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Feature Stories

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Shopping for Coverage

Online health insurance marketplaces are among the private health insurance changes prompted by the 2010 Affordable Care Act, the federal health care reform law. Many uninsured people should be able to find affordable coverage. Learn more »

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A Playbook for Good Health

Cartoonist John Branch's take on the Affordable Care Act and its impact on private health insurance. View cartoon »

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Farewell, Fee for Service

The Affordable Care Act isn't the only change-maker in private health insurance. Insurers are looking at new ways to encourage quality care and control costs. Learn more »



What′s Working

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Standing Tall

Small businesses debate options in insurance exchange

Risky Business

Child advocates, insurers compromise to cover kids

Pilot plan guides users to higher-value health care

 

Opening the Door
What a big, yellow bird can teach Colorado's exchange portal

 

Departments

Walking the Talk

The Affordable Care Act affects nearly every American who has or wants to have health insurance, says Anne Warhover, president and CEO of the Colorado Health Foundation.

 

The Expert View
Karen Pollitz, MPP, senior fellow at The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, says that even if you have health insurance now, changes are coming through health care reform.

 

Observations in Health
The Colorado Health Benefit Exchange Board is both building the electronic marketplace and setting up the exchange's administration, says Gretchen Hammer, interim chair.

 

Out of the Box
Colorado insurance broker Jay Norris has taken his extensive knowledge of health insurance and developed a large following as a blogger on the topic.

 

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When Nathan Wilkes and his wife had a baby with hemophilia, they quickly learned the limitations of health insurance.