Barriers to Enrollment in Health Coverage in Colorado

Laurie T. Martin ; Nazleen Bharmal ; Janice C. Blanchard ; Melody Harvey ; Malcolm Williams

RAND Corporation

RAND Corporation

关键词: Health Insurance Markets;    Health Insurance Mandates;    Colorado;    Health Care Reform;    Health Insurance Benefit Design;    Students;    Affordable Care Act;   

DOI  :  10.7249/RR782
RP-ID  :  RR-782-COHF

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: RAND Corporation Published Research

【 摘 要 】

As part of the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, Colorado has expanded Medicaid and also now operates its own health insurance exchange for individuals (called Connect for Health Colorado). As of early 2014, more than 300,000 Coloradans have newly enrolled in Medicaid or health insurance through Connect for Health Colorado, but there also continues to be a diverse mix of individuals in Colorado who remain eligible for but not enrolled in either private insurance or Medicaid. The Colorado Health Foundation commissioned the RAND Corporation to conduct a study to better understand why these individuals are not enrolled in health insurance coverage and to develop recommendations for how Colorado can strengthen its outreach and enrollment efforts during the next open enrollment period, which starts in November 2014.