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A bright spot of news for these dark winter days: 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.
Here at CHI, we are warming up for our sold-out Hot Issues in Health Care conference – preparing presentations, memorizing lines and shining our shoes.
After a long and relaxing break, our staff is back in action. And we mean that literally because we are only 13 days away from this year’s Hot Issues in Health Care conference, which is set for December 14 at the Inverness Hotel and Event Center.
While it may be a short week, the Colorado Health Institute has plenty to do before overeating on Thursday. Here’s what’s going on this week at CHI.
Few policies intended to help people live longer are more effective than those targeting teen pregnancy rates. Yet even when those policies work, they are fraught with controversy and conflict.
What if Colorado could avoid 4,800 premature deaths? What if 247,000 Coloradans could cut back on their problem drinking? And what if 149,000 households could find a safe and reasonably priced place to live?
Governor John Hickenlooper released his 2016-17 budget plan Monday night, and it's going to provide plenty of fodder for debate through next spring. We're especially watching three health policy bets he's making.
If access to care were an Olympic sport, Colorado would score a 7.9, according to the Colorado Health Institute’s newly updated Colorado Access to Care Index.
Before reading any further, please take a moment to read “Rates on a Roller Coaster: A Look at Colorado’s 2016 Individual and Small Group Insurance Premiums.”
A lot of Coloradans aren’t going to be happy with the prices they will have to pay for health insurance in 2016.