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The Denver Post invited CHI to write the centerpiece article for a special Perspective section titled Fixing Obamacare.
Last month, the Colorado Health Institute released results from the 2017 Colorado Health Access Survey. The CHAS gives Coloradans data and insights about what’s happening in health care regionally and statewide. This year’s report included some striking figures: We learned that the uninsured rate remained at an all-time low (just 6.5 percent!) and that, for the first time, less than half of Coloradans get health insurance through their employers.
Efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) moved from Congress to the Oval Office this week, and they could spell big changes for Colorado’s insurance market and higher prices for many Coloradans.
This has been a year of failed attempts to repeal major portions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but the fight is not over. On Friday, the Trump administration released new rules that could spell big changes for at least 53,000 Colorado women.
The regulations overturn the Obama-era mandate requiring employers offering health insurance benefits to include birth control in the coverage (with limited exceptions). Under the proposed changes, any company — large or small, public or private — can request a moral or religious exemption to the mandate and stop covering birth control.
For the first time in nearly 11 months, it’s probably safe for advocates of health coverage to exhale. At least for a moment.
Back in July, the last time Republicans in the U.S. Senate nearly repealed major portions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) but failed at the last minute, the Colorado Health Institute published a blog title “Obituary for the Undead.” The blog warned that the repeal bill was still alive and could be taken up again at any moment.
This graphic shows how the House-passed version of the ACA replacement and the Senate’s proposed Graham-Cassidy amendment measure up against each other and the law they seek to overturn.
Data: Use of Advance Directives by: Age, Gender, Race/Ethnicity, Education, Health Insurance Status, and IncomeUnits of Measurement: State, Health Statistics RegionsTime: 2017Source: Colorado Health Access Survey
Colorado maintains its historic level of health coverage despite political uncertainty and rising insurance premiums.
And we're off!
Team CHI officially kicked off #2017CHAS season Monday. We're pulling out all the stops - and adding up the mileage - to unveil the results of the 2017 Colorado Health Access Survey (CHAS) across the state. Check back frequently to get updates in this blog. We'll take you with us to our discussions with Coloradans about the health insurance landscape of 2017.
Wednesday, September 20
8:30 a.m. Across Colorado