Taylor Allen

Reporter

Taylor Allen was a business reporter for CPR News from 2019-2020.

Why Colorado Ranks 12th Nationally for Marked-Up Healthcare Prices

You go to the doctor and they run a few tests. You don’t think much of it, but then the bill comes, it seems outrageous. Dr. Marty Makary, a surgeon and professor of Health Policy at Johns Hopkins, ranked states according to to the cost of different health care procedures. He explains how health care prices to so out of control his new book, “The Price We Pay: What Broke American Healthcare – And How To Fix It.”

A Cyclist Rides The Continental Divide To Gather ‘Tales Of Change’

Temperatures in the Rocky Mountains have risen by a degree or two across the region over the last century. That might seem modest, but the National Park Service says that in some places invasive species are on the rise, and there’s less water for plants and animals. Swiss bicyclist Florian Reber is documenting these changes as he rides the Continental Divide from Vancouver to New Mexico, blogging and filming a documentary. And he was just in Colorado. We spoke with him by Skype.