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A new year and a new session of the Colorado state legislature are almost here. Most New Year’s resolutions are cast in hope and optimism, and that would be a fair description when it comes to health policy heading into the 2014 legislature.
The State of Colorado announced that the Medicaid Accountable Care Collaborative (ACC) grossed $44 million in savings or avoided cost during the 2012-13 fiscal year. The net savings after accounting for program costs were a more modest $6 million.
According to the latest Colorado Health Market Review, published by consultant Allan Baumgarten, hospitals in the metro Denver area had pre-tax net income of 12.3 percent of net patient revenue in 2011. HealthOne/HCA led the pack with a 22.9 percent margin, followed by Exempla at 6.8 percent and Centura at 5.6 percent.
After a 120-day whirlwind, the 2013 Colorado legislative session has officially come to close. Today we offer you a sneak preview of the top four health policy themes that characterized the legislation of the past four months.
With just days left in the 2013 session, the pace at the Capitol is frenzied. This recaps the bills that have made progress since our last legislative roundup.
Oral health has emerged as something of a theme this legislative session, and last week we saw two noteworthy oral health bills make progress.
CHI today published a demographic portrait of the Coloradans who would become newly eligible for Medicaid coverage if the state decides to expand the program.
With less than four weeks left in the 2013 session, it is crunch time at the Capitol. Lawmakers are scrambling to get their bills passed before closing day on May 8. Here is a recap of the bills that have been introduced since our last legislative roundup.
This year's state budget proposal includes hundreds of millions of dollars in new health-related spending, including investments in mental health programs, increased Medicaid reimbursement rates and funding to overhaul the system that administers the state’s Medicaid program.