
Health care advocates scramble to get uninsured signed up
With Dec. 23 deadline looming, advocates fan out across the state to reach potential customers on the telephone or in public places like grocery stores and pharmacies.

By Eric Whitney

Colo. could become leader in health and wellness industry
Health care and wellness is already a $40 billion-a-year industry in Colorado. Economic development leaders see huge potential in that.

By Eric Whitney

Despite failed projections, more Coloradans now signing up for Obamacare
Although enrollment totals are still far below initial projections, but there’s been a significant uptick in sign-ups.

By Eric Whitney

Mountain residents feeling sting of higher insurance premiums
State holding a series of public meetings to discuss why health insurance policies in the mountains can cost twice as much as the same plans on the Front Range.

By Eric Whitney

Connect for Health board worried about enrollment goals
The staff at Connect for Health, Colorado’s marketplace for new plans under the federal health law, continue to say that they’re happy with the number of people enrolling but some board members are worried that numbers are substantially below projections.

By Eric Whitney

Colo. insurance commissioner says ‘canceled’ health policies not necessarily canceled
Commissioner Margeurite Salazar says not every Coloradan who’s received a letter from their insurance company saying their health policy is ending is necessarily being dropped.

By Eric Whitney

Colorado’s Health Exchange, What it Means for You
Despite the government shutdown, a big new part of the federal health care law is still going into effect. New marketplaces for health insurance, or “exchanges,” have been open for […]

By Eric Whitney

How much will that new health insurance cost? Finally, some answers
New Colorado exchanges, established under the Affordable Care Act, are drawing many questions from potential customers.

By Eric Whitney

Answering your questions about health care
Coloradans can start buying health insurance through the state exchange on Oct. 1 but waiting until January might draw additional charges.

By Eric Whitney

Obamacare: On schedule in Colorado?
Republican Congressman Doug Lamborn of Colorado Springs is says things are headed for trouble.

By Eric Whitney

State releases next year’s health insurance prices
Wondering how much health care will cost under Obamacare? Years of speculation ended Friday when Colorado regulators unveiled the prices.

By Eric Whitney

‘Obamacare’ insurance prices released
Prices range from about $135 a month for the most bare-bones coverage, to nearly a thousand dollars for the most comprehensive health plan.

By Eric Whitney

Hard to call these outdoor athletes ‘disabled’
The No Barriers Summit is also a showcase for the latest adaptive sports and daily living technology. And the last few years have seen some remarkable innovations.

By Eric Whitney

Rocky Ford cantaloupe growers face rocky road in legal system
The way forward from a deadly Listeria outbreak in 2011 is not for the faint of heart in the Arkansas Valley.

By Eric Whitney

Colorado camp teaches kids with disabilities to use technology
A camp in Empire teaches disabled kids to use computers that give them a voice.

By Eric Whitney

In a digital world, health care stuck on paper
As if health care wasn’t expensive enough, taxpayers are sending doctors and hospitals $35 billion to buy computers and software.

By Eric Whitney