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Posted inHealth
Colorado health insurance rates are set to rise next year — but some people could still pay less
2023 marks the first year of the Colorado Option, the initiative backed by Gov. Jared Polis
Posted inHealth
Bright Health is pulling out of Colorado’s insurance market. That’s a blow to a Polis-backed initiative.
The Peak Health Alliance, a much-touted part of Gov. Jared Polis’ health care reforms, won’t offer plans in 2023
Posted inOpinion Columns
Zornio: Improving awareness of breast density can help reduce breast cancer mortality rates
Colorado is ahead of the curve in many ways, but lawmakers can do more to remove barriers to screening access, especially for uninsured women
Posted inNews, Politics and Government
Why Colorado’s state employee health insurance plan just made a pretty significant change
If you are in Colorado and you need treatment for, say, cancer, there are dozens of hospitals and clinics that can provide it for you. But those places are not equal. Some charge dramatically more than others — sometimes twice as much — for the same service. Some have significantly higher quality ratings, as scored […]
Posted inEducation, News
How a Colorado Springs school co-op saves hundreds of thousands of dollars in health insurance costs
Pat Bershinsky has gifted his nearly 220 staff members $1,000 every Christmas for four years and once again gave bonuses this summer. The leader of one of Colorado’s school cooperatives has the extra cash because of a decision he made four years ago on employee health care. Bershinsky, executive director of the Pikes Peak Board […]
Posted inOpinion
Sen. Winter: My health scare reminded me that all Coloradans deserve the care I received
As a state senator, I have dedicated my career to making life better for my state and my community. As part of that work, one of my main focuses has been on improving our state’s health care system, and I’ve worked hard to help ensure more of our neighbors can access the care they need […]
Posted inHealth, News, Politics and Government
Colorado has added nearly 500,000 people to its Medicaid rolls since 2020. What happens when the emergency order ends?
In normal times, about 35,000 people drop off the government health insurance plan for the needy each month, usually because someone in their household got a new job and they no longer qualify. But since the coronavirus pandemic, and a federal public health emergency declaration more than two years ago, no one has lost their […]
Posted inHealth, News, Politics and Government
Colorado health insurance prices set to jump next year — at least for some
Health insurance prices for many Coloradans could rise by as much as 11% next year, the largest jump in five years. That’s the bad news in preliminary rate filings released Tuesday by the Colorado Division of Insurance. The filings are for plans sold in the small group and individual markets — the places where small […]
Posted inHealth, News, Politics and Government
Why fixing Colorado’s health care system is becoming more about housing and less about insurance
For years, Colorado lawmakers have worked relentlessly to reform the state’s health care system. But that work has often focused on just one narrow area: health insurance. From expanding access to Medicaid, to setting up a state health insurance exchange, to engineering a complicated reinsurance program to creating the Colorado Option, a government-designed health plan, […]