health care costs
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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Colorado Democrats just proposed an enormous change to how health insurance programs are funded
By John Ingold Health Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado’s coronavirus budget crunch is putting Democratic accomplishments at risk
By John Frank Politics and Government 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’s public health insurance option puts a bull’s-eye on hospital profits. But some rural facilities could make more.
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5 numbers that explain why Colorado lawmakers want more insight into prescription drug costs
Democrats are trying again this year to pass a bill requiring pharmaceutical companies to be more transparent about price increases and rebates
Opinion: Colorado’s public option should maximize competition and affordability. Here’s how.
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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
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
Colorado public option opponents accused of trying to “weaponize” doctors against health insurance proposal
PATH, an organization backed by Colorado hospitals, is encouraging medical professionals to speak out against the soon-to-come public health insurance option legislation
High-deductible plans jeopardize financial health of patients and rural hospitals in Colorado and beyond
In rural areas, where high-deductible plans are even more prevalent and incomes tend to be lower than in urban areas, patients often struggle to pay those deductibles