual and small group markets, but a waiver the state planned to pursue with the federal government had health care providers, including insurance companies, fuming. Critics said a portion of the…
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Metro Moves: New hires for IMA and Atlas Real Estate
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Welcome to the Denver Gazette’s Metro Moves. You’ll get the latest metro Denver openings, closings, hiring and promotion briefs here. To submit your company’s news, drop an email to dennis.huspeni@gazette.com. New hires With an eye toward continuing to “advance and shape” its company culture, Denver-based…
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Born in Colorado: Crime scene cleanup company helps people suffering trauma
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When Jody Knowlton discovered in January her adult daughter had been murdered, she was more than 1,600 miles away at her Virginia home. Leah Carlene Knowlton, 28, had been shot in the head by her…