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With Congress discussing major cuts to Medicaid, CHI looked to the Colorado Health Access Survey to gauge the potential impact of Medicaid cuts on Coloradans. CHI directors were joined by Adam Fox of the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, Dawn Joyce of Impact Health Policy Partners, and Gena Ozols of COLOR Latina to discuss strategies to preserve health access for Coloradans.
Congress is proposing to cut federal spending on Medicaid. The Colorado Health Access Survey shows the consequences of cutting the program for Coloradans who use it.
2025 will bring significant opportunities and challenges to Colorado’s health sector. In our first webinar of the year, we heard from experts on the frontlines of responding to these changes: Karen McNeil-Miller, President and CEO of the Colorado Health Foundation; Rep. Kyle Brown, chair of the House Health and Human Services Committee; and Cara Bradbury, Executive Director of the Colorado Association of Local Public Health Officials.
A healthy democracy is not only one where people vote, but one where people understand that civic engagement has an impact on their health
Recent Supreme Court rulings have upended the way the federal government oversees health, air quality, and clean water. In this webinar, CHI explores what it all means for Colorado. Guest speakers from the Environmental Defense Fund and Georgetown University help illuminate a way forward for state policymakers.
Local government elections have direct effects on their residents, but they often get ignored in the heat of a presidential campaign. The Local Ballot Measure Tracker brings attention to these important questions.
As the national election draws near, CHI explores the evidence linking the health of a democracy to population health.This webinar features guest speakers from the League of Women Voters and Healthy Democracy Healthy People, who share insights on how we can enhance democratic engagement here in Colorado.
Colorado legislators in 2024 made substantial progress in reducing childhood poverty. The legislature dedicated nearly $700 million to a program that allows families with low and medium incomes to claim a new tax credit of up to $3,200 per child. Supporters say the initiative could bring about a major reduction in child poverty in the state. But that wasn’t all that happened in the 2024 session.
Colorado legislators tackled a host of health issues in 2024, from poverty to alcohol abuse to gun violence and more. Marianne Goodland of Colorado Politics and Bente Birkeland of Colorado Public Radio participated in a panel discussion following CHI's overview of health and social policy news from the 2024 session.