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Colorado can lead the way on single-payer health care system (Opinion)
10+ hour, 16+ min ago (487+ words) It's the new year. Is everybody happy? Well, maybe not the millions who are seeing their health insurance premiums go up astronomically this month. They're sitting at the kitchen table, scratching their heads, trying to figure out what to do....
Medicaid fraud is a problem. But so is a lack of understanding about the program. (Editorial)
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (602+ words) Medicaid is a federal program jointly funded with the states, providing health and long-term care insurance to more than 80 million low-income Americans. And if you didn't know all of that, you're not alone. Marketing efforts have succeeded in disguising Medicaid,…...
Coloradans weigh options as health insurance premiums double: ‘If something bad happens, are we going to go bankrupt?’
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1441+ words) As a cancer survivor, Alex Modisette doesn't want to go without health insurance, but she doesn't see another option as her family's monthly costs are set to rise more than 140%. Modisette, who owns a small construction business with her husband…...
Colorado can lead the way on universal health care (Opinion)
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (695+ words) The U.S. is the only high-income country that does not provide guaranteed health coverage. These countries do it, on average, for half the cost we pay " and they do so while also producing better health outcomes. Most Americans are aware that…...
Community Food Share might see more visitors, less food variety from SNAP cuts
6+ mon, 3+ day ago (528+ words) Louisville nonprofit Community Food Share expects more Boulder County and Broomfield County residents to turn to the food bank for meals as funding cuts target food stamps. The bill includes $1.2 trillion in cuts'to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program....
Colorado Medicaid agency could claw back $60 million from Denver Health and rural hospitals
6+ mon, 4+ day ago (771+ words) Colorado's Medicaid agency says a recent court verdict could force it to claw back and redistribute nearly $60 million in funds from Denver Health and rural hospitals, but industry groups contend the state is overselling the impact and should eat the…...
Medicaid cuts in Trump tax bill could close 6 rural hospitals in Colorado, report warns
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (1422+ words) Six rural Colorado hospitals could close in the coming years if Congress adopts the more than $600 million in Medicaid cuts currently included in the Republican tax bill, according to projections commissioned by Senate Democrats. The listed hospitals are spread across…...