Colorado Health Care Bailout Bill Could Hit Families and Small Businesses With $40 Million Fee

By Shaun Boyd | CBS Colorado

Colorado insurers say health care premiums could increase by hundreds of dollars in 2027.

The warning comes as state lawmakers consider $40 million in new fees on insurers that the companies say they’ll pass on to policyholders. 

Democratic stet Sens. Iman Jodeh and Kyle Mullica are sponsoring a bill that would bail out the Health Insurance Affordability Enterprise, which is short $140 million.

The enterprise subsidizes care for 176,000 Coloradans on Connect for Health Colorado and 6,700 undocumented immigrants on OmniSalud. That’s in addition to supporting the Colorado Reinsurance Program, which helps cover high-cost claims.

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