April 2017


Voluntary Benefits Outreach    
Employers face major fiscal challenges in being able to offer good benefit programs to their employees. Costs for benefits often exceed their ability to continue to offer benefit packages. Voluntary benefits can be the answer and are still seen as a strong benefit by employees. A dental plan is a key ingredient in a benefits package. Delta Dental of Colorado offers a variety of voluntary plans that will keep employees healthy and happy.

Outreach to employees can help increase voluntary enrollment. We can provide you with materials to deliver to your clients, helping them understand the importance of dental benefits. 

For more information, simply contact your Delta Dental account managers or email [email protected] .


New Contact Email for Broker Commission Questions 
To better serve our  brokers,  Delta Dental of Colorado has a dedicated a team to answer any questions you may have about to broker commissions.  Please send all broker payment requests and questions to [email protected]   or call 303-889-8618 . 

Remember, you can check your broker commission statements through your secure broker account by clicking on the Broker Login link on the top of any page of DDCO's website and signing in.
HEALTH CARE REFORM NEWS
Successful health care reform must solve these 3 problems
Benefits Pro, April 12 , 2017
The American  health care  system may have a myriad of problems, but health care expert Aaron Carroll said we sometimes make the issue more complicated than is needed.

Market stabilization rule could collapse the ACA exchanges
Modern Healthcare, April 14, 2017
Insurers are reeling from regulatory changes to the individual insurance market that they say will lower revenue and does nothing to address their biggest financial concerns.

INDUSTRY NEWS
Understanding the evolution of health insurance in a post-ACA world
Benefits Pro, April 7, 2017
While much has been written about specific aspects of the ACA and how repeal, replace and repair will affect certain populations, the impact on employer-sponsored benefits is more convoluted.

Dental insurance becoming central to overall health plan strategy
Employee Benefit Adviser, April 12, 2017
One benefit that continues to be a high priority among all generations is dental insurance, and as employers seek to tackle the needs of their diverse employees, prioritizing this offering is essential to meet the needs of the of the total workforce.

COLORADO NEWS
New business filings are still on the upswing in Colorado
Denver Business Journal, April 18 , 2017
New business filings in Colorado accelerated in the first quarter of 2017 - up 9.3 percent year-over-year and up 31 percent over the last quarter, according to a report released by Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams.

Colorado moves toward plan to explore passenger rail service along I-25
The Denver Post, April 18, 2017
A plan to explore passenger rail service along Interstate 25 in Colorado is closer to reality.

COLORADO COMPANY NEWS
Longtime local brewery Odell plans to open in Denver
The Coloradoan, April 10, 2017
The Fort Collins-based craft brewer announced its plans Monday to build a two-story, 4,000-square-foot facility at 2945 Larimer Street in Denver's River North (RiNo) district. 

Inside the massive Amazon fulfillment center under construction in Aurora
Denver Business Journal,  April 14, 2017
Today it's just the concrete shell, but by late summer the Amazon fulfillment center in Aurora will have 20 million items, 1,000 employees and 75 bays with trucks coming and going all day long.

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