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,...
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Deductible Affordability for Colorado’s Working-Age Families
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...
Medicaid Works: A Series of Factsheets
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...
Vital Signs: The Influence of Race, Place and Income on Colorado’s Health
Though Colorado has made significant gains in providing health coverage to its residents and boasts the lowest obesity rate in the country, data shows that not every Coloradan currently has access, means and opportunity to be the healthiest person they can be. Our...
CEP 1: Colorado’s assistance network provides essential services
The Consumer Engagement Project is a coalition of four Colorado organizations that advocate for...
Our Dollars, Our Health
Our Dollars, Our Health Colorado hospitals charge several times more than the estimated cost of providing quality care, according to analysis of recently released national data on hospital charges and Medicare payments. While the cost of hospital care is one of the...
Connect for Health Colorado appeals process fact sheet
Developing a Connect for Health Colorado (C4HCO) appeals process through the Colorado Office of...
Charges vary dramatically among Colorado hospitals, even within the same city
Colorado hospitals vary dramatically in what...
Identifying the causes of rising health care costs: Lessons for Colorado from other states
A new report from the Colorado Center on Law and Policy examines potential policies for containing...
Accountable Care Collaborative could save money and improve quality, but it risks new barriers to care
The state’s Accountable Care Collaborative (ACC)...