Days before open enrollment begins on Connect for Health Colorado, a new audit raises serious concerns about how the state health exchange is managing its finances.
The audit comes after a CBS Colorado investigation found the exchange was sponsoring events by left-leaning political interest groups, including a gala by Progress Now, and events by the Immigrant Rights Coalition, Pueblo Pride, and a Transgender Day of Remembrance.
Connect for Health CEO Kevin Patterson told CBS Colorado at the time that the sponsorships were a mistake.
According to a state audit prompted by CBS Colorado's investigation , Patterson fixed the mistake. The sponsorships happened between 2022 and early 2023. The audit covered July 2023 to December 2024. While it didn't uncover any political donations, it di