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Coronavirus will add 500,000 people to Colorado’s Medicaid rolls — with major consequences for the health care system
From hospital profits to insurance prices to policy debates, the pandemic has reshaped the debate about health care in Colorado
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Mental health care in Colorado has gone virtual thanks to coronavirus. For some patients, it’s long overdue.
By Jennifer Brown Coronavirus Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado is banking on telehealth to slow coronavirus. But many rural hospitals lack necessary resources.
By Moe Clark Health Primary category in which blog post is published
$10,000-a-day fines and other things to know about Colorado’s new public health insurance option bill
By John Ingold Health Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado wants to let pharmacists write prescriptions for HIV prevention drugs
By Jennifer Brown Health Primary category in which blog post is published
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 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
Your guide to all the ways health care may be about to change in Colorado
Health care looks to be one of the biggest -- if not the biggest -- fight in the coming legislative session. How it turns out will shape how you receive and pay for medical services in the future.
Medicaid law forcing caregivers to be tracked by GPS inspires privacy backlash from Colorado’s disabled community
The aim is to reduce Medicaid fraud by requiring therapists, respite workers and nurses to log in and verify their location when they visit someone’s home to provide care. But backlash, especially from the parents of children with disabilities, has been fierce.
Colorado may try to import prescription drugs from more countries than just Canada
The idea is one of several lawmakers are drafting, as Gov. Jared Polis’ administration signals a new campaign to fight rising pharmaceutical costs
Colorado hospitals accuse Polis administration of hurting Medicaid patients, as health fight grows nastier
In a letter to the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, hospital executives say onerous rules, outdated processes are putting patients at risk
Colorado officials have finalized their proposal for a public health insurance option. Here’s what we still don’t know about it.
Short answer: There's a lot for lawmakers to fight over, from hospital and insurance company participation to an application for federal approval
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
