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The price of prescription drugs is rising, but the percentage of Coloradans who can’t afford them is falling. CHI published a new analysis of Colorado Health Access Survey (CHAS) data titled “Sticker Shock: More Coloradans Can Afford Prescriptions, but Problems Remain” today.
CHI has developed an innovative method to predict the probability of being uninsured in every ZIP code in the state.
Employers have served as the cornerstone of the U.S. health insurance system since World War II, when businesses began offering the benefit to employees.
Thousands of Coloradans will see higher prices and fewer choices for health insurance next year. The state Division of Insurance (DOI) on Monday revealed the premium rates that insurance companies want to charge on the individual and small group markets in 2017. The news is grim.
No other insurance market experienced more regulatory changes mandated by the Affordable Care Act than the individual market. So with all of this shake up, what has happened in this market?
It’s important to assess Coloradans’ knowledge of how health insurance works. With more Coloradans insured than ever before, many policy conversations are shifting from whether people have coverage to whether they know how to use it.
More than 442,000 Coloradans said they did not get the mental health care they needed in 2015. That’s one of ten residents of our state.
Final blog in a series by Policy Analyst Tamara Keeney for Mental Health Month.
More than 442,000 Coloradans said they did not get the mental health care they needed in 2015. That’s nearly one of 10 residents of our state.
Even though more Coloradans have access to dental insurance, there are striking disparities in oral health, which may be fueled by income status.
We all knew Colorado’s Medicaid expansion would have a huge impact on the state. But few expected it to be this much, this fast.