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After its long-awaited arrival, The 2013 Colorado Health Report Card has been released. The long-term vision has always been to make this report a useful policy tool, and there are several new features of this year’s report card that make that happen.
It’s finally here. The 2013 Colorado Health Report Card will be released Wednesday.
Getting more children walking or “wheeling” to school may be an important step to improve health. This question was discussed at the House Transportation and Energy Committee on Wednesday afternoon.
Colorado is chipping away at the number of uninsured children who are eligible for public health insurance through Medicaid or the Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) but aren’t enrolled.
A new report focuses on the rollout of the ACA in the western states and was put together by a network of researchers. Authors of Colorado's report? CHI's own Jeff Bontrager, Sara Schmitt and Kevin Butcher.
We are more than halfway through the session, and our team at CHI continues to track the progress and introduction of health-related legislation. A few notable bills were introduced since last week.
The Colorado Health Institute contributed a chapter to a new report looking at ACA implementation in eight western states.
Another Monday at the Colorado Health Institute means another opportunity to look back at our successes and set the stage for what’s to come this week. And with daylight savings back in place, it means we’ll have an extra hour of sunlight every day for health-related data and analysis.
Do freestanding for-profit emergency rooms fill a consumer demand? Or are they driving up health care costs? Or is it a bit of both?