Hot Issues in Health

Colorado's essential health policy conference. Every December.

Hot Issues in Health is Colorado’s essential health policy conference, bringing together a diverse crowd — state legislators, regional and local policymakers, representatives from insurance carriers and health systems, consumer advocates, health care providers, researchers, and students — to network and learn about the state’s most pressing health, health policy, and health care issues. The 2023 Hot Issues in Health Conference will be held December 1 at the Hilton Denver Inverness. In-person registration is open now, and early bird rates are available through October 15. Online registration will open later this fall.

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2023 Conference Sponsors

Health Equity Champion Sponsor

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Rocky Mountain Health Plans logo

Conference Sponsors

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The Colorado Health Foundation and Colorado Hospital Association logos

Scholarship Sponsors

Colorado Community Health Alliance  •  Craig Hospital  •  Intermountain Health

Wi-Fi Sponsor

Connect for Health Colorado


Become a Hot Issues in Health Sponsor

The Colorado Health Institute invites you to join in supporting Hot Issues in Health. Secure your sponsorship now. 

For more information about Hot Issues in Health sponsorship opportunities, contact Kristi Arellano, Managing Director of Marketing and Communications, arellanok@coloradohealthinstitute.org

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2023 Keynote Speaker Nita Farahany

Nita Farahany is a legal scholar and ethicist, Director of the Duke Initiative for Science and Society, Author of The Battle for Your Brain: Defending Your Right to Think Freely in the Age of Neurotechnology.

Nita leads audiences on an optimistic, but cautionary, tour through the future of artificial intelligence and neurotechnology. She explores the necessary regulations and shifts that must accompany this rapidly developing technology. 


Hot Issues in Health Scholarships Available

2023 conference attendance scholarships are available for people representing rural or grassroots organizations, groups serving and led by people of color, students, and early career professionals

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A Hybrid Conference Like No Other

We aim for the same high quality for our online participants as we do for those in the room. Join us online, and you'll get:

  • Opportunities to ask questions live and interact with people in the hall
  • Exclusive Q and A sessions with our speakers
  • Bonus pre-recorded content during session breaks
  • Real-time Spanish interpretation
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2022 Conference Highlights

204 In-person Registrants

237 Online Registrants

300+ Livestream Views

6 Hours of Live Spanish Interpretation


Hot Issues in Health Is Compliant with Amendment 41.

Please click this link to read our letter ruling from the Independent Ethics Commission.

Humans of Hot Issues

Click on the images to see what our guests were thinking about in 2022.

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