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The 2015 Legislative Learning Series continues CHI’s tradition of providing useful and evidence-based information for state legislators.
The Affordable Care Act once again is fighting for its life at the Supreme Court. So how could it affect Colorado?
That’s a question that’s best discussed over a beer.
Open Enrollment No. 2, which started November 15 and ended February 15, was a bit of a rollercoaster in Colorado. When it was done, 140,000 Coloradans had enrolled in health insurance.
Legislators, in an effort to help seniors age at home as long as possible, have advanced a bill that would provide income tax credits to help offset the cost of upgrading their houses. However, it faces looming questions, especially about its cost.
With the legislative session nearing its halfway point, the Colorado Health Institute team has been busy with everything from answering legislative information requests to giving presentations at the Capitol to planning a new effort for us – a policy discussion to be had with a drink in hand.
Finding affordable dental care can be especially difficult for seniors, in part because Medicare dental benefits are meager.
A measure of bipartisan support emerged this week for Gov. Hickenlooper’s request to fund a program that provides contraceptives to low-income women and teenagers.
The telehealth bill is maintaining momentum. It passed the Senate on second reading tjhis morning, putting it on track to be the first significant piece of health care legislation to pass during the 2015 session.
New research by the Colorado Health Institute (CHI), “Filling the Dental Gap: Can Colorado Meet the Growing Need?”, finds a wide gap between the demand for oral health care by Medicaid enrollees and the supply of oral health providers in the state.
Three of CHI’s senior staffers — Amy Downs, Deb Goeken and Jeff Bontrager — escaped the winter storm this weekend. Unfortunately for them, they escaped to Toronto, which is under an “extreme cold warning,” with wind chill forecasts of minus 40 degrees Celsius.