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A new year and a new session of the Colorado state legislature are almost here. Most New Year’s resolutions are cast in hope and optimism, and that would be a fair description when it comes to health policy heading into the 2014 legislature.
The lasting legacy of the great thinker Rene Descartes – that the body and mind are separate - has created some complicated downstream consequences for mental health care. New federal regulations related to mental health parity are aimed at addressing the problem.
The State of Colorado announced that the Medicaid Accountable Care Collaborative (ACC) grossed $44 million in savings or avoided cost during the 2012-13 fiscal year. The net savings after accounting for program costs were a more modest $6 million.
While the submission of Governor Hickenlooper’s budget to the legislature may not spark an exclamation from everyone, perhaps it should. The budget is more than just numbers. It is a policy statement.
Love them or hate them, health insurance exchanges - or marketplaces - are open for business today, representing a centerpiece in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
The Colorado Health Institute has provided research, analysis, context and understanding about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) since it became law on March 23, 2010. This page highlights CHI’s work in the years prior to ACA implementation.
According to the latest Colorado Health Market Review, published by consultant Allan Baumgarten, hospitals in the metro Denver area had pre-tax net income of 12.3 percent of net patient revenue in 2011. HealthOne/HCA led the pack with a 22.9 percent margin, followed by Exempla at 6.8 percent and Centura at 5.6 percent.
Today, we are pleased to announce the release of 2013 Legislation in Review: An Analysis of the Key Health Policy Trends. Our report boils the 120-day session into an easy-to-read report that captures the key health policy trends and bills of 2013.
After a 120-day whirlwind, the 2013 Colorado legislative session has officially come to close. Today we offer you a sneak preview of the top four health policy themes that characterized the legislation of the past four months.
With just days left in the 2013 session, the pace at the Capitol is frenzied. This recaps the bills that have made progress since our last legislative roundup.