HB 1355: Concerning the limitation of specific case characteristics that may be used by an insurance carrier to determine the premium rate for small employers

HB 07-1355 adds a critical building block to the state's effort to reform health care. By building insurance premium rates on less restrictive case characteristics, the state can facilitate development of more diverse health risk pools.

Introduction: This bill represents a net opportunity gain for Colorado. HB 07-1355 adds a critical building block to the state's effort to reform health care. By building insurance premium rates on less restrictive case characteristics, the state can facilitate development of more diverse health risk pools.

It provides an economically viable way to stabilize premiums in the small group market, reduce inequities of health care for the poor and most importantly, lays the foundation for providing health insurance to all Coloradans.