In early October, Grand Junction-based Rocky Mountain Health Plans, a subsidiary of UnitedHealthcare (UHC), informed its customers that UHC would no longer be offering any Medicare Advantage (MA) plans for Garfield and other western Colorado counties. UHC was the only insurer providing MA plans in Garfield. Some backgroundMedicare, federal health insurance for senior citizens (ages […]
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RFSD proceeds with cautious optimism and determination after autumn insurance pivot
In late September, news broke that the Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) was making an unexpected shift from a self-insurance health plan back to a managed health care plan, at significant cost to the district. While a shock to the public, the decision was the result of months of review on the first year of […]
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CO insurance rates on the rise
At year’s end, The Sopris Sun was contacted by an insurance spokesperson from ValuePenguin — an affiliate of LendingTree — notifying the local newspaper that health insurance premiums in Colorado were set to increase at a larger rate than most states in 2023. To be precise, ValuePenguin’s report indicated that Colorado rates would increase by […]