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Five years after marijuana legalization, legislators are focused mostly on business questions for the industry, although they are considering bills about health and law enforcement as well.
So what DO cowboy hats and Colorado’s Commission on Affordable Health Care have in common? You’ll never guess, so I’ll tell you: they’re both interested in telehealth.
Senate Bill 254 takes center stage at the legislature for the next two weeks. You might know it by its refreshingly simple moniker: the Long Bill.
The 18-day lifespan of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) left many open questions about the future of national health policy, but it also clarified the boundaries of the debate.
It’s the seventh anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). It’s also the day that House Republicans had planned to repeal major parts of the law. The timing isn’t an accident.
The Republican Congress began the year with a confident pledge to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), emboldened by President Trump’s campaign pledge.
But the tune quickly changed, and instead of sounding the victory horns and lighting cigars with the burning remains of the ACA text, GOP lawmakers have struggled over the past months to craft a plan to replace the most significant health policy legislation in the past 50 years.
Then, on Monday, the House GOP released its long-awaited Obamacare replacement plan, titling it the American Health Care Act (AHCA).
Curious whether more high school students are using marijuana now that retail sales are legal? Check the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey.
Wondering how many hours of screen time they are getting each week? Check the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey.
Interested in where in the state teens are most physically active? Check the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey.
This project is a series of interactive dash boards, accompanied by in-depth analyses, focusing on the 2015 Healthy Kids Colorado Survey. The survey collects health information every other year from Colorado public school students.
This past Sunday, it was time to “spring forward.” The CHI team set our clocks ahead one hour and increased our coffee consumption for another busy week.
A CHI analysis finds the proposal by congressional Republicans to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would cause large reductions in Colorado’s Medicaid membership and a huge drop in federal funding for the low-income health coverage program.