Affordable Care Act Archives

What to Do If You Can’t Afford COBRA

by Leslie Jablonski | Jun 3, 2020 | Affordable Care Act, COBRA, Health Care, Health Insurance

For Coloradoans, it is still possible to find healthcare that you can afford In Colorado and around the United States, unprecedented numbers of people are at risk of losing their healthcare coverage as a result of being laid off or furloughed. While COBRA guarantees...

Colorado Bill Aims to Regulate Health Sharing, Reduce Consumer Options

by Wiley Long | Feb 29, 2020 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care, Health Savings Accounts, Health Share Program, Health Sharing

HB 1008 represents an aggressive attack on hard-won health care freedoms In early January, Colorado House Democrats introduced HB20-1008 in an effort to impose new guidelines and stricter regulations on health care sharing plans, also known as health care sharing...

Is There an Affordable Alternative to ACA Plans?

by Leslie Jablonski | May 20, 2019 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Health Share Program, Health Sharing, Healthshare plans

Actually, no. There are TWO affordable alternatives! In a couple of weeks, the Open Enrollment Period (OEP) for health insurance will begin. Coloradoans are bracing themselves for what is shaping up to be a tale of two tragedies: 50-60% increases in monthly...

Three Months Without Health Insurance Coverage: Tax Penalties and How To Avoid Them

by Misty Berryman | Jan 24, 2019 | Affordable Care Act, Finances, Health Insurance

According to the Affordable Care Act, everyone in the country must now have coverage or face financial penalties. You are allowed to go for short periods without coverage, but go too long without coverage and you will have to pay. If your gap in coverage lasts three...