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In June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to legalize same-sex marriage in all 50 states. Colorado had already begun to recognize same-sex marriage in 2014. Now, attention is turning to the practical details, including health insurance.
Health care in Colorado is experiencing its own version of a housing boom with a surge in the number of patient-centered medical homes.
Team CHI is headed to the mountains this week – along with many other members of Colorado’s health policy community – for the 2015 Colorado Health Symposium.
A new research brief published today by the Colorado Health Institute shows that where you live matters. Health insurance is local.
CHI is taking a world view this week. Amy Downs, Senior Director for Policy and Analysis, will participate in “Pathways to Healthier People and Societies,” a clinica that is part of Denver’s Biennial of the Americas.
Just two weeks ago, many Americans were on the edge of their seats, waiting to see if the Supreme Court would overturn a major part of the Affordable Care Act in the King v. Burwell case. But the people who attended a Colorado Health Institute panel discussion in March had no such doubts.
Health is local. But often, health workforce data is presented at the statewide level, and these aggregated statistics neglect important regional nuances. The numbers are difficult to collect and understand, particularly in a broader statewide context. That’s where the Colorado Health Institute’s new Local Data Workbooks can help.
We may be nearing the dog days of summer, but the pace at the Colorado Health Institute remains a healthy jog. Last Thursday’s Supreme Court decision, however, had the CHI team moving at more of a sprint.
Somewhere inside the Colorado Health Institute’s computer server, there’s a paper I wrote that will never be published. It analyzed what would happen if the administration lost the King v. Burwell case today. Although the ACA suvived the Supreme Court again, the priority in Colorado remains the same — stability of our health insurance exchange.
Health policy discussions in Colorado and across the nation are increasingly turning to the subject of network adequacy – the narrower networks that are one result of price-based competition in the insurance market. The Colorado Health Institute has published a new report titled “Narrow Networks in Colorado: Balancing Access and Affordability.”