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As a part of CHI's 10th anniversary celebration, we are offering 10 free webinars throughout 2012. Dates for the second half of our series are now available.
Essential health benefits are the minimum set of ten health services that must be included in most health insurance plans starting in 2014. Colorado moved one step closer to selecting its benchmark insurance plan late Friday, issuing its long-awaited recommendation.
As a data visualization junkie and aspiring health policy wonk, few things are more exciting to me than finding a great new infographic. In this post, we've rounded up some of our favorites from the past month.
The information overload that accompanies every election cycle illustrates just how pressing the need is for trusted, neutral sources of data – and this is precisely why I am so pleased to have joined CHI as their director of legislative services.
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the ACA, states are now deciding whether to expand their Medicaid programs to cover additional low-income residents. And while states will ultimately make this determination, they aren’t the only players vested in the decision.
This webinar provides an overview of how long-term services and supports (LTSS) are provided in Colorado, discusses how these services are paid for, and concludes with policy options for controlling costs.
When my fellowship at CHI began last month, I decided to quickly learn the jargon by writing new health terms on sticky notes and putting them above my desk. As someone who has always had a keen interest in public health, even I found that learning to speak “health” is no easier than college Spanish.
Next on the agenda for Colorado, now that the health reform law has been ruled constitutional, is selecting the essential health benefit benchmark plan. Sara Schmitt blogs about why this decision is so important.
CHI’s newest issue brief, The Supreme Court Ruling on the Affordable Care Act: Implications for Colorado, explores the impact of the decision—both the questions it answered and the questions it didn’t.
A look at how the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act will affect Colorado’s health care system.