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Publications Tagged With "health affordability"
Health Law and Policy Update 7.20.2012
This week's updates Colorado should consider all the benefits of Medicaid expansion Dual Eligible Demonstration Proposals Raise S...
Health Law and Policy Update - May 18, 2012
Colorado's Special Session update, Six states receive Exchange Establishment grants, HHS releases guidance on exchange certificati...
Health Law and Policy Update - May 4, 2012
Health Law and Policy Update Headlines: The Exchange extends deadline for advisory group nomination, the Governor to sign Ho...
Health Law and Policy Update: Hospital Payment Assistance Program passes unanimously out of committee
Headlines of the week Hospital Payment Assistance Program passes unanimously out of committee Senate Bill 12-134, the Hospital Pay...
Health Law and Policy Update: Today is the second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act
This week's updates Today is the second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act Hospital Payment Assistance Program passes Senate ...
Exchange Implementation in Colorado: Engaging the Consumer Perspective
In May 2011, the Colorado General Assembly passed, and the Governor signed into law, Senate Bill 11-200 which authorized creation ...
Health Law and Policy Update: Health reform law approaches second anniversary
This week's updates Health reform law approaches second anniversary Basics of health reform haven't reached many people One in th...
Health Law and Policy Update: High court in Maine upholds premium rate-review authority
This week's updates High court in Maine upholds premium rate-review authority Hospital Payment Assistance Act passes out of Appro...
Fact Sheet: Hospital Payment Assistance Act
The “Hospital Payment Assistance Act” (SB12-134) helps working families who cannot afford insurance to responsibly pay...
Proposed Medicaid block grant would mean less flexibility and fewer federal dollars for Colorado
Growing concern about the federal budget deficit has led many to look to the Medicaid program for savings. One proposal to reduce ...
Health Law and Policy Update
Voters reject Amendment 63 Colorado Amendment 63 failed in Tuesday's election as voters saw through proponents' faulty arguments t...
Health Law and Policy Update
Headlines of the week Premium tax credits will benefit nearly half-million ColoradansTax credits to help families afford health in...
Getting Colorado covered: Sept. 23 reforms are vital steps toward accessible, affordable health care
Sept. 23 marks the date of implementation of some of the most anticipated consumer protections included in the Patient Protection ...
Health Law and Policy Update
Headlines of the week Sebelius asks health plans to stop blaming rate increases on the Affordable Care Act In a letter sent this w...
Health Law and Policy Update
Headlines of the week Colorado will operate high-risk pool In the first step toward implementing health care reform, Gov. Bill Rit...
Risky ‘wellness’ bill puts insurance companies in charge
Colorado lawmakers should take a more critical look at an effort to let insurance companies offer discounts to customers as incent...
Case studies: The human impact of 2010 health care reform
In an effort to clarify the specific impacts of the health care legislation in Congress, an analysis was conducted on different pe...
The cost of care: Can Coloradans afford health care? Executive summary
As the debate around health care reform evolves at the state and federal levels, there are three critical areas that policymakers ...
The cost of care: Can Coloradans afford health care?
As the debate around health care reform evolves at the state and federal levels, there are three critical areas that policymakers ...
Provider Cuts Unhealthy for Colorado’s Economy
Cutting provider rates means less access to medical care for vulnerable, lower-income Coloradans. It’s a direct attack on th...