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Faced with historic Medicaid caseloads and costs, Colorado launched the Accountable Care Collaborative (ACC) in 2011 to reform how care is delivered and paid for in the Medicaid program. But has the ACC helped to improve health outcomes and lower costs?
Problems for the Ages, Solutions for Today
Through debate and reason, health policy solutions are possible.
Signs that health policy will be front-and-center during the 2013 legislative session emerged today with word that Mark Ferrandino, speaker-designate of the Democratic majority House of Representatives, has created a second health-related committee.
Colorado is addressing the dual challenges of reducing costs and improving quality in its Medicaid program through the Accountable Care Collaborative (ACC). This webinar furthers the discussion by describing the care coordination approaches, payment reform opportunities, and early lessons learned.
How people enter the long-term services and supports system might not sound like a sexy topic in the health policy realm, but for people who work on the front lines it generates a lot of interest. CHI's newest graphic helps people understand the complexities of the LTSS eligibility and enrollment system in Colorado.
You made it! The 2012 election has come to a close. CHI anticipates the next few months will be characterized by a flood of activity as Colorado - and states across the country - turn their focus to implementation of the national health law.
About 29,000 Colorado children received health care services at one of 45 SBHCs during the 2010-11 school year, up from 27,500 the year before.
CHI’s latest issue brief analyzes the implications of the 2012 election on health and health care in Colorado.
Alan Weil, president of the National Academy of State Health Policy (NASHP), gave a presentation at the annual conference earlier this month about the ongoing dynamic between federalism and state choice.
Amy Downs blogs about the initial results from the All Payer Claims Database (APCD), released November 1. The results indicate significant variation in expenditures for health care services across health care providers in Colorado as well as throughout geographic regions of our state.