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Understanding ACA Health Coverage: Help on the Way for CO Families

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Thursday, July 11, 2013   

DENVER - More than $3 million is on the way to Colorado to help people enroll in health coverage provided under the Affordable Care Act. The grant awards from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will be distributed to 17 Community Health Centers around the state, that serve a total of almost 500,000 people every year.

According to Adam Fox, membership coordinator for the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, improving the health of Coloradans starts with connecting them with the right information, and Community Health Centers are an obvious choice to do that.

"It really provides a new window, through the Community Health Centers, to talk to those people and determine what they're eligible for and help them get enrolled," Fox said.

According to the Department of Health and Human Services, more than 180,000 Coloradans will be eligible for coverage. Also, the federal funding will enable Community Health Centers in the state to hire an additional 65 employees.

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announcing the funding today, said the more than 1100 Community Health Centers nationwide play a vital role in implementing coverage provided under the Affordable Care Act.

"Connecting them with information they need to finally get quality, affordable coverage is a huge undertaking, but the challenge of enrollment pales in comparison to the benefits that millions of American families stand to gain," the Secretary said.

The grants announced today complement already-existing efforts such as HealthCare.gov to make sure Coloradans and other Americans understand the new programs available to them.

Adam Fox noted that the Health Insurance Marketplace detailed on the website doesn't really apply to the populations Community Health Centers serve, since it's geared towards citizens eligible for premium subsidies.

"A little bit of the difference for the insurance marketplace is they're primarily focused on those people that are eligible for the advanced premium tax credits, the subsidies," he said.

Open enrollment for health care coverage begins October 1. The new health insurance coverage options start in January 2014.

A link to a list of Colorado Community Health Centers awarded grants is at HRSA.gov.




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