DENVER (AP) — Complaining of slow signups by people seeking insurance on the state health-insurance exchange, the Colorado exchange board pushed Monday for an overhaul to speed complex Medicaid and insurance applications. The board is worried about a looming Dec. 15 deadline for those stuck in computer purgatory.
Consumers trying to enroll in private insurance plans under the new federal health care law must fill out a lengthy Medicaid application, and then wait to be approved or denied, before moving to the next step.
If Medicaid takes its full 45-day legal limit to give a response, current buyers will miss the Dec. 15 deadline to have coverage begin or continue on Jan. 1, exchange board members warned.
The Connect for Health Colorado board is working with officials at Medicaid on both short- and long-term fixes. Many officials and consumer advocates believe the multi-step process is one reason exchange enrollments in Colorado are so low, at about 3,400 in six weeks.
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