Colorado State wide receiver Tory Horton (14) reacts after returning a Northern Colorado punt to score a touchdown during the Colorado State Rams football game against the Northern Colorado Bears at Canvas Stadium at Colorado State University in Fort Collins Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Photo by Alex McIntyre/Special to The Denver Post)



A group of Northern Colorado defenders wrap up Colorado State running back Justin Marshall (29) during the second half of the Colorado State Rams football game against the Northern Colorado Bears at Canvas Stadium at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado, on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. The Colorado State Rams defeated the Northern Colorado Bears 38-17. (Photo by Alex McIntyre/Special to The Denver Post)



Fans in the Colorado State student section react as the Rams score a touchdown with 30 seconds left in the first half during the Colorado State Rams football game against the Northern Colorado Bears at Canvas Stadium at Colorado State University in Fort Collins Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Photo by Alex McIntyre/Special to The Denver Post)



Colorado State running back Avery Morrow (25) dives into the endzone for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter of the Colorado State Rams football game against the Northern Colorado Bears at Canvas Stadium at Colorado State University in Fort Collins Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. The Colorado State Rams defeated the Northern Colorado Bears 38-17. (Photo by Alex McIntyre/Special to The Denver Post)

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Colorado State wide receiver Caleb Goodie (2) reels in a catch before running into the endzone for a touchdown during the second half of the Colorado State Rams football game against the Northern Colorado Bears at Canvas Stadium at Colorado State University in Fort Collins Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. The Colorado State Rams defeated the Northern Colorado Bears 38-17. (Photo by Alex McIntyre/Special to The Denver Post)



Colorado State wide receiver Caleb Goodie (2) tosses the ball aside after a play during the second half of the Colorado State Rams football game against the Northern Colorado Bears at Canvas Stadium at Colorado State University in Fort Collins Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. The Colorado State Rams defeated the Northern Colorado Bears 38-17. (Photo by Alex McIntyre/Special to The Denver Post)



A young fan waves during the Colorado State Rams football game against the Northern Colorado Bears at Canvas Stadium at Colorado State University in Fort Collins Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Photo by Alex McIntyre/Special to The Denver Post)



Northern Colorado running back Vann Schield (28) fights for yardage as Colorado State defensive lineman Kenyon Agurs (56) latches on during the Colorado State Rams football game against the Northern Colorado Bears at Canvas Stadium at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado, on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Photo by Alex McIntyre/Special to The Denver Post)



Northern Colorado wide receiver River Stout (86) reacts after making a diving catch during the Colorado State Rams football game against the Northern Colorado Bears at Canvas Stadium at Colorado State University in Fort Collins Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Photo by Alex McIntyre/Special to The Denver Post)

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Northern Colorado players sit on the bench as they talk with a member of the coaching staff during the Colorado State Rams football game against the Northern Colorado Bears at Canvas Stadium at Colorado State University in Fort Collins Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Photo by Alex McIntyre/Special to The Denver Post)



Young fans look over the field at halftime during the Colorado State Rams football game against the Northern Colorado Bears at Canvas Stadium at Colorado State University in Fort Collins Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Photo by Alex McIntyre/Special to The Denver Post)



Colorado State quarterback Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi (16) throws a pass during the second half of the Colorado State Rams football game against the Northern Colorado Bears at Canvas Stadium at Colorado State University in Fort Collins Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. The Colorado State Rams defeated the Northern Colorado Bears 38-17. (Photo by Alex McIntyre/Special to The Denver Post)



Northern Colorado defensive back Cory Jackson Jr. (38) reacts as the Bears break a huddle during the Colorado State Rams football game against the Northern Colorado Bears at Canvas Stadium at Colorado State University in Fort Collins Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Photo by Alex McIntyre/Special to The Denver Post)



Poms teams cheer at halftime during the Colorado State Rams football game against the Northern Colorado Bears at Canvas Stadium at Colorado State University in Fort Collins Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Photo by Alex McIntyre/Special to The Denver Post)

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Northern Colorado quarterback Peter Costelli (8) winds up to pass during the Colorado State Rams football game against the Northern Colorado Bears at Canvas Stadium at Colorado State University in Fort Collins Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Photo by Alex McIntyre/Special to The Denver Post)



Colorado State wide receiver Donovan Ollie (6) is wrapped up by Northern Colorado defensive back Franky Morales (6) and Northern Colorado Darrell Bryant Jr. (33) during the second half of the Colorado State Rams football game against the Northern Colorado Bears at Canvas Stadium at Colorado State University in Fort Collins Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. The Colorado State Rams defeated the Northern Colorado Bears 38-17. (Photo by Alex McIntyre/Special to The Denver Post)



Colorado State running back Avery Morrow (25) reacts after scoring a touchdown late in the fourth quarter of the Colorado State Rams football game against the Northern Colorado Bears at Canvas Stadium at Colorado State University in Fort Collins Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. The Colorado State Rams defeated the Northern Colorado Bears 38-17. (Photo by Alex McIntyre/Special to The Denver Post)



Northern Colorado wide receiver River Stout (86) makes a diving catch during the Colorado State Rams football game against the Northern Colorado Bears at Canvas Stadium at Colorado State University in Fort Collins Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Photo by Alex McIntyre/Special to The Denver Post)



Northern Colorado running back David Afari (1) reacts after a play during the second half of the Colorado State Rams football game against the Northern Colorado Bears at Canvas Stadium at Colorado State University in Fort Collins Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. The Colorado State Rams defeated the Northern Colorado Bears 38-17. (Photo by Alex McIntyre/Special to The Denver Post)

