13+ hour, 2+ min ago   (1167+ words) Colorado’s hospital systems aren’t just a network of clinics and emergency rooms — they are also one of the state’s largest economic engines. So some 10 hospitals identified at any given time as vulnerable to closure, the alarm extends far beyond patient…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1570+ words) After years of losing out on the federal dollars, Colorado has been approved to tap a well-known Medicaid financing tool that is expected to bring more than $450 million to hospitals. Colorado did not pursue the financing tool until more recently,…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (770+ words) The Colorado Supreme Court declined on Monday to expand its narrow prohibition on insurance companies accessing policyholders’ medical information, clarifying that a dispute over an insurer’s bad-faith decision to deny benefits is the only situation where a company is limited…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (846+ words) Another firm is withdrawing from the individual health insurance market, including for Colorado, effective Jan. 1, 2027. The move by Cigna Healthcare is part of the company’s overall plan to withdraw entirely from the Affordable Care Act market. It will impact individual…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (772+ words) A nonprofit that provides services through 11 mental health centers in Aurora announced Thursday that it is eliminating 111 jobs effective June 30, the result of federal and state budget reductions. Aurora Mental Health & Recovery said the positions being eliminated are mostly administrative…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1081+ words) The $900 billion in Medicaid cuts over the next decade could threaten the viability of more than 400 hospitals nationally and at least nine in Colorado, a new report has found. The hospitals span the Front Range and rural communities, from Denver…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (596+ words) Colorado’s Medicaid payments for a therapeutic program for individuals with autism increased 172% in four years, prompting a federal audit by the Office of the Inspector General. Auditors found Colorado made $77.8 million in improper Medicaid payments for Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (585+ words) My regular reader (Hi, Jeff!) might have noticed I have missed a couple of columns recently. These absences stem from a bit of a medical crisis in the family. A couple weeks ago, my youngest, who in addition to running…...

7+ mon, 5+ day ago   (736+ words) Despite handwringing over enhanced federal subsidies going away for many Coloradans enrolled in health insurance on the state’s marketplace, officials reported Friday just a 2% enrollment dip. More than 277,000 Coloradans enrolled in health insurance through the Affordable Care Act — colloquially known…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (451+ words) Colorado has begun selling insurance premiums and income tax credits to raise $100 million to shore up the state’s budget and pay for insurance subsidies. A law approved by the legislature this year authorized the Treasury Department to sell up to…...