Colorado’s health care exchange wants to increase fees on people who buy health insurance both on and off the marketplace. Officials say the increase would be a matter of survival.
The cost to run Colorado’s exchange, Connect for Health, is now expected to rise sharply, to $44 million a year. That's well above earlier projections.
To pay for it, the exchange’s interim CEO told board members Monday, the exchange is proposing it raise a pair of fees.
One fee would be on an assessment the exchange collects from insurance companies The other is a user fee for people who purchase insurance through the exchange.
The exchange has struggled with a series of unexpected expenses including technical glitches and call centers that cost more than initially projected.
Board members still need to vote on the proposed fee increases.
