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Telehealth allows doctors to move at the speed of light, seeing patients all across our far-flung state at the touch of a button. A telehealth measure, House Bill 1029, isn’t exactly moving at light speed, but in legislative terms, it’s flying fast.
Alice Rivlin, a public policy icon and still the smartest person in the room at 83, talked about Obamacare from a unique perspective last week at AcademyHealth’s annual National Health Policy Conference.
President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2016 budget contains several health care-related proposals, including several aimed at reducing Medicare spending. But with Republicans in control of both chambers of Congress, how much of the White House spending plan survives remains to be seen.
Love was in the air at the Colorado Health Institute last week. On Twitter, hundreds of health policy wonks nationwide participated in #HealthPolicyValentines to celebrate Valentine’s Day with a nerdy twist. CHI, of course, couldn’t resist joining in the nerdy fun.
Legislators turned to Medicaid provider rates, always a tough policy topic, this week.
More than half of Coloradans without a high school diploma reported their oral health as fair or poor – the two lowest choices – in 2013.
The Colorado Health Institute team is entering this week with momentum from last week’s launch of the 2015 Colorado Health Report Card, produced in partnership with the Colorado Health Foundation.
Emotions ran high on Friday when a crowd of witnesses testified at the Capitol during the hearing for House Bill 1135, the “death with dignity” bill sponsored by Reps. Joann Ginal (D) and Lois Court (D).
For nine years, the Colorado Health Report Card has documented our state’s standing on 38 key health indicators. The results of the 2015 Health Report Card, which was released today, are just the first wave of a year-long series on Coloradans health.
Legislators in 2014 directed state regulators to find a way to stamp or shape edible marijuana products so they can be identified once they have been removed from their packaging. But regulators are having a hard time figuring out how to stamp granola and liquids.