About 5,700 people have taken advantage of Colorado’s OmniSalud program to expand insurance to those who are in the country without legal documentation.
About 5,700 people have taken advantage of Colorado’s OmniSalud program to expand insurance to those who are in the country without legal documentation, and almost all of them have qualified for subsidies to significantly lower their costs.
The state set aside $57.8 million to subsidize coverage for low-income undocumented people, which should cover about 10,200 individuals, Patterson said. Those funds eliminate monthly premiums and dramatically reduce out-of-pocket costs for people with incomes below 150% of the poverty line — $20,385 for an individual or $41,625 for a family of four.
Undocumented people who earn too much to qualify for the state subsidies can still buy insurance through Colorado Connect, but they have to pay the full price. Only about 100 of the 5,700 people who have signed up fall into that category. Bea Christiansen, a navigator at Benefits in Action, assists people looking to enroll through OmniSalud, as well as through the marketplace. Most people would do well to start at Connect for Health Colorado, because that’s the only place where they can get tax credits to help with the cost of their insurance, she said. Those who don’t have a Social Security number or who have some special circumstances may want to go to Colorado Connect.
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