Our Work
It’s official. The Colorado Health Access Survey is in the field. And even though this is the earliest the survey has ever been launched, it’s not a minute too soon.
The NCAA’s 2015 March Madness basketball tournament kicks off this week in Dayton, and in offices around the country eager onlookers are taking a shot at filling out that perfect bracket. Here at the Colorado Health Institute office, we’re celebrating the occasion in our own way: a March Madness-themed presentation to the legislature.
Issues raised in the King vs. Burwell case could lead to yet another lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act, according to members of the panel assembled by the Colorado Health Institute for last week's Brews and Views event.
We’re past the halfway point of the 2015 legislative session, which means the pressure is on to move bills forward. The budget discussion is nearing, as the Joint Budget Committee continues its figure-setting work in an attempt to introduce the Long Bill in the Senate on March 23.
You might imagine the life of a CHI-er as being spent in the office crunching numbers and scouring scientific and academic literature. While we do spend a chunk of our time researching and writing reports, we are also out in the community delivering presentations, participating in stakeholder meetings and sitting on panels.
The Affordable Care Act once again is fighting for its life at the Supreme Court. So how could it affect Colorado?
That’s a question that’s best discussed over a beer.
Open Enrollment No. 2, which started November 15 and ended February 15, was a bit of a rollercoaster in Colorado. When it was done, 140,000 Coloradans had enrolled in health insurance.
Legislators, in an effort to help seniors age at home as long as possible, have advanced a bill that would provide income tax credits to help offset the cost of upgrading their houses. However, it faces looming questions, especially about its cost.
With the legislative session nearing its halfway point, the Colorado Health Institute team has been busy with everything from answering legislative information requests to giving presentations at the Capitol to planning a new effort for us – a policy discussion to be had with a drink in hand.
A measure of bipartisan support emerged this week for Gov. Hickenlooper’s request to fund a program that provides contraceptives to low-income women and teenagers.