“They just might not trust the government when it says the rule doesn’t apply. The chilling effect probably leads people to avoid official interactions with the government whenever possible,” CHI's Joe Hanel told The Colorado Independent.

"'Colorado’s idea is to almost double down on the role of private health insurance,' said Joe Hanel, spokesman for the Colorado Health Institute."

"The individual market is where people who buy health coverage on their own — without help from an employer — get their insurance. It covers about 7% of the state, according to the Colorado Health Institute."

"I'm worried because it's a big part of our health care delivery system is built on the Affordable Care Act, and this would be tearing it down and replacing it with nothing," CHI's Joe Hanel told Colorado Public Radio News.

In a new Colorado Health Institute survey, experts weighed between spending money on treatment, prevention and other priorities.

"A new report from the Colorado Health Institute shows nearly a thousand Coloradans died from an overdose last year. In 2018, 974 Coloradans died, which is down from 1,012 deaths recorded in 2017." –– 9News

"In a report this summer, the Colorado Health Institute said medical-legal partnerships were among the “practical options” to address the impacts that housing access — or lack thereof — have on health."

"Medicare is a national federal benchmark for reimbursing hospitals, but it doesn’t cover the care hospitals provide, said Joe Hanel, a spokesman with Colorado Health Institute."

"'Colorado has made great strides in breaking down barriers to better health for its people. But we can’t take those gains for granted,' said Michele Lueck, president of the Colorado Health Institute, which oversaw the survey of 10,000 households that took place between February and June." [Denver Post]

"Colorado’s uninsured rate held steady this year at 6.5%, according to the 2019 Colorado Health Access Survey — an encouraging sign of stability for a market that’s seen steep price spikes, rising out-of-pocket costs and the repeal of the federal mandate to purchase health insurance." [Colorado Springs Gazette]