CASE STUDY The Journey to a Connected Government 1 The State of Colorado provides government services to over 5 million citizens. Need for change In 2009 when the Affordable Care Act was passed, Colorado elected to be one of 17 states to create their own health insurance marketplace instead of using the systems provided by the Federal government. They also expanded Medicaid coverage. To ensure their citizens had access to these expanded health care benefits as soon as they came into effect on October 1, 2013, the State of Colorado had 6 months to build the new integrated system required to process applications online. Building a connected government Medicaid eligibility is based on a number of qualifications, including income, citizenship and identity. In the past, eligibili

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