Jan 12, 2012 - The Colorado Health Institute (CHI) today released Legislative Opportunities and Trends 2012, an overview of health policy issues expected to be addressed by the Colorado General Assembly during this session.

Jan 10, 2012 - 2011 was a memorable year in Colorado’s health policy world. The state’s closely-watched health insurance benefits exchange took its first steps, the legislature wrestled with a greater demand for health care services even as the budget dwindled, and community-wide attention to healthier lifestyles took center stage.

From COHBE to CORHIO, from LiveWell to lessons learned, from Accountable Care Collaboratives to the All-Payer Claims Database,  health care policy proved to be one of Colorado’s hottest topics. 

Dec 12, 2011 - A new analysis by the Colorado Health Institute (CHI) estimates that Colorado will need to add between 83 and 141 primary care providers – physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants – to care for the estimated 510,000 Coloradans who will become insured under federal health reform beginning in 2014.

CHI is answering, for the first time in Colorado, the question of how the influx of a half million newly insured residents between 2014 and 2016 will affect Colorado’s health care delivery system.

Dec 8, 2011 - By 2030, nearly one in five Coloradans will be age 65 and older – 1.3 million people. Most of them will need some form of long-term care because of a physical or mental disability or condition. And many will turn to Medicaid for help. How can Colorado ensure the best possible care for its older population while holding down spending?

Dec 8, 2011 - By 2013-14, Colorado’s Medicaid enrollment will be almost double that of a decade ago. Both enrollment and costs are expected to keep rising as the population ages, health care reform expands Medicaid eligibility to new groups of people, and a weak economy means more Coloradans are unable to afford private health insurance.

Nov 09, 2011 - Projections of increased need for licensed practical nurses, registered nurses and certified nurse aides in Colorado are causing concern about whether the state will have enough nurses and nurse aides to meet future demand.