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It’s a new day, with a new Senate bill.
And the same story.
The first version of a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was introduced early this year, and ever since that day, we at the Colorado Health Institute (CHI) have encouraged people to pay special attention to Medicaid. That’s still the case for the latest version of the bill that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell released today.
Colorado’s Medicaid program — called Health First Colorado — provides health coverage for upwards of one fourth of Colorado’s population. And it’s about to undergo some major changes.
The evolution of the ACC. Since 2011, Colorado has been grappling with a seemingly paradoxical question: How do you improve the health of Medicaid members while reducing costs? Colorado’s response is called the Accountable Care Collaborative (ACC).
Why are insurance premiums so high in Colorado’s mountain and Western Slope communities? Residents and businesses there are grappling with this question, and policymakers are searching for answers.
Could one of the reasons be that so many people in those communities lead active lifestyles that often result in injuries? It’s an explanation I’ve heard numerous times.
Studies show that climate change and health are linked. Rising temperatures, polluted air and extreme weather, among the most impactful results of climate change, threaten both physical and psychological well-being.
The health bill is delayed, but it's far from dead. Here's what we are watching.
It’s time for a quick health care budget quiz.
Can you name the federal government’s three biggest categories of health care spending?
The first two are probably pretty easy: Medicare, the federal program that provides health care for senior citizens ($593 billion in 2017), and Medicaid, the program aimed at low-income and disabled people ($378 billion in 2017).
A new question from the 2017 Colorado Health Access Survey (CHAS) will provide insight on how many Coloradan’s have received mental health care.
Registered dental hygienist Crystal Mecham made Colorado dental history on April 12 at Bea Underwood Elementary in Parachute.
On that Wednesday, she treated a third-grader’s decaying tooth with an Interim Therapeutic Restoration (ITR) filling.
Crystal Mecham
Colorado fell from fourth to eighth in the nation for how well it supports seniors and those with disabilities, according to the 2017 AARP Long-Term Services and Support Score Card.
While this year’s session threatened to collapse at times and was full of its share of finger-pointing and partisan politics, Democrats and Republicans managed to strike big deals on big issues.