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CHI-ers are welcoming 2015 in our own nerdy fun way – with (mostly) health-related predictions for Colorado in the New Year.
Colorado on Tuesday was awarded a $65 million State Innovation Model (SIM) grant to accelerate transformation of the state’s health care delivery system and how care is paid for. One key element of this work is integration of behavioral health with primary care. A new brief on Colorado Health Access Survey mental health data confirms the state's need for mental health care.
Have you been reading our weekly insights? In 2014, we ramped up our Insight effort to produce a weekly analysis of data that is either a topic of interest to the author or a data point that is timely in nature.
We often hear that people lack health insurance because it’s too expensive. But across the state, many uninsured residents say they don’t have insurance not because they can’t afford it, but because they simply don’t need it.
Monday was a long-awaited day for anyone tracking the Colorado Commission on Affordable Health Care, with the panel finally getting down to a debate over the substance of its mission.
The second Connect for Health Colorado open enrollment got underway on Saturday, November 15. So far, it has attracted less attention than last year — and that may be a good sign.
Highlights and Takeaways from Day Two of the 2014 Hot Issues in Health Care conference in Colorado Springs.
With a successful Hot Issues in Health Care conference behind us, the Colorado Health Institute team is looking ahead to a strong finish for 2014.
Highlights and Takeaways from Day One of the 2014 Hot Issues in Health Care conference underway in Colorado Springs:
In some regions of Colorado, one of four people strongly disagree that the health care system meets the needs of their families.