4+ hour, 46+ min ago  (746+ words) Medicaid benefits that pay for people with disabilities to go on community outings and cover household cleaning, cooking and laundry are the latest services facing cuts as Colorado deals with a major budget shortage." A governor-appointed board that sets rules…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (498+ words) Through the end of the open enrollment period that closed last week, 277,228 people purchased plans for 2026 via the exchange, Connect for Health Colorado. That is a 2% decline from last year's record enrollment number of 282,483. Of those who signed up, 69% will…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (693+ words) Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has proposed cutting the state's contributions to the public pension by as much as $38 million next year to help cover the cost of employee raises owed under the state's collective bargaining agreement. The move would buy…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (422+ words) The pharmaceutical company Amgen has again sued Colorado over a state board's decision to place a price cap on the blockbuster rheumatoid arthritis drug Enbrel. Amgen said the price cap, which is formally called an upper payment limit, is unconstitutional…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (526+ words) The Colorado Attorney General's Office earlier this fall signed off on a merger between UCHealth and Estes Park Health, a critical access hospital, expanding the footprint of a system that has grown to be the largest health care provider in…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (446+ words) The average person in Colorado who buys health insurance without help from an employer will see what they pay more than double next year, as the state released final prices before open enrollment begins next week. "These premium increases are…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1588+ words) As the time draws near to select a health insurance plan for next year, these are the numbers that Kelli Fritts can't stop thinking about. $889.84: The monthly premium for her current silver-level plan, the least-expensive silver plan available for someone…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (647+ words) How would you decide between receiving essential medical care and meeting your basic living expenses? It's an impossible choice, but it's one that small business owners like Sydney Jackson-Clockston of Fort Collins are regularly forced to make." Sydney is able…...

5+ mon, 6+ day ago  (347+ words) Two major health insurers in Colorado " Anthem and Rocky Mountain Health Plans " have reversed their plans to withdraw from several counties next year. The withdrawals would have affected only people who don't get coverage through a job and instead buy…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (714+ words) Colorado will ask health insurance companies " which have proposed dramatic price increases for 2026 " to file new rates taking into account funding made available during the state legislature's special session. The move is expected to lead to smaller price increases next…...