A new bill moving through the Colorado General Assembly, HB25-1220, is drawing sharp criticism from holistic health practitioners and nutritionists, who argue it amounts to government overreach that could criminalize alternative health practices and limit consumer choice.
Several health-care bills — including two scheduled for their first hearings this week — are set to reignite the debate this legislative session on whether the benefits of greater coverage mandates are equal to the greater costs they’ll bring.
Legislative health-care debates commence in the 75th General Assembly Read More »
On Sunday, the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) released a report on the financial health of Colorado’s hospitals. While some are showing financial strength, others appear to be struggling.
America’s largest health insurance company covers double mastectomies for some 17-year-old girls who identify as transgender.
UnitedHealthcare covers double mastectomies for 17-year-olds with gender dysphoria Read More »
The Denver City Council on Monday will consider a $1 million contract to better utilize the city’s hospital system for homeless response efforts.
Denver considers $1M contract with Denver Health for homeless response Read More »
Health insurance prices in Colorado are set to climb again next year on the whole, but by a below-average amount, according to final, approved rates released Thursday.
Health insurance prices for some in Colorado will go up next year, an average of 5.6% Read More »
A legislatively mandated report on hospital-system facility fees that was released Tuesday appears likely to spark a new round of debate on whether the state should limit the fees that opponents call costly and unclear and that hospitals say are vital to offsite operations.
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Times have been getting tougher and tougher in health care. It shows up in the copays, the bills and now Colorado hospitals are facing a crisis.Â
Former clients of a Delta-based clinic that shut down early last month are still looking for mental and physical health care on the rural Western Slope.
Nurses willing to care for medically fragile children and adults — including patients who use feeding tubes, can’t walk or speak, and rarely leave their homes — are hard to find in Colorado.Â
