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2020 Colorado Legislative Update
July 28, 2020
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The Colorado Health Institute offers a recap of the 2020 Colorado legislative session: Think of everything before that day as occurring in B.C.E. (Before Coronavirus Epidemic). On March 14, legislative leaders decided to adjourn — for two weeks, they thought — to guard against...
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Federal Funds Helping Rural Hospitals Stay Afloat
May 25, 2020
A recent infusion of federal funds is providing much-needed relief for rural hospitals already under financial pressure when the coronavirus crisis hit Colorado. Though hospital administrators say the emergency funds will provide immediate support, there is uncertainty around how and...
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News Report: Nurses Battling Coronavirus at Work, Raising Kids at Home
May 19, 2020
On the best of days, Cassie and Matt Youngerman pass like ships in the night. During a global pandemic? It feels more like Halley’s comet. “It’s funny,” Matt said. “We actually were just talking about that. This past weekend was the first time in six weeks we had a full day...
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Report: Healthiest and Least Healthy Colorado Counties
May 18, 2019
A recent study demonstrates the gap between the healthiest and least healthy counties in Colorado. The latest data comes from the “2019 County Health Rankings” assembled by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in conjunction with the University of Wisconsin Population...
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Pueblo Hospital to Close Down Birthing Center, NICU
December 11, 2018
After 135 years of helping Pueblo moms to carry their unborn babies and deliver them into the world, representatives from St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center announced that the hospital will discontinue its Birth Place and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, effective Dec. 15. The move is a...
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Rural Colorado Mountain Towns Struggle to Find Affordable Coverage
November 13, 2018
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...
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