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If you or someone you know are on Medicaid, update your address on Colorado PEAK today.
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- Every year you must renew your Medicaid coverage. This is the process of updating your account to see if you still qualify for Medicaid. To stay on Medicaid you must complete this process. If you got a renewal letter,
please respond immediately.
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What is the Public Health Emergency?
Due to COVID-19, a Public Health Emergency (PHE) is in place. During the PHE, people will stay on Medicaid even if they are over income. When the PHE ends, those who are no longer eligible for Medicaid will have a 60 day special enrollment period to buy new coverage.
PHE is likely to extend through Spring/Summer 2022. If you have questions about your eligibility, please contact a Doctors Care Health Coverage Guide at 720-458-6185.
- Your insurance premium could be reduced OR you may qualify for Medicaid. You should update your PEAK or Connect for Health Colorado account. Doctors Care health coverage guides can help.
- You now have 60 days to enroll in health insurance under a Life Change Event.
- Depending on your situation, you may qualify for Medicaid OR a plan on Connect for Health Colorado.
- If you had insurance with your job you may be able to keep the same plan through Cobra, though it will be more expensive.
- To apply for Medicaid, click here.
- To apply for a health insurance plan, click here.
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- It is important to keep all your information up to date in
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- whenever there is a change. There may be tax consequences at the end of the year if you do not keep your account up to date. You might even save money on your premium with some life changes.
- Got married/divorced
- Had a child
- Changed or lost your job
- Change or loss in income
- Moved
- Death in your household
- And More
In immigration, public charge describes a person who might rely on the government for financial, housing, or food assistance, or for health care.
If the government decides that a person is a “public charge,” their application to enter the US, or to get a green card, may be denied.
Public charge does not apply to US citizens or individuals applying for:
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- Temporary Protected Status
- U or T Visas
- Asylum
- Refugee Status
- Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
- Individuals renewing a green card or applying for citizenship.
- For more information, click here. For Spanish, click here. Visit the Coalition for Immigrant Health’s website for additional resources.
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Connect for Health Colorado™ is an online marketplace where individuals, families and small businesses in Colorado can shop, compare and purchase health insurance. Learn more about Connect for Health Colorado. Doctors Care is a certified enrollment center.
