State law limits changes to health-insurance plans

Colorado health insurance brokers are expecting a surge in individuals and businesses going outside of the health exchange at the end of this year, but state law may discourage many from looking at short-term solutions.

“I think people are looking for plans on the private market, but I don’t think it’s necessarily changed what’s available,” said William Hendrex, an agent with CO Health Brokers in Louisville.

“There are certainly people looking for a plan that has nothing to do with Obamacare,” Hendrex said. “If you make enough money that you are not subsidized under the…