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President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2016 budget contains several health care-related proposals, including several aimed at reducing Medicare spending. But with Republicans in control of both chambers of Congress, how much of the White House spending plan survives remains to be seen.
Love was in the air at the Colorado Health Institute last week. On Twitter, hundreds of health policy wonks nationwide participated in #HealthPolicyValentines to celebrate Valentine’s Day with a nerdy twist. CHI, of course, couldn’t resist joining in the nerdy fun.
Legislators turned to Medicaid provider rates, always a tough policy topic, this week.
More than half of Coloradans without a high school diploma reported their oral health as fair or poor – the two lowest choices – in 2013.
The Colorado Health Institute team is entering this week with momentum from last week’s launch of the 2015 Colorado Health Report Card, produced in partnership with the Colorado Health Foundation.
Emotions ran high on Friday when a crowd of witnesses testified at the Capitol during the hearing for House Bill 1135, the “death with dignity” bill sponsored by Reps. Joann Ginal (D) and Lois Court (D).
For nine years, the Colorado Health Report Card has documented our state’s standing on 38 key health indicators. The results of the 2015 Health Report Card, which was released today, are just the first wave of a year-long series on Coloradans health.
Legislators in 2014 directed state regulators to find a way to stamp or shape edible marijuana products so they can be identified once they have been removed from their packaging. But regulators are having a hard time figuring out how to stamp granola and liquids.
Punxsutawney Phil – the groundhog celebrity of my native Pennsylvania – saw his shadow this morning, which according to tradition means six more weeks until we see spring. On the bright side, the Colorado Health Institute can say with much more certainty that there are only three more days until we see the results of the 2015 Colorado Health Report Card.
Legislative frustration with Connect for Health Colorado, the state’s insurance marketplace, boiled over this week in a debate on the Senate floor.