Nonprofit helps entrepreneurs navigate health insurance system [Video]

Adelante is working with small business owners and other individuals during open enrollment to ensure Latino employers and employees have access to healthcare.

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — Every Monday, Adelante Community Development hosts a weekly breakfast covering topics that can often be confusing and complicated to ensure entrepreneurs have access to information. This week, the nonprofit tackled health insurance.

Nov. 1 marked open enrollment for different Colorado healthcare plans including CHP+, Medicaid and OmniSalud. Monday’s event brought together healthcare agents who work for entities and agencies to share what options are available.

“A lot of our Latino entrepreneurs do not have the right access,” Founder and CEO Maria González said. “They do not know who is selling the product, which product they qualify for, what is the income requirements, and there is so much information.”

González said information is often not readily available to Spanish-speaking entrepreneurs, along with the information they need when considering plans with eligibility for those …

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