
Kevin Patterson Named CEO Of Connect For Health Colorado
Patterson has been serving as interim CEO since Map. Next, a legislative oversight committee must okay that choice.

By John Daley

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