Colorado’s Health Co-Op Faces Uncertain Future As Federal Funds Dry Up
The Colorado HealthOP is one of roughly 20 nationally that opened after Obamacare started, designed to shake up the health insurance marketplace.
By John Daley
Colorado Health Foundation Awards $2.9M For Team-Based Care
Twenty primary care practices around the state each won up to $150,000 in grants or zero interest loans.
By John Daley
Colorado’s Non-Profit Health Coop Wants Feds To Restore Loan Funding
Funding for the loan payment program has been caught up in the partisan fight over federal healthcare spending.
By John Daley
Congress Clears Path To Fund VA Hospital Completion
The money was included in the measure passed Wednesday to avoid a government shutdown.
By John Daley
Aurora VA Hospital Deal Stalls Over Employee Bonuses
Time is quickly running out for Congress to reach a deal to fully fund construction of the $1.7 billion project.
By John Daley
New Bill Could Endanger Funding For Aurora VA Hospital
Colorado Rep. Mike Coffman, a fellow Republican, says while he supports the idea of taking money from awards and bonuses, he says time is running out to fund it.
By John Daley
Government Shutdown Could Hurt Aurora VA Hospital Construction
$625 million for the Aurora hospital is part of the federal budget.
By John Daley
Colorado Has Nation’s Lowest Obesity Rate
Roughly 20 percent of Colorado adults are obese. That’s double the number in 2000 and three times what it was in 1990.
By John Daley
CU Boulder Studying Impact Of Exercise On Older Brains
The study aims to zero in on two things: the intensity of the exercise and whether improvements in brain function improve quality of life.
By John Daley
Syphilis Cases Rise Dramatically In First Half Of 2015
Syphilis cases in Colorado went up 56 percent in the first half of 2015. The state health department says the increase in syphilis is mainly affecting men who have sex with other men.
By John Daley
Colorado’s Childhood Obesity Rates Haven’t Changed In A Decade
Today, nearly a third of Colorado toddlers, that’s children aged 2 to 4, are overweight or obese, according to the survey.
By John Daley
E-Cigs Act As Gateway To Traditional Cigarettes, CSU Study Says
Young people who smoke e-cigarettes are much more likely to start smoking traditional cigarettes compared to those who don’t.
By John Daley
AMA Warns That Cigna, Anthem Merger Could Raise Health Insurance Rates
A new study finds that proposed mergers among some of the largest health insurance companies in the U.S.
By John Daley
21 West Nile Cases This Season In Colorado
Twenty-one people in more than a dozen counties have now become sick with West Nile this season, according to the state health department.
By John Daley
VA Finds Way To Pay For Over-Budget, Overdue Hospital
The half-finished hospital is expected to cost up to $1.73 billion, nearly triple the earlier estimates.
By John Daley
The Percentage Of Coloradans Without Health Insurance Is Cut In Half
Despite major improvements in the uninsured numbers, many with insurance find it’s not affordable.
By John Daley