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Deserts may generate images of endless sand dunes, cacti and small lizard-like animals struggling to stay out of the sun. In the health policy world, the word “desert” often refers to something quite different: an area without a grocery store, where fresh fruits and vegetables are scarce, otherwise known as a food desert.
There are more than 9.2 quintillion possible combinations for a March Madness bracket — 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 to be exact.
This just in. The newest state revenue forecasts released Friday morning contain some sobering economic projections, news that may impact the contentious debate this session over the Hospital Provider Fee.
Everybody’s doing a brand new dance. It’s the localmotion. Check out the new local data released today.
BLOG UPDATE: The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-2 vote on March 1, sided with Liberty Mutual, the insurance company that objects to the Vermont law requiring all health insurers to report claims data.
One of the few areas where Republicans and Democrats can agree during this contentious year is that greater transparency in our health care system is a good thing. But that didn’t help a House Democrat this week who wanted to bring greater transparency to drug prices.
We knew when western Colorado health insurance prices skyrocketed this year that the region’s legislators would have something to say about it. This week, they spoke loud and clear.
Never mind the Academy Awards.
Our best actors in a leading role this week are Director of Research on Coverage and Access Jeff Bontrager and Policy Analyst Natalie Triedman.