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DENVER | Coloradans who buy health insurance on the state’s marketplace are in for a rude awakening.

Costs are projected to skyrocket this fall during the open period, in large part due to the expiration of an enhanced tax credit at the end of the year.

“Only Congress can stop these massive premium increases and the resulting loss of coverage for hundreds of thousands of hard-working Coloradans and their families,” Gov. Jared Polis wrote to the entire Colorado Congressional delegation Tuesday, urging the federal lawmakers to pass an enhanced extension of the pandemic-era tax credit by the end of September.

“As shown by recent insurance premium filings for 2026, the tax credit’s expirat

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