Our Work
The 2018 legislative session has come to a close. As we make sense of the last-minute action, which continued in both chambers all the way until 11:59 p.m. on Day 120, we’re thinking about how prescient (or completely wrong) we were with our predictions before Day One.
We’re no fortune tellers, but we think we did OK. Let’s take a look at five predictions from our January legislative forecast report, A Steep Climb to Common Ground:
CHI's Allie Morgan reports from the floor of Colorado's House of Representatives.
Bills related to climate change in the legislature this session haven't made it far.
Colorado's suicide rate is one of the nation's highest. Legislators have considered several bills related to preventing suicides this year.
Introducing CHI's 2017 Access to Care Index.
Colorado's legislature has introduced a number of bills involving commercial health insurance in 2018. How have they fared?
Team CHI traveled throughout Colorado to identify the best ideas and programs for preventing youth from using and abusing substances for a new report commissioned by the Office of Behavioral Health.
You know you’re a health policy nerd when the back-and-forth action of this spring’s NCAA basketball tournament reminds you of public health legislation in Colorado. Wondering how action on the court translates to action at the state Capitol? I’ll explain.
Republicans and Democrats have taken turns advancing their offensive playbooks by introducing public health bills over the past couple years. But opponents have played solid defense, blocking the easy lay up to the governor’s desk.
Colorado's legislature is considering a bill that would establish a reinsurance program here. Would it help make insurance more affordable?
An innovative virtual dentistry program has brought dental care to 2,300 Coloradans who had little or no access to oral health care.