Colorado Public Radio reporter John Daley reported on CHI’s recent webinar about the state budget and the impact of H.R. 1, quoting CHI Director Joe Hanel and panelists Claire Levy, Mike Beasely, Henry Sobanet, and Bernie Buescher.

Several recent Colorado news articles cite data from CHI’s 2023 Colorado Health Access Survey (CHAS) in stories that predict the impacts of proposed federal policy changes to programs such as Medicaid.

The Colorado Trust published a story about the history of the Colorado Health Access Survey and its importance during a time when federal data sources are either disappearing or losing credibility.

ABC’s Denver7 cited An Unmet Challenge, an analysis of 2017 Colorado Health Access Survey (CHAS) data, and used mental health data and graphics from the 2023 CHAS in a story about how cycling can improve mental health.

Colorado Public Radio cited CHI’s analysis of health coverage after the first 10 years of the Affordable Care Act and the 2023 Colorado Health Access Survey’s uninsured rate in this article about proposed cuts to Medicaid coverage outlined in a budget bill being considered by Congress.

Colorado Public Radio quoted President and CEO Sara Schmitt and access-to-care data for uninsured Coloradans and Medicaid members from the 2023 Colorado Health Access Survey in this article about the potential consequences of federal cuts to Medicaid.

The Denver Post cited data from the Colorado Lotus Project, collaborative work from the Colorado AAPI Circle and the Colorado Health Institute, in this article about Denver’s Vietnamese community 50 years after the fall of Saigon.