HSI seeks approval for HMO

FORT COLLINS — HSI Health Plans Inc. plans to launch a health-maintenance organization for Northern Colorado and expects to have about 19,500 members of HealthLink HMO within three years.

“What we’re talking about is a locally owned, locally controlled, locally managed, locally operated HMO in Northern Colorado,´ said Chuck Mabry, president and chief executive officer of the Fort Collins-based insurance plan provider HSI.

Health-maintenance organizations sign up organizations and individuals for health-care coverage, then contract with providers such as hospitals, physicians and specialists for a discounted cost structure. HIS filed its intent with the Colorado Division of Insurance in June.

HealthLink would serve…