Monthly Archives: July 2011

A consumer group called for a member of the new state health insurance exchange board to resign Monday, and the author of legislation creating the exchange said she was unhappy with the board’s makeup, casting shadows over a first meeting. Long-anticipated federal rules released Monday call for boards to be dominated by consumer and small-business […]

Governor John Hickenlooper has announced that Jim Riesberg (D) will be the state’s new Commissioner of Insurance. Riesberg, who has been serving in the Colorado House of Representatives, replaces John J. Postolowski, who was appointed as the interim commissioner on December 1, 2010. Riesberg has earned numerous industry awards in his career, including Colorado Medical […]

Colorado is taking steps to create a health insurance exchange as Governor John Hickenlooper signs a bill that would make the effort possible. Colorado is the eighth state to voluntarily adhere to the health care reform law championed by President Obama. The bill will also set up a regulatory group to oversee the exchange. The […]