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Case Study: Experiences battling debt drive reform of hospital financial assistance laws in Colorado

by Allison Neswood, Esq. | Jan 14, 2022 | Case studies, Publications

This brief, co-published with Community Catalyst, tells the story of HB-1198 from conception through passage and the beginning of implementation. It is a story that begins with the experiences of the people in our communities who search in vain for hospital services they can afford, the people who are drowning in hospital bills after a sudden illness or injury, and the people who are suffering long-term financial distress because they were denied access to coverage or financial assistance.

Lived Experience Project

by Andra Metcalfe | Apr 23, 2021 | Lived Experience Project, Video

Believing that individual human narrative is an effective way to change misperceptions on poverty, CCLP launched a series of anecdotal vignettes entitled Lived Experience in the summer of 2020. This ongoing series features stories and testimonials from Coloradans...

Budget Cuts and Health Access

by Charles Brennan | Jun 5, 2020 | Publications, Study reports

This 10-page analysis shows how proposed cuts to the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing's budget will likely have adverse effects on Coloradans’ ability to access health care -- particularly in rural parts of the state. The report was published on June 5,...

Public Charge: Facts and Fiction

by Allison Neswood, Esq. | May 26, 2020 | CLE credits, Webinars

CCLP’s Allison Neswood, Esq., explains the new federal public charge rules and how they affect Colorado’s immigrant families in this 58-minute webinar. We have applied for one CLE credit for this session.

Deductible Affordability for Colorado’s Working-Age Families

by Charles Brennan | Aug 12, 2019 | Publications

Colorado is in the midst of developing an affordable public health insurance option, with the Division of Insurance and the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing directed to come up with a proposal by November, 2019. The process is the result of the passage...

Our Path: A CCLP 20th Anniversary Retrospect

by Bob Mook | Oct 3, 2018 | Annual reports, Publications

This collection of vignettes celebrates some of CCLP's proudest accomplishments over the past 20 years, including the minimum wage campaign in 2016 and the EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit). Click here to view our 20th Anniversary Book

Background Brief: HB06-1023: Verification of Lawful Presence

by Allison Neswood, Esq. | Nov 3, 2017 | Issue briefs, Publications

Advocates across Colorado are interested in improving access to health coverage and care for Colorado’s immigrant populations. One barrier to improving access is state legislation referred to as House Bill 06-1023 (HB 1023). HB 1023 requires state and local government...

A Resource for Health Care Providers and Coverage Enrollment Assisters Serving Immigrants and their Families

by Allison Neswood, Esq. | Sep 29, 2017 | Publications

As a result of policy changes and anti-immigrant rhetoric coming from the Trump administration, Coloradans who immigrated to the United States and their families are experiencing heightened levels of fear and anxiety. Many fear that they or a family or community...

Health care affordability and Colorado’s low wage workers: a look at Medicaid recipients in Colorado

by Elisabeth Arenales | Jul 6, 2017 | Publications, Study reports

With the Trump Administration now allowing states to implement work requirements for Medicaid recipients, take a look at this comprehensive breakdown of the work and employment realities for Medicaid recipients in Colorado. [button newwindow="yes"...

Medicaid Works: A Series of Factsheets

by Allison Neswood, Esq. | Mar 14, 2017 | Issue briefs, Publications

Health First Colorado, Colorado’s Medicaid program, is a public health insurance program that pays for necessary health care services for low-income Coloradans and those living with disabilities. By investing in health care services and supports, Health First Colorado...

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