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One in eight people struggle with infertility. Colorado lawmakers want insurance to cover treatment
The bill would require insurance to cover IVF and services to preserve eggs and sperm for patients undergoing lifesaving medical treatment like chemo.
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Colorado wants to let pharmacists write prescriptions for HIV prevention drugs
By Jennifer Brown Health Primary category in which blog post is published
Republican anti-LGBTQ bills at the Colorado Capitol test: Where does the party stand?
By Jesse Paul Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
As Coloradans grow older, there’s a push for policies that benefit all ages
By Tamara Chuang News Primary category in which blog post is published
5 numbers that explain why Colorado lawmakers want more insight into prescription drug costs
By John Ingold Health Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado vowed to end the waitlist for an adult disability program by 2020. Nearly 3,000 people are still waiting.
The Medicaid program provides 24/7 care for adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities. The average wait is currently eight years.
Speciality drugs are saving lives in Colorado and beyond. But who should pay for them?
High-profile cases in Colorado expose the disconnect between drug manufacturers and insurance companies in the era of personalized medicine
Colorado lawmakers want to crack down on companies that look like health insurers but aren’t
Rep. Susan Lontine’s bill comes after the Colorado Division of Insurance shut down a health care sharing ministry that was covering “shockingly low” amounts of its members’ bills.
A Denver businessman wants to fix America’s health care system — by doing your knee replacement in Mexico
Part entrepreneur and part activist, North American Specialty Hospital CEO James Polsfut has carved out a business model from the dysfunction of U.S. health care
Hospitals are backing off a budget fight over Colorado’s reinsurance program. Is a deal possible?
The Colorado Hospital Association dropped its lawsuit over the fees that fund the health insurance program
Terminally ill, a Colorado man wanted aid-in-dying. His Catholic hospital said no.
Even as an increasing number of U.S. states have legalized aid-in-dying laws, exercising that option is challenging for patients in a country where most large hospital systems have deep religious ties and the religious right is powerful
Nearly half of Americans didn’t go outside to recreate in 2018. That has the outdoor industry worried.
Sobering statistics in the Outdoor Participation Report show even kids are staying inside. “We should really be concerned as a nation that we are becoming an indoor nation,” Outdoor Foundation boss Lise Aangeenbrug says.
The Polis administration just cut $51 million from its budget request for Colorado’s reinsurance program
The state will receive more money than expected from the federal government to fund the program that has reduced some people’s health insurance premiums dramatically
Colorado hospitals — under increased scrutiny — raised prices and saw more profit, new report says
The report from the Polis administration shows per-patient profits at Colorado hospitals reached their highest level in at least a decade in 2018
