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While the submission of Governor Hickenlooper’s budget to the legislature may not spark an exclamation from everyone, perhaps it should. The budget is more than just numbers. It is a policy statement.
Love them or hate them, health insurance exchanges - or marketplaces - are open for business today, representing a centerpiece in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
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.
Today, we are pleased to announce the release of 2013 Legislation in Review: An Analysis of the Key Health Policy Trends. Our report boils the 120-day session into an easy-to-read report that captures the key health policy trends and bills of 2013.
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.