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Why the DEA is suing Colorado’s pharmacy board as part of an opioid investigation
By John Ingold Crime and Courts Primary category in which blog post is published
A Telluride woman was first to ski from the Lhotse summit. She’s still recovering from “post-traumatic stoke.”
By Jason Blevins Outdoors Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado communities do what state lawmakers wouldn’t: Raise taxes on cigarettes, vaping products
By Jennifer Brown Health Primary category in which blog post is published
For farmers in a mental health crisis, it’s often tough to seek help. A Colorado program aims to begin conversations.
By Joe Purtell Health Primary category in which blog post is published
Jared Polis doubles down in 2021 budget proposal with requests for big-ticket items
The Colorado governor’s budget proposal focuses on increasing the state’s reserve account and expanding the state’s preschool program
Colorado’s reinsurance program has been lauded as a way to reduce health care costs. Here’s the fine print.
A reduction in the amount many Coloradans receive in tax credits could lead to a health insurance price increase for thousands -- that is unless they shop around for a better deal
Why both hospitals and insurance companies are so worried about a Colorado “state option” plan
State health care officials have until Nov. 15 to put together a final “state option” proposal for the legislature
New attack ad from oil and gas industry ally blasts Gov. Jared Polis and Democrats for “junk science”
Defend Colorado launched a campaign to undercut a new state-commissioned study showing potential health impacts from drilling operations
For months Colorado has quietly been in talks for another multibillion-dollar opioid settlement
Colorado is part of a $48 billion national opioid settlement framework between state and local governments and pharmaceutical companies Cardinal Health, McKesson, AmerisourceBergen, Johnson & Johnson and Teva
Colorado abortion rates keep declining. Free IUDs and easier access to the pill are the reason.
Health officials say Colorado has made huge progress in access to birth control in recent years
Nicolais: Some sun in the dark clouds of the opioid epidemic
Government programs and healthcare innovators, including many in Colorado, have begun introducing potential solutions to combat the myriad of problems created by opioid misuse
Opinion
Potential for short-term health impacts from Colorado oil and gas drilling leads to calls for temporary halt in permits
A new study commissioned by the state health agency and released Thursday shows worst-case scenarios for adverse effects
Colorado had to release a health report. So it paid muralists to do it with paint.
A climate change tableau — the first of eight murals on health — is up in Fraser as the state tries to bring some color to sometimes stuffy reports.
