(Replay) Health Insurance With Melissa Strait

The presentation covers the basics of the Connect for Health Colorado marketplace:

• Shop for health insurance.
• Who might benefit from shopping on the platform
• Difference between a small business offering plans to their employees
• Families shopping on the individual market
• Types of assistance available in the marketplace to make premiums and medical expenses more affordable
• The new Colorado Connect platform for undocumented immigrants to look at options
• The new Colorado Option standard plans on both platforms
• Working Adults with Disabilities Medicaid option.

Melissa Strait has been a benefits counselor with SRDA for over 3 years, helping community members access health coverage options. Before that she did similar work at St. Mary Corwin for 5 years. She has 20 years’ experience in the long-term care sector. Throughout the years, in her various roles, she has 23 years’ experience in Medicare and Medicaid benefits counseling and 9 years’ experience as a certified assister with Connect for Health Colorado.