The Colorado Health Institute strives to be a trusted and leading source of credible analysis and expertise. From helping to interpret the health policy issues of the day, to parsing out a new piece of research, CHI is here to be a resource for journalists.
The Longmont Times-Call cites data from the Colorado Health Institute and quotes Jeff Bontrager, Director of Research on Coverage and Access. Read the story here.
The PBS Newshour examines the failure of the Colorado HealthOP and other cooperative insurance companies around the country. CHI's Michele Lueck is interviewed for the story. See the story here.
Health News Colorado reports on a Hot Issues in Heath Care panel discussion. Read the story here.
The Durango Herald cites CHI's analysis of 2016 insurance rates in a story that looks at the open enrollment period for Connect for Health Colorado and the demise of the Colorado HealthOP. Read the story here.
A story by reporter John Daley of Colorado Public Radio that taps into CEO Michele Lueck's expertise about the state's health insurance marketplace. Listen to the story here.
The Coloradoan reporter Nick Coltrain writes about efforts to provide health care for those newly insured byMedicaid in Colorado. Read the story here.
The ability of Coloradans to access health care has improved over the past two years, according to findings from the new Colorado Access to Care Index released today.
Colorado’s index score increased to 7.9 in 2015 from 7.7 in 2013, both out of a possible 10 points. Scores for the state’s 21 health statics regions, as well as scores by income and ethnicity, are available on the Colorado Health Institute website.
The Colorado Health Institute (CHI) today released an analysis of the 2016 health insurance rates approved by the state’s Division of Insurance.
The rates will rise an average of seven percent next year compared with a 1.2 percent hike in 2015.
CHI’s takeaways include:
Joe Hanel
Communications director
720.382.7093
hanelj@coloradohealthinstitute.org
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