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The Board of Trustees of the Colorado Health Institute (CHI) has elected two respected leaders to join its ranks. Dustin Moyer, CEO of Mountain Family Health Centers, and Kevin Patterson, CEO of Connect for Health Colorado, will help to support CHI’s mission of strengthening communities and systems with trusted analysis and collaborative solutions to improve health.

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.

The Colorado Health Institute has published an interactive graphic that details what parts of state government are most vulnerable to cuts in federal funding.

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.