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This paper looked at the federal Deficit Reduction Act, which went into effect in July 2006.
Fndings from a 2007 CHI survey of community-based outreach and enrollment workers who assist families in applying for Medicaid and CHP+ coverage.
Baseline information on the state of data and data collection efforts surrounding rural health care delivery in Colorado, based on interviews and data.
A report examining the history of health reform in Colorado since the early 1990s.
This issue brief looks at Colorado’s high-risk pool, describing the eligibility, funding mechanisms and federal assistance for individuals underwritten out of the individual insurance market.
Looking at the needs and status of Colorado’s dual eligible individuals, the group of low-income elders and adults with disabilities who quality for both Medicare and Medicaid.
Within Colorado’s Medicaid population there is a noteworthy eligibility group of low-income elders and adults with disabilities known as “dual eligibles.”
A detailed breakdown of state health spending in 2004-05.
This brief examines the coverage and trends within the Colorado health care marketplace in 2006.
Much like the rest of the country, Colorado has grappled with significant medical cost inflation and double-digit increases in health insurance premiums.
The end result has been a commensurate increase in the ranks of the uninsured, attributable by experts to higher costs, but also Colorado’s shrinking small group insurance market and limits of public programs. Over the years, a variety of legislative and regulatory initiatives have been implemented to mitigate this decrease in access, although health care policy experts and opinion leaders are divided on whether the initiatives have achieved desired results.
Employment characteristics of uninsured workers in Colorado. Who are the working uninsured? In what industries do they work, and for how long?