CU Study: Medicaid Expansion States, Like Colorado, Less Likely To See Hospitals Close
Colorado ranks 44th in the nation for per capita Medicaid spending, in a report by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Trump Notwithstanding, Coloradans Sign Up For Health Care In Growing Numbers
Obamacare survives, along with plenty of questions about its future, and for people who want to sign up for coverage under the program.
Aid In Dying Group Releases Early Numbers On Life-Ending Prescriptions For 2017
About a third of those who obtain a prescription decide in the end not to use the drug, according to the group Compassion and Choices.
Will CHIP Funding Be Restored? Colorado Is Preparing For What Comes Next
If Congress doesn’t restore CHIP funding by the end of December, the state plans to issue another batch of letters.
Coloradans Will Start Seeing Anti-Smoking Ads From Big Tobacco Campanies
“More people die every year from smoking than from murder, AIDS, suicide, drugs, car crashes and alcohol, combined,” the ads say.
Colorado Wants Hospitals To Practice What They Preach When It Comes To Junk Food
The Colorado Healthy Hospital Compact is the nation’s only statewide initiative promoting healthier food and drinks in health care facilities.
To Turn Opioid Addiction Around, This Clinic Tries Exercise, Meditation And Acupuncture
Studies show some promising results for new opioid addiction approaches, but some insurers won’t pay for some alternative treatments.
What Coloradans Need To Know About Open Enrollment 2018
Coloradans will be able to shop for health insurance on the state exchange starting in November through Jan. 12, 2018.
Expired Prescriptions And Leftover Drugs Are The Low-Hanging Fruit Of Combating Abuse
Saturday marks National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
Colorado Dentists And Other Docs Seek Opioid Alternatives As Crisis Worsens
“Opioids ought to be drugs of last resort, not drugs of first choice,” one expert says.
As Concerns Grow About Health Risks, Has The U.S. Reached Peak High School Football?
Roger Pielke, who directs CU’s Sports Governance Center, has published an analysis of the numbers and whether health risks and concussions are driving the trend.
Colorado Heroin And Opioid Deaths Rise Even More Dramatically
In a record-breaking year, 912 people in Colorado died from overdoses in 2016. Of those, 300 died from an opioid overdose and heroin claimed another 228 lives.
To Keep Kids From Dodging Veggies, Colorado Wants To Hook ‘Em Young
One in six kids don’t eat fruit every day, according to state health department data. The numbers are even worse for vegetables — almost one in three.
Colorado Teen Pregnancy Prevention To See $1.5M Cut Under Trump Plan
After a change in federal priorities, Colorado Youth Matter will lose $1.5 million.
Colorado’s Glitchy New Medicaid Payment System Has Some Doctors Declaring ‘Crisis’
Practices across the state have done financial gymnastics to stay afloat after the state’s Medicaid agency started to erroneously reject claims.
As Colorado’s Climate Changes, Our Collective Health Will Be Connected To It
A first of its kind report for the Colorado Health Institute looks at the connection between health and climate change.
