Healthcare Costs

Rep. McCluskie: Families in the Mountains Will Save Over $10,000 on Health Care Next Year

October 10, 2019

Savings are largely attributable to Rep. McCluskie’s reinsurance legislation, premiums for plans sold on the individual market will fall by 20.2 percent statewide DENVER, CO– Representative Julie McCluskie, D-Dillon, today released the following statement after Governor Polis announced that the final health insurance rates for plans sold on the individual market will fall by 20.2

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Rep. McCluskie Statement on Significant Decrease in Summit County Health Insurance Rates

September 9, 2019

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DILLON, CO — Representative Julie McCluskie (D-Dillon) today released the following statement after Governor Jared Polis and Colorado Insurance Commissioner Michael Conway announced that Summit County residents purchasing health insurance on the individual market from Peak Health Alliance will see decreases ranging from 39 to 47 percent compared to last year’s premiums. “I am so

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Garnett’s Living Donor Support Act Signed by Governor

May 16, 2018

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(May 16) – Today, Gov. John Hickenlooper signed Assistant Majority Leader Alec Garnett’s bill, the “Living Donor Support Act,” to help people who want to donate an organ to save a life, but who don’t have the ability to take time off from work to recover. “We take care of each other in Colorado. No

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Bipartisan OK for Relief From Health Insurance Costs

May 1, 2018

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(April 30) – Rep. Chris Kennedy’s bill to reduce health insurance costs for hundreds of thousands of Coloradans in the individual insurance market won final House passage today with bipartisan support. Health insurance costs have been increasing significantly for the last few years. These increases are driven in part by the underlying cost of care,