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.
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Colorado Medical Professionals No Longer Required To Report Most Domestic Violence Injuries To Police
Read MoreA new law allows victims to decide when to notify law enforcement, except in situations that involve serious bodily injuries.
What Would You Risk To Live Longer? Do Smokers Deserve Expensive Treatments? New Podcast Explores Tough Questions In Medicine
Read moreMedical questions don’t always have clear answers. The new podcast Hard Call tells the stories of people who have to make tough medical decisions and delves into the ethics of their choices.
For Rep. Mike Coffman, Health Care Is Still The Talk Of The Town Hall
Read moreCoffman stressed his ideas for health care reform, his displeasure for Trump’s tweeting and how to move forward on immigration reform in a wide-ranging town hall.
Will Trump Cut A Key Obamacare Subsidy? Hickenlooper Says That'd Be 'Disastrous'
Read morePresident Trump says he's OK if Obamacare "implodes," and he may take a step toward that soon.
With His Health Care Votes, Sen. Gardner Stands By Repeal And Replace
Read moreHere's what Gardner had to say ahead of the late night vote for the so-called "skinny bill" to replace the ACA.
As Colorado's Climate Changes, Our Collective Health Will Be Connected To It
Read moreA first of its kind report for the Colorado Health Institute looks at the connection between health and climate change.
Senate Votes To Debate GOP Health Care Bill; Gardner Says Yes, Bennet No
Read moreColorado's senators split ways on the motion to move forward. Republican Cory Gardner voted to proceed, while Bennet against.
Auditor: If ACA Stays In Place, Colorado’s Health Exchange Stays Solvent
Read moreConnect for Health launched in 2011. About 178,000 Coloradans use the exchange to purchase private health insurance.
Sen. Gardner Hedges On Latest Obamacare Repeal Move In Senate
Read moreRepublican Senate leadership has proposed a vote on a straight repeal of the Affordable Care Act after a replacement bill failed to get off the ground last week.
How Sen. Bennet Says He'd Make Health Care Cheaper And More Accessible
Read moreAs Republican health care proposals appear dead, Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet says he hears frequent complaints about the current law, and has ideas to fix it.
This Man Keeps A Downtown Denver Mobile Public Restroom Spick And Span
Read MoreIn 2016, Denver launched a mobile public restrooms pilot project to help determine the best location for permanent facilities.
Colorado Health Insurance Companies Seek 27 Percent Premium Spike
Read moreInsurance companies across the state have announced their proposals for premium increases next year, some as high as 41 percent.
Colorado Entrepreneurs Try To Bring Depression Out Of The Shadows
Read moreThey say the highs and lows of the job can trigger depression and hope that if successful entrepreneurs talk about their own mental health, others will be able to open up too.
10 Patients Got Life-Ending Drugs In Colorado Under New Law
Read moreAn estimated 10 prescriptions were filled, but it's impossible to know how many people took the drugs.
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