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What does it take to be healthy? You need to eat right, of course. Exercise is a must. And CHI has already stressed the importance of access to quality care. But there’s more to the equation.
Even though tens of thousands of Coloradans gained insurance, the coverage they received was not adequate to cover their bills and they are now underinsured.
Do you check the bill at a restaurant before paying? You never know what you might find. That goes for health care, too. Statements from your health plan show how much you owe or paid for the care you receive.
Experts recommend at least one visit to a dentist or dental hygienist every year to maintain good oral health. The majority of Coloradans are taking this recommendation, but nearly one of three Coloradans didn’t make that visit.
It isn’t news that health care — particularly specialty care — costs a lot. Nowadays, people often expect their MRI or specialist visit to run into quadruple digits. Many hoped that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would change that. It hasn’t — at least not yet.
Enrolling in health insurance is tricky. But it’s not all rainbows and unicorns once you have coverage. Knowing how to actually use your health insurance is a whole other beast.
CHI has developed an innovative method to predict the probability of being uninsured in every ZIP code in the state.
Employers have served as the cornerstone of the U.S. health insurance system since World War II, when businesses began offering the benefit to employees.
Today is Tuesday, and even more important, today is 6.7 day. That number is the biggest takeaway from the Colorado Health Access Survey, which found that the percentage of uninsured Coloradans had dropped to an historic low of 6.7 percent in 2015.
It’s important to assess Coloradans’ knowledge of how health insurance works. With more Coloradans insured than ever before, many policy conversations are shifting from whether people have coverage to whether they know how to use it.