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New coverage options implemented under the Affordable Care Act made 2014 a pivotal year for health insurance in Colorado. What do we know about initial impacts on uninsured Coloradans?
Gov. John Hickenlooper warned legislators in his state of the state speech that history would judge them harshly if they did nothing about the “fiscal thicket” of the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights and other conflicting parts of the constitution.
He also called for enhancing outdoor recreation in the name of public health.
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Is an asteroid hurtling toward Earth? Someone get Superman!
Do you have a blue-ribbon commission on health policy that needs a chairman?
Is a crime wave engulfing Gotham? Send up the bat signal and call for Batman!
Is an asteroid hurtling toward Earth? Someone get Superman!
Do you have a blue-ribbon commission on health policy that needs a chairman? There's one man to call.
The Broncos may have lost their playoff game, but spirits are still high at the Colorado Health Institute with another year of health policy and fun ahead of us.
Now that the number of uninsured people seems to be dropping, another barrier to health care is getting attention – underinsurance.
This paper outlines promising and proven strategies that can help Coloradans make healthier choices, boosting fruit and veggie consumption statewide.
The yearly legislative session got under way Wednesday at the state Capitol, but based on the opening day’s rhetoric, health policy will not be a top priority in 2015.
With Republicans reclaiming the state Senate, Democrats no longer hold sway over the agenda at the Capitol. Legislators will need bipartisan coalitions to get anything done during the 2015 session, which starts today.
What’s on your plate? Among Coloradans, odds are there aren’t enough fruit and vegetables.
In 2013, more than 17 percent of uninsured Coloradans said they did not know how to get coverage – a three percentage point increase from 2009.