HSI wins approval for HealthLink HMO

FORT COLLINS – HSI Health Plans Inc. has received approval for its new health-maintenance organization, HealthLink.

The Colorado Division of Insurance approved HSI’s application after almost a year of review. The go-ahead applies to Larimer and Morgan counties,

but HSI will apply for expansion of its HMO as contracts are signed with other health-care providers in Northern Colorado.

“The HMO product allows us to enhance our managed-care offerings and our array of health-care coverage,´ said Chuck Mabry, HSI’s chief

executive officer.

The HMO’s approval brings to life the only HMO owned and based in Northern Colorado, a fact that Mabry said should…