A Q&A with former Centura Health CEO, and new CommonSpirit Health division president, Peter Banko on why Centura dissolved and what comes next
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Posted inOpinion Columns
Zornio: School is back in session and so is COVID-19. Should kids be masking up again?
As COVID-19 evolves, we must, too. But what does healthy prevention look like several years after the virus has emerged?
Posted inOpinion Columns
Nicolais: Inefficiencies in American health care are a real pain. I know.
My attempt to address foot pain has led me down a multiple-month process that highlights how inefficient our health care system remains.
Posted inHealth
Why Colorado is taking a gamble with failing insurer Friday Health Plans
State regulators are hoping the so-called “insurtech” company can stay solvent in the state through the end of the year
Posted inCartoons
Jim Morrissey: Colorado Option so far defying critics
Although insurers have protested the low-cost, state-designed health plan, its vital signs appear stable, Sun cartoonist Jim Morrissey observes.
Posted inHealth
Why a showdown over Jared Polis’ big health insurance reform program fizzled — and what it means
Public hearings over prices for Colorado Option plans were supposed to kick off this week, but the first one was canceled
Posted inHealth
Health insurer Friday Health Plans goes under, leaving 30,000 Coloradans needing to find new coverage next year
Friday Health Plans’ announcement comes after it hit regulatory turmoil in Texas and other states
Posted inPolitics and Government
101 bills debated in the Colorado legislature in 2023 that you should know about
The Colorado Sun combed through the 600-plus bills introduced at the Capitol this year to find the ones that will affect — or would have affected — your life
Posted inHealth
Colorado governor signs three bills further protecting access to abortion, gender-affirming care into law. Here’s what they do.
The new laws cement Colorado’s reputation as a refuge for people in other parts of the country governed by laws that limit when people can terminate a pregnancy or transition their gender
Posted inCartoons
Jim Morrissey: The high price of vaping in Colorado for Juul
Cartoonist Jim Morrissey notes that Colorado reached a settlement with Juul Labs for illegally marketing e-cigarettes to young people and misrepresenting their health risks.