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The odds were long. At the start of the fifth open enrollment period for Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces last November, there was every reason to believe that enrollment would fall off a cliff in 2018.
Gov. John Hickenlooper celebrated the achievements of the Affordable Care Act and lamented the crisis of high health care costs. But he did not lay out an agenda to rein in prices.
Medicaid. Work requirements. Two things that have never been combined. Until now. The Trump administration's head of Medicaid, Seema Verma, changed all that today.
It’s hard to escape partisan political rhetoric these days, and the Colorado legislature — despite being hailed for its “purple” nature and ability to compromise — won’t be a refuge in 2018.
The dawn of the 2018 legislation session brings a mix of optimism and skepticism. Legislators want to make progress on fighting Colorado’s substance use epidemic, but political obstacles might stand in the way for other priorities.
Colorado’s retail marijuana industry – the first in the nation to open its doors – has always been in the spotlight. That spotlight got a little brighter Thursday thanks to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Who could have predicted this year, really?
Here at the Colorado Health Institute, we expected that the new Trump administration, combined with Republican majorities in the House and Senate, would bring a swift end to the Affordable Care Act.
But we’re closing in on the 2017 finish line, and the ACA is still limping along. That’s a surprise. It’s also surprising that the ACA’s individual mandate was killed in the tax reform bill. We didn’t see that one coming until just before it happened.
With our largest-ever Hot Issues in Health conference now behind us, CHI staff have been mulling over the amazing insights our attendees always offer.
2017’s Hot Issues in Health conference confronted divides and sought to bridge the gaps. We talked about everything from the managed care model for Medicaid and behavioral health integration to the role of competition and what you — as a health care consumer and policymaker — can do when navigating an overwhelming and expensive health care system.
We are live blogging this year's Hot Issues in Health conference, bringing you the latest from what has become Colorado's leading health policy gathering. There's so much to talk about this year. We're excited to share the big ideas, the conversations, the questions and the concerns. Check back often, beginning tomorrow morning, bright and early!
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