Final figures for Colorado’s open-enrollment in private health insurance under the Affordable Care Act stand at about 124,000, according to state officials.
That number kept climbing after the March 31 deadline, when it topped 118,000, as those who started enrollment but were unable to complete it by month’s end were allowed to finish.
The state insurance exchange, Connect for Health Colorado, said Monday that enrollment is now closed until Nov. 15, 2014.
Connect for Health, which opened for business Oct. 1, offered 150 plans for individuals and families through 10 insurance companies. Tax credits for enrollees averaged $277 a month.
Children under 18 made up 12 percent of enrollees, ages 18-34 were 26 percent, 35-54 were 35 percent and 55-64 were 27 percent.
Colorado law established the independent non-profit exchange, funded largely by federal grants.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services established state targets before enrollment, and it identified Colorado’s as 92,000.
The exchange had modeled four operational scenarios and identified several targets: a minimum of 50,000 to sustain the marketplace; a conservative estimate was 75,000; 136,000 was set as a mid-range goal, and an aggressive goal was 200,000.
About 500 small employers participated in the Small Business Marketplace, or SHOP, which saw 220 enroll, covering 1,860 employees and family members.
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