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• Gather and bring current usernames, and passwords for Connect for Health Colorado and/or PEAK accounts.
  • To update or reset Connect for Health Colorado password.
  • To update or reset Colorado PEAK password.
• For Troubleshooting:
  • Gather and bring relevant information.
• For New or Renewing, be familiar with terms:
  • Premium – Money you pay for health insurance every month.
  • Deductible – Money you pay each year before health insurance pays (Many preventive services are free even when you have not paid any deductible).
  • Copay – A flat rate you pay for a covered health service.
  • Out-Of-Pocket Maximum – The most you pay yearly before your health insurance pays 100% of covered services.
  • Network – The providers your insurer contracts with for services are in-network; others are out-of-network. In-network usually cost less than out-of-network providers. If you have existing providers, come with that information.

• Troubleshooting – We will specify next steps during your appointment. If you have further questions, contact us at healthcoverage@bouldercounty.gov.
• Connect for Health Colorado Enrollment
  • You are only enrolled in your health insurance plan after you make your first premium payment directly to your insurance company. If you did not make your first premium payment during your appointment, do so as soon as possible to ensure enrollment.
  • Call your insurance company 7-10 days after paying your first month’s premium to confirm that payment was received and that your plan is activated.
  • 2-3 weeks after you enrolled, a membership package will be sent from your insurance company that includes health insurance card/s for everyone insured.
• Medicaid/CHP+
  • Generally, you receive program eligibility and financial assistance results immediately. Sometimes, your county office or Connect for Health Colorado will follow up to request additional information.
  • Find information about your application or benefits in your PEAK account.
  • See the Health First Colorado member handbook.
  • For renewals you will receive a confirmation (Notice of Action) usually within 7-10 days.
• OmniSalud
  • 2-3 weeks after you enrolled, a membership package will be sent from your insurance company that includes health insurance card/s for everyone insured.
  • For FULL-COST ONLY: You are only enrolled in your health insurance plan after you make your first premium payment directly to your insurance company. If you did not make your first premium payment during your appointment, do so as soon as possible to ensure enrollment. Call your insurance company 7-10 days after paying your first month’s premium to confirm that payment was received and that your plan is activated.

• Report household changes such as changes to income, household size, pregnancy, citizenship status, or loss of job-related insurance, etc., within 10 days for Health First Colorado members, and within 30 days for Connect for Health Colorado customers.
• If you are enrolled in a Connect for Health Colorado plan with financial assistance, after your change is reported, your eligibility for tax credits may change.
  • If your income goes up or you lose a household member you may qualify for less tax credit. If you don’t report the change, you could have to pay money back when you file your federal tax return.
  • If your income goes down or you gain a household member you could qualify for more tax credit, or you could qualify for free or low-cost coverage.
  • If there is a change in your tax credit or cost-share amounts, you may remain in your existing plan with revised financial assistance, or purchase a new plan, or make changes to your existing plan – within 60 days.
  • If you are Marketplace-eligible but no longer eligible for financial assistance, you may continue your existing plan or purchase a new plan without financial assistance or cancel the existing plan – within 60 days.
  • If you are eligible; you may enroll in Health First Colorado (Medicaid) or Child Health Plan Plus or continue with your existing Marketplace plan without financial assistance, with Medicaid as a second payer.

• Premium Tax Credits are often received in advance (APTC) to help pay for premiums, so when taxes are filed, the IRS reconciles the APTC amount paid on your behalf with the amount that you were due based on your actual reported income. If the premium tax credit calculated on your return is more than the advance credit payments made on your behalf during the year, the difference will increase your refund or lower the amount of tax you owe. This will be reported in the ‘Payments’ section of Form 1040.
• If the advance tax credit payments are more than the amount you are due, you will add all or a portion of the excess advance credit payments made on your behalf to your tax liability by entering it in the ‘Tax and Credits’ section of your tax return. This will result in either a smaller refund or a larger balance due.