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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.
The 2013 Colorado Health Access Survey (CHAS) shows that 21.5 percent of children on public insurance visited the emergency department for a non-emergency in 2013. This rate is three times higher than emergency department use for non-emergencies by children who lack insurance – a significant difference.
Colorado's legislators aren't the only ones moving into high gear today. CHI's legislative team is up and running.
All the Colorado Health Institute data detectives–who collect, assemble, crunch and interpret numbers to inform health care policy–have compiled their favorite graphics of 2013. Each is an example of how to make numbers accessible as well as informative.
CHI’s newest report – More Dental Insurance: Enough Dental Care? – reveals that Coloradans in 15 counties have limited access to dental care.
Health policy changes mean that more than 130,000 Coloradans enrolled in Medicaid will gain dental insurance next year – some for the first time. This is good news on the oral health front. But is Colorado ready to meet these additional dental demands?
Christmas came a little early for the data nerds here at the Colorado Health Institute with Tuesday’s release of new estimates from the American Community Survey (ACS). For the first time, the Census Bureau’s data includes five-year health insurance coverage estimates for areas as small as Census tracts.
Two key health policies adopted by state lawmakers in 2013 – extending dental benefits to adult Medicaid enrollees and expanding Medicaid to all low-income Coloradans – hold the promise of better oral health for hundreds of thousands of Coloradans. Is the state’s dental workforce prepared to provide care to this new wave of Coloradans with insurance coverage?