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Here at CHI, we took a short break from our focus on health policy and turned our attention to the White House as we head into President’s Day Weekend. Each staffer picked a favorite president – and provided the reason.
Our very own Jeff Bontrager was nominated this week for the Denver Business Journal’s 2013 “40 Under 40,” the best and brightest of our young thinkers and leaders.
One of the many bills that the Colorado Health Institute is tracking this session is HB 13-1006 (Breakfast After the Bell Nutrition Program). HB 13-1006 would require each Colorado school in which 70 percent or more of its students are eligible for free or reduced lunch to offer a free breakfast to all students.
It’s been almost a month since the legislative session got underway, and the Colorado Health Institute has been carefully tracking the health-related bills introduced this year.
Yesterday, I gave a presentation at our first legislative round table of the 2013 session. This presentation concentrated on understanding how our health insurance will change under the Affordable Care Act. I organized it around “The questions you’ll be asked at Town Hall Meetings in 2013.”
We’re already seeing much discussion at the legislature on the need to more effectively treat mental disorders at the state and national levels – an issue that the Colorado Health Institute anticipates will be a hot topic throughout this session.
I was glued to the TV during Monday’s presidential inauguration, mostly because it’s one of the few times in American civic life so steeped in tradition and references to history.
CHI: Hitting the Road
A team from CHI had the distinct pleasure of a field trip to visit the Kansas Health Institute earlier this month. (Topeka in January, you might ask? Who says this job doesn’t come with serious perks?)
All sides agree that events like Sandy Hook should never happen. However, if we can’t review unbiased evidence regarding possible solutions and their intended (and unintended) consequences, our national dialogue on the issue will continue to be mired in finger pointing.
As a part of CHI’s 10th anniversary series, we offered 10 webinars to the community on topics ranging from the Medicaid expansion to care coordination to a legislative forecast for 2013. In case you missed any of the webinars, you can view the recordings or download the PowerPoint slides here.