Health insurance is available in Colorado through multiple options: employer provided coverage, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Connect for Health Colorado, Medicaid (Health First Colorado), and Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+).
For individuals who do not have employer provided coverage and are over income for Medicaid or CHP+, they must buy insurance during Open Enrollment . Open Enrollment for health insurance in 2020 begins November 1, 2019 and ends January 15, 2019 . To have insurance that starts on January 1, 2020 you must sign up by December 15 th . If you sign up after December 15 th , your insurance will start on February 1, 2020.
