Colo.’s canceled health insurance count tops 200K – The Denver Post.
More than 200,000 Coloradans are losing their health insurance because of the federal overhaul, the state Division of Insurance reported Thursday in a count of lives on health plans canceled by 23 carriers in the wake of new requirements.
The Division announced Wednesday that 106,083 people are on plans in the individual market that are getting canceled for reasons connected to the federal law.
The article mentions Anthem policy cancellations a number of times. Regarding individual plans, Anthem is offering all policy holders that ability to extend their plan until 12/1/2014.
The article concludes with quotes from two people who can’t keep their health plans…
“While some plans are being canceled, Coloradoans have many new options for 2014, due to the strength and competitiveness of our health insurance market,” Commissioner of Insurance Marguerite Salazar said in a statement Wednesday.
But the assurances haven’t muted disquiet from many who have gotten cancellation letters. Most prominent is U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner, a Republican from Yuma who has declined coverage through Congress in favor of the individual market.
During a congressional hearing last week, Gardner scolded Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius over the health law’s implementation.
“The White House website says if you like your health care plan you can keep it,” he said. “Did I hear it wrong?”
Another canceled Coloradan is Jim Butterworth of Boulder. His provider, Rocky Mountain Health Plans, is discontinuing Butterworth’s policy even though it appears to comply with new federal insurance regulations. Butterworth’s monthly premium is going from $324.90 to $635.37.
I thought you COULD KEEP YOUR PLAN.
