Recent Key Issues
With nearly 800,000 uninsured Coloradans, historically high public health insurance caseloads and escalating health costs, the safety net plays a crucial role in the state’s health care system. This primer provides an overview and update of Colorado's safety net. read more
2010 Colorado Safety Net Specialty Care Assessment: Final ReportKaiser Permanente Colorado partnered with the Colorado Health Institute (CHI) in 2010 to develop the Colorado Safety Net Specialty Care Assessment, a document that examines the specialty care access gap faced by the safety net using both quantitative and qualitative means. read more
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CHI provides annual estimates of the number of Colorado children who are eligible but not enrolled (EBNE) in Medicaid and the Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) programs. Broken down by county, the information helps state and local policymakers understand enrollment patterns. The 2012… read more
Uninsured on the Rise: What the 2011 Colorado Health Access Survey Tells Us About Vulnerable ColoradansJeff Bontrager and Westley Mori presented on the 2011` Colorado Health Access Survey (CHAS) and what it tells us about vulnerable Coloradans as part of the AHEC Conversation Series at the University of Colorado - Anschutz Medical Campus. read more
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Michele Lueck presented on the top six trends impacting the Colorado health landscape as part of the AHEC Conversations Series at the University of Colorado—Anschutz Medical Campus. read more
Long-Term Services and Supports in ColoradoPolicymakers are increasingly focused on ways to more effectively coordinate and deliver quality long-term services and supports (LTSS) to their Medicaid clients, where the intersection of changing demographics and financial strains are most acute. read more
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Findings based on a survey of Colorado’s rural physicians provides a snapshot of these important health care providers, including why they practice in rural Colorado, what keeps them working in their communities and the demands placed on their practices. read more
A Half-Million Newly Insured: Is Colorado Ready?A 2011 CHI report predicts health care needs of the 500,000-plus Coloradans expected to become insured under federal health reform. The analysis includes the anticipated number of additional primary care physicians and other providers needed to deliver that medical care. read more
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Emily King presented on community health as part of the AHEC Conversations Series at the University of Colorado—Anschutz Medical Campus. read more
Regional Health ProfilesHealth Profiles of Colorado's 21 Health Statistics Regions. read more
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A preview of the Colorado Legislature’s 2012 session, looking at the budget, the political climate and federal health reform developments that could impact the work of the General Assembly. read more
Colorado Medicaid: Options for Cost ContainmentAn overview of the Medicaid program in Colorado,the growth in enrollment and costs, and options to contain costs, including efforts underway in other states. read more
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County Profiles
The Colorado Health Institute's Data Repository offers two options for county-level health data. A quick health profile - available by rolling over the individual county – gives a glimpse of population, household income, health insurance status and Medicaid and CHP+ enrollment. To delve deeper, click on the county to download spreadsheets with detailed demographic, health coverage and workforce data.
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