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The Denver Post covers a section of the Affordable Care Act that allows states to customize health reform and quotes Jeff Bontrager, director of research on coverage and access. Read the story here.

The Colorado Health Institute has released the first in a series of new reports on network adequacy.

"Narrow Networks in Colorado: Balancing Access and Affordablity" examines the policy implications of narrower provider networks.

We are seeing momentum in the state around this issue. Look for action from:

The Daily Sentinel spoke with Natalie Triedman, a Colorado Health Institute Policy Analyst, about the need for school-based health centers at Mesa County high schools. Read the story here.

Do you live in ZIP code 80023 in Broomfield? Chances are very, very good that you have health insurance. The same goes for ZIP code 80126 in Highlands Ranch.

These two neighborhoods are tops for health insurance coverage in Colorado. Residents under the age of 65 have just a 5.7 percent probability of being uninsured, the lowest in the state.

The Colorado Statesman reports on testimony to Legislative Health Benefit Exchange Implementation Review Committee, including a presentation by Jeff Bontrager, Director of Research on Coverage and Access at the Colorado Health Institute. Read the story here.

Colorado legislators said yes to efficiency bills and no to partisan measures during the 2015 session.

That's the conclusion of Legislation in Review, a Colorado Health Institute report released today. The report analyzes all health-related bills and discerns the top themes of the term.

The session's highlights included new laws to expand telehealth services and the ability of advanced practice nurses to prescribe drugs. 

Colorado is placing a big bet on the expected benefits of integrating primary care and behavioral health care.

Integration is a focus of Colorado’s $65 million State Innovation Model (SIM) award. And many practices across the state are already innovating around integration.

The Colorado Health Institute (CHI) studied six practices that are testing an array of approaches to integration, tailoring models to their locations, their client populations, their workplace cultures and their available resources, among other considerations.

Colorado is fortunate to be home to a growing number of school-based health centers (SBHCs). These health centers are an important part of the health care safety net, providing care to more than 34,000 children across the state.

Support from Colorado lawmakers, the federal government and the state’s health foundations has helped SBHCs expand and multiply. And with a recent infusion of funds from the legislature, school-based health is poised for more growth.

Still, some places that need SBHCs don’t have them, according to a new Colorado Health Institute analysis.