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Fans walk through the concourse before the Colorado State Rams football game against the Northern Colorado Bears at Canvas Stadium at Colorado State University in Fort Collins Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Photo by Alex McIntyre/Special to The Denver Post)



Colorado State fans look out over the field before the Colorado State Rams football game against the Northern Colorado Bears at Canvas Stadium at Colorado State University in Fort Collins Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Photo by Alex McIntyre/Special to The Denver Post)



The Colorado State Rams huddle late in the second quarter during the Colorado State Rams football game against the Northern Colorado Bears at Canvas Stadium at Colorado State University in Fort Collins Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Photo by Alex McIntyre/Special to The Denver Post)



Northern Colorado head coach Ed Lamb talks with Northern Colorado tight end Carver Cheeks (18) during the Colorado State Rams football game against the Northern Colorado Bears at Canvas Stadium at Colorado State University in Fort Collins Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Photo by Alex McIntyre/Special to The Denver Post)



Northern Colorado wide receiver Brayden Munroe (88) runs in for a touchdown during the second half of the Colorado State Rams football game against the Northern Colorado Bears at Canvas Stadium at Colorado State University in Fort Collins Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. The Colorado State Rams defeated the Northern Colorado Bears 38-17. (Photo by Alex McIntyre/Special to The Denver Post)

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Northern Colorado tight end Fisher Clements (44) makes a catch ahead of Colorado State linebacker Chase Wilson (30) in the endzone to score a touchdown during the Colorado State Rams football game against the Northern Colorado Bears at Canvas Stadium at Colorado State University in Fort Collins Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Photo by Alex McIntyre/Special to The Denver Post)



Colorado State linebacker Buom Jock (8) drags down Northern Colorado running back Justin Guin (29) during the Colorado State Rams football game against the Northern Colorado Bears at Canvas Stadium at Colorado State University in Fort Collins Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Photo by Alex McIntyre/Special to The Denver Post)



Colorado State head coach Jay Norvell and Northern Colorado head coach Ed Lamb chat after the Colorado State Rams football game against the Northern Colorado Bears at Canvas Stadium at Colorado State University in Fort Collins Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. The Colorado State Rams defeated the Northern Colorado Bears 38-17. (Photo by Alex McIntyre/Special to The Denver Post)

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray is staying in the Mile High City.

The Nuggets and Murray agreed to a four-year, $208 million maximum contract extension, his agent confirmed to ESPN on Saturday. The new deal locks down Murray, who was set to enter free agency next summer.

Murray averaged a career high 21.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and a career-high 6.5 assists in 59 games last season, his eighth season in Denver after being drafted out of the University of Kentucky with the No. 7 overall pick in 2016. Murray missed the entire 2021-22 NBA season after tearing his ACL, but he helped the Nuggets claim their first ever NBA championship the next season alongside three-time MVP Nikola Jokic.

Murray has had a busy summer. The Ontario native represented the Canadian men’s national basketball team at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Team Canada, which also featured the likes of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Dillon Brooks, advanced to the quarterfinals before being eliminated by the host country France and finishing in fifth place.

Murray averaged six points, three rebounds and 3.8 assists in four Olympic Games.  

Thousands of Anthem BlueCross BlueShield customers who bought an insurance plan that said it included UCHealth got a surprise earlier this summer when they learned the health system actually wasn’t in-network.

Anthem sells two general types of plans on the individual marketplace: those labeled Pathway, which include UCHealth hospitals and doctors, and Pathway Essentials, which don’t. The plan description on the Connect for Health Colorado website mistakenly listed UCHealth as in-network for both types of plans.

Mistakes like that are rare, and this one triggered an open enrollment period from May to July for people who want to switch plans, said Nina Schwartz, senior director of policy and external affairs at Connect for Health Colorado.

When patients go to an in-network provider, they pay an agreed-upon share of their care costs. If they go to an out-of-network provider, they can get stuck with a bill for the difference between the amount their insurer paid and their provider charged. Federal and state law prohibits such “surprise bills” in the case of emergencies, but not for scheduled care.

Dan Weaver, spokesman for UCHealth, said the system knew it wasn’t in-network with the Essentials plans, so the incorrect information had no effect on its operations. The system screens patients so they know if they’re going out-of-network for care, he said.

Anthem estimated about 20,000 people, out of roughly 1.5 million customers in Colorado, had purchased plans involved in the mix-up. It didn’t have information about how many had switched because of it. The company attributed the mistake to a computer error.

“The health of our members is our top priority and we worked quickly with Connect for Health Colorado and the Division of Insurance to correct this mistake,” spokeswoman Emily Snooks said in a statement.

Chris Citron, of Denver, said the news was confusing for her family. She manages an adult relative’s health insurance, and said she had chosen the plan specifically so her relative could stay with familiar doctors, who work at UCHealth.

“I was incredulous,” she said. “I thought that was bait-and-switch.”

The letter customers received said they could continue to see UCHealth doctors at in-network rates for the rest of the year if another provider had referred them to the health system. But Citron said it hasn’t worked out easily for her family so far. She called Anthem multiple times to verify that her relative’s appointment would be covered at in-network rates, but still got an out-of-network bill that she’s trying to sort out.

Ideally, she’d like to sign up with a new plan to keep UCHealth in-network for her relative next year, but isn’t sure if she’ll be able to find one. Most plans sold on the individual marketplace for Denver don’t include that health system.

“I’m really worried, because there are hardly any alternatives,” she said.

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Originally Published: September 7, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.