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Final blog in a series by Policy Analyst Tamara Keeney for Mental Health Month.
More than 442,000 Coloradans said they did not get the mental health care they needed in 2015. That’s nearly one of 10 residents of our state.
Even though more Coloradans have access to dental insurance, there are striking disparities in oral health, which may be fueled by income status.
We all knew Colorado’s Medicaid expansion would have a huge impact on the state. But few expected it to be this much, this fast.
Prior to 2013, the percentage of Coloradans with dental coverage hovered stubbornly around 60 percent. But then came the Affordable Care Act and Colorado’s subsequent decision to expand Medicaid and add an adult dental benefit, and boom!
In the midst of celebrating our state’s record-low 6.7 percent uninsurance rate, it can be easy to forget that this still means that more than 350,000 Coloradans lack health coverage.
A new analysis by the Colorado Health Institute takes a closer look at the state’s remaining uninsured.
In 2015, every health statistics region in the state reported some degree of churn — a change in a person’s health insurance type or status in the past 12 months.
An Analysis of Enrollment, Costs and Benefits – and How They Exceeded Expectations
The 9-to-5 grind. The night shift. The 40-hour work week that always seems to go beyond. Demanding work schedules are increasingly being cited by Coloradans as a reason they’re not getting the health care that they need.
The percentage of Colorado kids with dental insurance hit an all-time high in 2015. That’s good news — up to a point.
Colorado is chipping away at the percentage of residents who remain uninsured even though they are eligible for the Medicaid or Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) public insurance programs.