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DENVER — Kristi Arellano, formerly the communications director of the Boettcher Foundation and business editor at The Denver Post, has joined the Colorado Health Institute (CHI) as managing director of marketing and communications. In her new role, she will help CHI advance its mission of improving health for all Coloradans by providing evidence-based analysis about health and health policy. 

DENVER — About 400,000 Coloradans are in recovery from a substance use disorder. Today, the State of Colorado is releasing its first-ever strategic plan to educate people about recovery and create a vision for a system that helps support Coloradans wherever they are.

"In a report this summer, the Colorado Health Institute said medical-legal partnerships were among the “practical options” to address the impacts that housing access — or lack thereof — have on health."

"Medicare is a national federal benchmark for reimbursing hospitals, but it doesn’t cover the care hospitals provide, said Joe Hanel, a spokesman with Colorado Health Institute."

"'Colorado has made great strides in breaking down barriers to better health for its people. But we can’t take those gains for granted,' said Michele Lueck, president of the Colorado Health Institute, which oversaw the survey of 10,000 households that took place between February and June." [Denver Post]

"Colorado’s uninsured rate held steady this year at 6.5%, according to the 2019 Colorado Health Access Survey — an encouraging sign of stability for a market that’s seen steep price spikes, rising out-of-pocket costs and the repeal of the federal mandate to purchase health insurance." [Colorado Springs Gazette]

"New survey results released by the Colorado Health Institute show the state’s uninsured rate of 6.5 percent has remained unchanged over the last four years. Even so, Jeff Bontrager, CHI’s director of research and evaluation, said, 'It seems like we're losing ground, even despite the improved economy.'" [CPR News]

"Jeff Bontrager, director of research for the Colorado Health Institute, said this is something that many more people deal with as they face serious conditions. People without insurance, and even those who do qualify for Medicaid, are usually not covered for specialist care. His agency estimates Coloradans miss about 634,000 specialty care visits per year." [Denverite]