Our Work
In terms of Colorado’s economic development, the Health and Wellness Industry represents both vitally important infrastructure and robust opportunity. That’s the key finding of the Colorado Health Institute’s newest report, “Healthy Economy, Healthy Colorado: A Strategic Action Plan for Colorado’s Health and Wellness Industry.”
Connect for Health Colorado has released information about the first Coloradans who have signed up for coverage. The new data offer a glimpse into the characteristics of these Colorado insurance marketplace pioneers. It gives us an early sense of how well the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is performing in our state.
Being new to the team, I didn’t know much about the Colorado Health Access Survey. Nearly two months and 317 data tables later, I now know that this baptism by CHAS fire was the perfect introduction to working at the Colorado Health Institute.
The lasting legacy of the great thinker Rene Descartes – that the body and mind are separate - has created some complicated downstream consequences for mental health care. New federal regulations related to mental health parity are aimed at addressing the problem.
The State of Colorado announced that the Medicaid Accountable Care Collaborative (ACC) grossed $44 million in savings or avoided cost during the 2012-13 fiscal year. The net savings after accounting for program costs were a more modest $6 million.
On October 1, when the state health insurance marketplace opened for business, the Colorado Health Institute identified key questions that we’d be monitoring. Here’s an update on where things stand, 46 days into it.
The CHAS is here! The 2013 Colorado Health Access Survey, fondly referred to as the “CHAS,” provides unparalleled insight into how we Coloradans get health insurance coverage, how we access health care services and how we use health care.
Colorado has a powerful new tool to help measure how well the Affordable Care Act is – or isn’t – working. The 2013 Colorado Health Access Survey, which is being released today, is the premier source of information on health insurance coverage, access to health care, and how health care is used in Colorado.
While the submission of Governor Hickenlooper’s budget to the legislature may not spark an exclamation from everyone, perhaps it should. The budget is more than just numbers. It is a policy statement.
The Colorado Health Institute team is proud to have our work recognized with five Gold Leaf Awards. In case you missed them the first time, here are our award winners.