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This afternoon, under a sunny noon sky in Civic Center Plaza, the governor shared his plan for helping Colorado to reach its goal of becoming the healthiest state in the nation. CHI's newest brief discusses five questions surrounding efforts to achieve the goal.
With just days left in the 2013 session, the pace at the Capitol is frenzied. This recaps the bills that have made progress since our last legislative roundup.
The Colorado Health Institute released a new fact sheet today on the Medicare Low Income Subsidy (LIS) and Medicare Savings Programs (MSP), part of our ongoing work looking at the resources and supports needed by Colorado’s aging population.
CHI welcomes Rebecca Alderfer this month. She is an exceptional addition to our strong team of policy researchers and analysts.
Oral health has emerged as something of a theme this legislative session, and last week we saw two noteworthy oral health bills make progress.
CHI today published a demographic portrait of the Coloradans who would become newly eligible for Medicaid coverage if the state decides to expand the program.
With less than four weeks left in the 2013 session, it is crunch time at the Capitol. Lawmakers are scrambling to get their bills passed before closing day on May 8. Here is a recap of the bills that have been introduced since our last legislative roundup.
The recent release of the 2013 County Health Rankings provides Colorado policymakers and local health leaders with new insights on the health and well-being of our counties as well as resources and “roadmaps” for tackling complex, but critical, health issues.
New CHI analysis of the 2011/12 National Survey of Children's Health finds that 10.9% of Colorado children were obese in 2011/12. While the data could be a sign of early progress on this important health indicator, it's important to keep in mind that the child obesity rate has increased exponentially over the past few decades.
This year's state budget proposal includes hundreds of millions of dollars in new health-related spending, including investments in mental health programs, increased Medicaid reimbursement rates and funding to overhaul the system that administers the state’s Medicaid program.