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Data from the 2013 Colorado Health Access Survey show that Hispanic Coloradans are disproportionately uninsured. Approximately 25.5 percent of the population identifies as Hispanic, but Hispanics represent 38.6 percent of the uninsured.
Colorado is chipping away at the number of uninsured children who are eligible for public health insurance through Medicaid or the Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) but aren’t enrolled.
These data suggest that as the economy worsened, many children moved from private to public insurance.
If a child’s parent or guardian has a change in circumstances that affects eligibility for public health insurance, does the child lose coverage? In Colorado, the answer – as of Tuesday - is no.
The average age of a U.S. Olympian in the Sochi Games is 26. They are young, healthy and at the height of their athletic careers – probably feeling very invincible.
While the percentage of uninsured lacking insurance for five or more years is 10 percentage points lower than the national numbers reported by Kaiser, Colorado is trending upwards.
While the Affordable Care Act (ACA) prohibits insurers from charging higher prices based on preexisting health conditions or gender, it does allow them to adjust their prices based on age, tobacco use and geography. Clearly, geography matters.
Coloradans earning up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) comprise 44.6 percent of the population, but 70.0 percent of the uninsured.
Health outcomes, insurance coverage and access to medical care differ between non-Hispanic blacks and other racial and ethnic groups in Colorado, according to the CHAS.
An emerging trend in emergency care in Colorado is causing some concern about a potential disruption in the system.