The health policy news is coming fast today.

Seema Verna, the Trump administration's head of Medicaid, released new guidance to allow states to require certain Medicaid recipients to prove they are working before they can get benefits.

And Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper delivered his eighth and final State of the State Address to the legislature.

CHI covers both developments in new blogs.

Click here for Teresa's Manocchio's look at the Medicaid change in Colorado.

Sign up now to be among the first to see the 2017 Colorado Health Access Survey.

How many of us have health insurance? How many of us can get health care when we need it? How many of us can afford that care?

The Colorado Health Access Survey — the CHAS — provides answers to these timely questions. And because the answers are so important for all Coloradans, the Colorado Health Institute for the first time is sending a team of experts to criss-cross the state and deliver the latest results.

The Colorado Health Institute is holding a webinar and publishing reports and graphics to help Coloradans understand the projected impacts of the Better Care Reconciliation Act.

Feb. 17, 2017

Gov. John Hickenlooper has appointed Michele Lueck, CEO of the Colorado Health Institute, to the eHealth Commission, which supports implementation of the state's Health IT strategy.

The commission was created in late 2015 to provide guidance to the eHealth Innovation Office as it works to advance the secure and effective use of health information. The office also is charged with informing future health information technology initiatives.

Repeal. Replace. Repair. Rebuild.

All these “re” words are floating around Washington as Congress moves to get rid of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

It has come to our attention that a group calling itself the Colorado Health Care Research Institute is financing ads against Amendment 69. Because this name is so similar to our name — the Colorado Health Institute — we feel it is important to let the community know that our organizations are not related or connected in any way.

DENVER – January 12, 2016 – The Colorado Health Institute (CHI) has been selected by the Colorado State Innovation Model (SIM) Office to lead the creation of its extension service, a program designed to connect medical practices with local resources such as public health agencies across Colorado. The goal is for patients to get a full range of care and support.

The four-year contract calls for CHI to establish the SIM Extension Service and provide its governance, coordination and oversight.

The ability of Coloradans to access health care has improved over the past two years, according to findings from the new Colorado Access to Care Index released today.

Colorado’s index score increased to 7.9 in 2015 from 7.7 in 2013, both out of a possible 10 points. Scores for the state’s 21 health statics regions, as well as scores by income and ethnicity, are available on the Colorado Health Institute website.

The Colorado Health Institute (CHI) today released an analysis of the 2016 health insurance rates approved by the state’s Division of Insurance.

The rates will rise an average of seven percent next year compared with a 1.2 percent hike in 2015.

CHI’s takeaways include:

The Colorado Health Institute is going on the road, and we'd like to meet you — wherever you live in Colorado.