Proposed changes to Colorado's benchmark plan for the 2023 plan year.
Public Notice and Comment: The Public Comment Period is Closed
The Colorado Division of Insurance (DOI) has worked with stakeholders and the actuarial consulting firm Wakely over the last several months to evaluate the State's current benchmark health insurance plan, and has developed a set of proposed changes to that plan for the 2023 plan year. The benchmark plan is the plan used to set minimum standards for essential health benefits (EHBs) within Colorado for individual and small group plans.
All changes to Colorado's benchmark plan will require approval by the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS), with a final determination expected by the Summer of 2021. DOI has posted all proposed changes to the benchmark plan and associated documents for public notice and comment (45 CFR § 156.111.c). Proposed changes to the benchmark plan can be found here: Proposed benchmark plan changes
DOI thanks everyone who participated in the stakeholder meetings and/or submitted comments throughout this process. At this time the public comment period is closed. The Division will submit the 2023 benchmark plan to CMS by end of day Friday May 7, 2021 and post the final submission documents on this webpage.
DOI Workgroup - State Benchmark Health Insurance Plan for 2023
Information on the workgroup, including meeting materials and background information, can be found by clicking the following links:
Workgroup to Review State Benchmark Health Insurance Plan 2021 Workgroup materials
Current ACA Benchmark Plan for Colorado
ACA Benchmark Health Insurance Plan - Includes Required Benefits
The benchmark plan establishes the minimum essential health benefits for ACA health plans in Colorado. On June 30, 2015, the Division of Insurance (DOI) and the Governor's Office selected the State of Colorado Kaiser HMO Plan as the benchmark health insurance plan for health plans for 2017 and beyond.