Medicaid cuts in Republican health care bill could cost Colorado $15 billion over 10 years, analysis finds
Denverite feature's CHI's updated projection on Medicaid cuts in its story about the release of the Senate health bill. Read the story here.
How Coloradans Are Taking Stock As Senate Releases Obamacare Repeal
Colorado Public Radio interviews CEO Michele Lueck about the projected effects of the Better Care Reconciliation Act on Colorado's Medicaid program. Read or listen to the story here.
Oral Health Gaps Persist in Colorado
While medicaid expansion has increased coverage of oral health statewide, there are still geographic disparities in oral health status, coverage, and access across Colorado. CHI's community health policy director, Sara Schmitt, provides insight on how dental insurance is a main driver for oral health disparities. Read the full article from the Colorado Trust here.
How the AHCA Would Affect Medicaid in Colorado
The American Health Care Act (AHCA) could result in dramatic changes for Coloradans on Medicaid. CHI's senior policy and statistical analyst Emily Johnson reports that 600,000 fewer Colorado residents could be enrolled in the program by 2030. Read the full story from 5280 Magazine here.
Educational partnership serves the greater good
A column about a community college dental hygiene program in Grand Junction's Daily Sentinel cites CHI's research into the lack of dental services in parts of rural Colorado. Read the article here.
California’s looming single-payer disaster
An opinion column in the national magazine The Week about a single-payer health care proposal in California cites CHI's analysis of the ColoradoCare ballot initiative. Read the article here.
Effort to Repeal Obamacare Tests Colorado’s Cory Gardner
As the American Health Care Act (AHCA) prepares to move to the Senate floor, Colorado Senator Cory Gardner is receiving a lot of pressure on how to push the bill forward. Gardner is one of 13 Senate Republicans who have been tasked with crafting the health care legislation for the new bill. The Denver Post cites CHI's analysis on Colorado uninsured populations in its full story here.
In Colorado, a Clinic for Refugees Thrives on Medicaid
Pacific Standard magazine profiles a Colorado clinic and interview CHI's Emily Johnson about federal Medicaid funding. Read the article here.
The secret to a long life? It’s all Greek to me
Colorado has three of the highest county-level life expectancies in the country. What's their secret? Diane Carman's opinion piece in the Denver Post cites CHI's senior policy and statistical analyst Emily Johnson about the connection between income and life expectancy. Read the full piece here.
Cutting $1 billion from Colorado Medicaid would hurt, especially in rural Colorado
Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne cites a CHI analysis in her opinion column for The Denver Post. Read the column here.