| Although Colorado ranks high on income levels, | | | | Insurance Plans? |
| the state unfortunately also ranks high on the | | | | Everyone benefits when more people have their |
| number of people who are uninsured, with 15 to | | | | own health insurance. A great way to find cheap |
| 17 percent of Coloradoans lacking health insurance. | | | | insurance quotes is to go to an insurance |
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| cheap Colorado health insurance plan quotes from | | | | types of insurance at these sites, including: |
| top companies. | | | | * Basic or comprehensive coverage |
| Who Are the Uninsured in Colorado? | | | | * Catastrophic or accident-only health insurance |
| You might think that only unemployed people | | | | * Traditional insurance, PPO plans, or HMO plans |
| don't have health insurance. In fact, a third of the | | | | * Long-term or short-term health insurance |
| uninsured in Colorado work full time, but they | | | | * Home health care insurance |
| work for small businesses that cannot afford | | | | * Vision and dental insurance plans |
| insurance coverage for their employees. In | | | | The best insurance comparison websites even |
| addition, they tend to have lower incomes, with | | | | offer a chat feature so you can get answers to |
| over half of the uninsured earning under 200 | | | | all your insurance questions directly from an |
| percent of the poverty level. | | | | insurance professional (see link below). |
| The high number of uninsured in Colorado affects | | | | Going online to find your health insurance is quick, |
| the state economy in several ways: | | | | it's easy, and it will save you money because you'll |
| * The uninsured sign up for state-sponsored | | | | get quotes from several different companies to |
| health insurance programs such as Child Health | | | | compare. Give it a try! |
| Plan Plus and ColoradoCovers. These programs | | | | Visit or click on the following link to get Colorado |
| are paid for through state funding. | | | | health insurance plan quotes from top-rated |
| * Health care providers charge all their patients | | | | companies and see how much you can save. You |
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| who are unable to pay for their care. | | | | The authors, Brian Stevens and Stacey |
| * As health care costs rise, so do insurance | | | | Schifferdecker, have spent 30 years in the |
| premiums, with Coloradoans paying as much as | | | | insurance and finance industries, and have written |
| $934 extra each year in insurance premiums to | | | | a number of articles on getting cheap Colorado |
| cover the cost of the uninsured. | | | | health insurance plan quotes. |
| Where Can You Find Cheap Colorado Health | | | | |