Colorado: C4HCO confirms the ~12K DACA recipients in CO can still enroll in ACA coverage during the 2025 Open Enrollment Period

via Connect for Health Colorado:

Connect for Health Colorado’s Statement Regarding a Federal Court’s Dec. 9 Decision in Kansas v. United States of America

Denver, Colo. – Kevin Patterson, chief executive officer of Connect for Health Colorado, released the following statement regarding a federal court’s Dec. 9 decision regarding Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients’ ability to enroll in a qualified health plan through the health insurance marketplace. 

“The state of Colorado is not affected by a federal court’s Dec. 9 decision in Kansas v. United States of America,” said Kevin Patterson, chief executive officer of Connect for Health Colorado, the state’s official health insurance marketplace. “For plan year 2025, DACA recipients in Colorado can still enroll in health insurance, and may still qualify for financial assistance for health coverage. We will continue to monitor developments and stay in touch with our partners and enrollees as needed.”

Colorado has an estimated 12,000 DACA recipients living in the state who could potentially utilized the Biden Administration's DACA ACA enrollment policy.

Again, Monday evening's federal court ruling only applies to the 19 states which challenged the Biden administration’s Final Rule...which did not include Colorado.

As I noted previously, this could be technically problematic for HealthCare.Gov, but states operating their own exchanges (including Colorado) shouldn't have any technical issues.