Small-biz exchange enrollment still lacking

Small-biz exchange enrollment still lacking

Molly Armbrister

DENVER – Small businesses remain wary of the state’s new health-insurance exchange, with fewer than 300 companies signing up for coverage in the first six months of its operation.

The Small Business Marketplace, as it is called, is part of Connect for Health Colorado, the state exchange. The marketplace caters exclusively to small businesses, with open enrollment available all year. Employers can shop and purchase coverage for their employees there, as well as access a tax credit from the federal government if they meet certain requirements.

But for thousands of companies across the state, the exchange offers…