Starting in October 2026, some immigrants who qualified for coverage will no longer be able to receive Health First Colorado benefits. This includes:
- Refugees and asylees
- People granted humanitarian parole, such as certain Afghans who aided U.S. military operations in Afghanistan or people fleeing violence in Ukraine
- People granted withholding of removal
- Survivors of domestic violence with a pending or approved application under the Violence Against Women Act
Survivors of trafficking with a pending or approved application for a victim of trafficking visa - Members of a U.S. federally recognized Indian tribe or American Indian born in Canada
- Refugees who have a “conditional entrant” status granted before 1980
These immigrants may qualify for Health First Colorado and CHP+:
- U.S. citizens or U.S. nationals
- Lawful Permanent Resident status holders (LPR/Green Card) who meet the 5-year requirement
- Citizens of the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau who are living in one of the U.S states or territories (referred to as Compact of Free Association or COFA migrants)
- Certain Cuban or Haitian entrants
- Children under age 19
- Pregnant women, or pregnant within the last 12 months