A new study has found that health care costs in Colorado are still rising. A study by the Portland, Maine-based Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement found that health care costs for commercially insured individuals in Colorado increased by 2 percent from 2015 to 2016, while Colorado also continues to have higher costs than states within the region and other states with comparable populations.
In a multi-state benchmark analysis including Colorado, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon, the city of St. Louis, Missouri, and Utah, Colorado was found to have health care costs 19 percent higher than the multi-state average. The NRHI also found that the costs are driven by 5 percent higher service utilization and 13 percent higher prices for services.
