It was only a matter of time before the state government’s intervention in Colorado’s health insurance market would fall short of its goal of lowering premiums. Far short, as it turned out.
On Tuesday, as The Gazette reported, the state released startling figures showing Colorado’s insurance premiums in fact will rise by over 10% next year in the small group health insurance market. Premiums will go up more than 7% for individual health plans.
The many Coloradans who obtain their household health coverage through large-group plans offered by their employers face challenges of their own, of course.
See the full article by The Gazette editorial board, October 27, 2022