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Southwest Health System report shows both financial struggles and strides in improving care
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (687+ words) Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face," read a graphic in Southwest Health System CEO Joe Theine's presentation to the Montezuma County Board of Commissioners Monday. He was referring to Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, operated…...
Southwest Health warns of $9. 6 million losses from federal policies
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (520+ words) Southwest Health System's financial picture for 2025 was much stronger than just a few years ago. After reporting operating losses from 2021 through 2023, the Cortez-based health care system that operates Southwest Memorial Hospital and a network of specialty and primary care clinics…...
What Americans are giving up to afford ACA health insurance, according to a new poll
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (691+ words) Sometimes I don't even take my medicine," said the 48-year-old truck dispatcher in Orlando, Florida. It's so much with insurance, it's crazy." For Brown and others, those spiking costs are having real impacts on daily life. Of the 1, 117 Americans surveyed…...
Survey: Have you been impacted by the loss of health insurance subsidies in 2026?
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (134+ words) Rising health care costs and skyrocketing insurance rates have left many Americans facing tough choices. At the end of 2025, Affordable Care Act subsidies expired, causing insurance premiums to spike for some Americans. Experts predict the higher costs will push millions…...
Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that
6+ mon, 2+ day ago (416+ words) WASHINGTON (AP) " Medicaid programs made more than $200 million in improper payments to health care providers between 2021 and 2022 for people who had already died, according to a new report from the. .. Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new…...
Urgent: Montezuma County Medicare plans ending Dec. 31
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (266+ words) Many Montezuma County residents received a letter from United Healthcare informing them that their Rocky Mountain Medicare Advantage plan will end Dec. 31, 2025. If you received this letter, do not ignore it. If you fail to act before Dec. 31, you will…...
Do more with less:" Montezuma Social Services face financial pressure
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (533+ words) Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed on July 4, low-income adult Medicaid recipients must now have their eligibility redetermined every six months instead of once a year " a change that could double the workload for the Montezuma County Department…...
Medicare or Medicare Advantage? It's complicated, make an informed choice with Montezuma LWV's help
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (372+ words) Traditional Medicare is a public insurance trust that pays private health care providers, using money collected through payroll taxes under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act. Each month, payroll. .. Medicare or Medicare Advantage? It's complicated, make an informed choice with Montezuma…...