Health Perspectives: Kids’ Dental Care in Colorado
This infographic by the Colorado Coalition for the Medically Underserved is part of a series that looks at health from different perspectives: ...
Colorado Health Institute: Uninsured Numbers
The Colorado Health Institute looked into the newest estimates of uninsured, both Colorado and across the nation. The topline news: Uninsured rates have fallen in all states, but the drop has been bigger in states, like Colorado, that opted to expand Medicaid eligibility. Read the...
Childhood Health Coverage In Colorado Slightly Improving
Northern Colorado community radio station KUNC reports that the number of children living in poverty in Colorado has gone down for the second year in a row, and health insurance coverage for the state’s younger residents is the highest it’s ever been. According to federal...
‘DeBrucing’ the Hospital Provider Fee, A Colorado Budget Opportunity
By Katherine Blair Mulready, Vice President of Legislative Policy & Chief Strategy Officer, at the Colorado Hospital Association “Over the next few years, as we do more refunds, it’s going to come out of education. It’s going to come out of transportation.” That’s how...
Colorado’s Safety Net Clinic Week Highlights Access to Care
Colorado’s Safety Net Clinic Week kicks off today. Public officials and community leaders are getting a firsthand look at Colorado’s community safety net clinics (CSNCs) and federally certified rural health clinics (RHCs) in celebration of the 6th annual event, August 17...
Facts About Colorado’s Safety Net Clinics
Some facts about Colorado’s Safety Net Clinics — providing access to quality health care around the state: Check out where safety net clinics are located and who they serve. More on clinics and where they get funding and how they are staffed: See the entire graphic:...
Health Care Cost Comparisons: Can Colorado’s Rural Communities Rely On It?
The Colorado All Payer Claims Database is a brilliant tool: a database that shows the side-by-side average cost of health procedures at different hospitals, and lets consumers (i.e. patients) become educated on the cost of their care and make choices based on price. It’s like...
Offering Health Care Access for Aurora and Urban Communities
Doctors can treat a patient’s physical problems, but when it comes to what ails many patients, money, the cure is elusive. Even if the only help a patient needs is a bus pass, or stable housing or a few job skills — there’s no prescription to make it happen, even though those...
Spotlight on Hispanic Health In Colorado
Colorado’s Hispanic community faces unique and substantial barriers to achieving good health, according to the Data Spotlight from the latest Colorado Health Report Card. The new report, a collaboration between the Colorado Health Institute and the Colorado Health Foundation as...
Report: Filling the Dental Gap in Rural Colorado
Colorado reached a historic milestone in 2014 when it began offering dental insurance to each of the state’s 1.1 million Medicaid clients. This decision places Colorado among the nation’s leaders when it comes to oral health coverage for those with the lowest incomes. This...
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