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Colorado beer makers are expanding to cannabis beverages: “Down the road it could be as big as beer.”
Ska Brewing in Durango and Left Hand Brewing in Longmont are teaming with cannabis companies to make seltzers with THC or CBD
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Which was worse: A Colorado man’s bachelor party hangover or the hangover from his ER bill?
By Kaiser Health News Health Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado has the highest teen vaping rate in the country. Why hasn’t it seen more cases of lung illness?
By John Ingold Health Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado’s reinsurance program could fall $50 million short next year, according to health insurer estimates
By John Ingold Health Primary category in which blog post is published
Parked: Aurora considers how to preserve mobile-home parks after park’s closure
State law on mobile homes has roots in Aurora
Centura Health says clarity is needed on Colorado’s assisted suicide law after lawsuit
In a federal court filing, Centura Health argues that the U.S. Constitution's religious freedom protections trumps Colorado law's protections for doctors who both chose to or decide against prescribing lethal drugs to hasten the death of patients
Why it might not matter if Colorado’s attorney general doesn’t think the national opioid settlement is sufficient
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser says a bankruptcy court could “cram” a Purdue settlement onto the state. He also says he is examining potential legal action against other opioid companies.
Denver-area hospitals made a record $2 billion in profits in 2018, according to a new report
Many Colorado hospitals outside of the metro area also saw strong profitability
Critics worried Colorado’s new law capping insulin costs would raise insurance rates. It hasn’t.
The law could save patients hundreds of dollars a month, but it’s still unclear how many will benefit
As Polis touts price drops from Summit County health insurance alliance, hospitals are skeptical it can work statewide
The Peak Health Alliance will save people thousands of dollars a year, Gov. Jared Polis said Monday
New tests find lower radioactivity at Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge
Earlier tests from a different part of the buffer zone found elevated levels of plutonium, while a second test from the same area showed lower levels
In a twist, Colorado asks the EPA to lower the state’s air rating from “moderate” to “serious”
The EPA will hold a Friday hearing on whether to lower the ozone status of Denver and eight other northern Colorado counties from "moderate" to "serious"
Centura Health sets off national challenge to aid-in-dying laws after firing a Colorado doctor
A growing number of state aid-in-dying provisions are coming into conflict with faith-based hospitals, which oppose the practice on religious grounds
