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It’s been quite the year so far, and the excitement just keeps on going. CHI is releasing the 2017 Colorado Health Access Survey (CHAS) results on September 19 and speculation about the uninsured rate is ramping up!
The 2015 results showed an all-time high rate of insured Coloradans following implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) — but will it stay there?
July marked a troubling month for Coloradans who purchase insurance through Connect for Health Colorado. The Division of Insurance released proposed health insurance rates for 2018, and the outlook is not good. On average, premiums are expected to increase 27 percent.
Joe Hanel, CHI’s insurance rates guru and manager of public policy outreach, released an in-depth analysis of the proposed rates that you can read here. The bottom line — rising health care costs and uncertainty in Washington are likely driving the increase.
Federally Qualified Health Centers — commonly known as Community Health Centers, or CHCs — are often considered the backbone of the health care safety net. With support from state and federal grants, these clinics provide much-needed medical care to more than 740,000 vulnerable Coloradans all over the state. This year, for National Health Center Week, CHI is looking at some important developments in the past, present and future of Colorado’s CHCs.
The Colorado Health Institute is closely monitoring developments in Congress and researching how federal reforms will affect Colorado. We call our effort Re: ACA.
Attempts to repeal the ACA have failed — for now — in the U.S. Senate. Here are a few ways state and federal lawmakers can shore up markets shaken by this year’s political drama.
All this year, it seems like I’ve been reading obituaries for bills that won’t die.
The Obamacare era is over! The House Affordable Care Act (ACA) repeal is dead! Sen. John McCain cast the deciding vote to repeal the ACA! Wait, McCain cast the deciding vote to save the ACA!
My colleagues at the Colorado Health Institute and I have even written some of these obits ourselves.
I found my job at the Colorado Health Institute by typing “health policy Colorado” into Google.
CHI was the first search result. And in August 2013 it was looking for a research assistant.
The job description fit my skill set, and CHI seemed like the type of organization I wanted to work for. Most importantly, I had the same positive gut reaction that brought me from Boston to Denver after visiting my best friend at the University of Denver months earlier.
It’s been nearly four years since that lucky Google search.
Every other year, the CHI office experiences a surge of activity in September. We hustle back from Labor Day weekend to put the finishing touches on our favorite statewide questionnaire: the Colorado Health Access Survey (CHAS).
Average requested price hike of 27 percent for 2018 follows this year’s 20 percent increase
Denver Health’s Bill Burman spotlights the failures of the U.S. health system and why he’s optimistic that change is possible.