Newsroom

The Loveland Reporter-Herald covered a health care forum that included a presentation from Sara Schmitt, Director of Community Health Policy as the Colorado Health Institute. Read the story here.

The Colorado Health Institute and the Colorado Coalition for the Medically Underserved today released the Colorado Access to Care Index, a first-ever measurement of whether Coloradans are able to get the health care they need when they need it.

The index is based on 30 data points divided into three components measuring:

The Denver Post’s “Daily Dose” cites a recent Colorado Health Institute report Colorado’s primary care workforce. Read the story here.

Colorado Public Radio reports on “Filling the Dental Gap,” a new report from the Colorado Health Institute. Listen to the story here.

Colorado does not have enough dentists to adequately care for all of the 1.1 million Medicaid clients who now have dental coverage, according to a new Colorado Health Institute study.

Two policy decisions have resulted in a historic number of Medicaid clients with dental benefits. First, Colorado expanded Medicaid eligibility to more low-income residents. Colorado also extended dental benefits to all enrollees, even the adults who were not previously covered for dental care.

Kaiser Health News cites a Colorado Health Institute report, “Filling the Dental Gap”. Read the story here.

The Denver Post covers a new Colorado Health Institute report, released today, on Colorado’s primary care workforce. Read the story here.

Colorado Public Radio covers a new Colorado Health Institute report on Colorado’s primary care workforce in a live interview with Rebecca Alderfer, Senior Analyst and lead author of the report. Listen to the story here.