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It’s important to assess Coloradans’ knowledge of how health insurance works. With more Coloradans insured than ever before, many policy conversations are shifting from whether people have coverage to whether they know how to use it.
More than 442,000 Coloradans said they did not get the mental health care they needed in 2015. That’s one of ten residents of our state.
How healthy do you think you are? Would you say you are in good or poor heath? Your answer may differ depending on where you live.
Final blog in a series by Policy Analyst Tamara Keeney for Mental Health Month.
More than 442,000 Coloradans said they did not get the mental health care they needed in 2015. That’s nearly one of 10 residents of our state.
Even though more Coloradans have access to dental insurance, there are striking disparities in oral health, which may be fueled by income status.
What do Betty White, Morgan Freeman and Bruce Springsteen have in common?
We all knew Colorado’s Medicaid expansion would have a huge impact on the state. But few expected it to be this much, this fast.
Given all the attention Colorado’s emergency rooms have received in the past few legislative sessions, it’s fair to ask whether our state’s emergency department use has become an emergency.
The week started early for a Colorado Health Institute crew with “CHAS at Church” Sunday morning at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Denver. Sara Schmitt and Tamara Keeney used data from the Colorado Health Access Survey to create a presentation titled “Unequal Health: A Spotlight on Colorado.”
Prior to 2013, the percentage of Coloradans with dental coverage hovered stubbornly around 60 percent. But then came the Affordable Care Act and Colorado’s subsequent decision to expand Medicaid and add an adult dental benefit, and boom!