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A new study released today by the Colorado Health Institute, Colorado’s Primary Care Workforce: A Study of Regional Disparities, provides an in-depth picture of the state’s primary care workforce, both statewide and across 21 regions.
The full team is back in town with lots of new knowledge to inform our work following travels to the East Coast and southwestern Colorado. And it’s going to be quite a week.
While the Affordable Care Act (ACA) prohibits insurers from charging higher prices based on preexisting health conditions or gender, it does allow them to adjust their prices based on age, tobacco use and geography. Clearly, geography matters.
Findings from this Colorado Health Institute brief suggest that dental insurance can address cost barriers to accessing dental care for Colorado’s children and families. And while most Colorado children have good oral health, low income children are more likely to have fair or poor teeth, the two lowest levels
The Broncos’ loss hit us hard here at the Colorado Health Institute, but there is no time to slow down with another busy week, both in our own state and over on the East Coast.
Coloradans earning up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) comprise 44.6 percent of the population, but 70.0 percent of the uninsured.
In light of the rocky rollout of HealthCare.gov and some unintended consequences, at our first Lunch & Learn of 2014 Jeff Bontrager and Michele Lueck answered the top five questions constituents are still asking their elected representatives about the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Health outcomes, insurance coverage and access to medical care differ between non-Hispanic blacks and other racial and ethnic groups in Colorado, according to the CHAS.
Last weekend, I had the honor of addressing the graduating class of the Allied Academy of Lifelong Learning. It's an unusual time of year for commencement exercises. But this is unusual graduating class.
An emerging trend in emergency care in Colorado is causing some concern about a potential disruption in the system.