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Lawmakers look to unclaimed property as insurance affordability fund runs short
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (720+ words) Funding for Colorado programs that lower the cost of health insurance is running short by about $140 million, and lawmakers are looking to impose new fees on major insurers and sell bonds to help fill the hole....
Colorado health insurance enrollment remains steady for plan year 2026
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (477+ words) Denver, Colo." Dec. 4 was Get Covered Colorado Day, a day of action designed to encourage as many Coloradans as possible to enroll in 2026 health insurance during Connect for Health Colorado's annual open enrollment period. According to Connect for Health Colorado,…...
Fewer Colorado kids had health insurance in 2024
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (513+ words) Colorado's uninsured rate for children rose in 2024 as the COVID-19 public health emergency ended and kids dropped off Medicaid. About 6% of people under 19 didn't have some form of health insurance in 2024, according to new data from the U. S. Census Bureau. A…...
Colorado Medicaid agency could claw back $60 million from Denver Health and rural hospitals
9+ mon, 3+ week 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, individual market health insurance would be harder to get in Colorado under GOP bill
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (1199+ words) Veronica Montoya relies on Medicaid for the $15, 000 infusions that restrain her immune system from attacking her body, and worries she may lose that access if Congress adopts drastic changes to the health care program. Provisions of congressional Republicans" "One Big…...