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Rising Costs Weigh on Employer Health Plans in Colorado

In this article originally published by the Denver Post, Colorado employers are anticipating a jump in health plan costs that they will try to mitigate.

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Proposed $28.5 Billion Colorado Budget Affects Transit, Health Care

In this article, originally published on CBS Denver, learn about how Colorado’s transportation, education and health care spending will not grow as hoped.

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Health Insurance Rates Up More Than 20 Percent in Colorado

In this article, originally published by the Associated Press and the Colorado Springs Gazette, learn why general health insurance rates up recently.

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Fitzsimons a Key Focus for New Veterans Housing in Aurora

State lawmakers, city council members agree new facilities needed for growing vet population, but their plans vary

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Colorado Health Report Card: Better Grades For Kids, Less So For Seniors

Colorado improved its prenatal and early-childhood health indicators in the past year but slipped in its care for seniors ...

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Boulder Community Hospital Set Health Care Standards — and Affordably

By Silvia Pettem for the Colorado Daily Almost everyone who has lived in Boulder for any length of time knows someone who was born, had an operation, was treated for an illness or died at the former Boulder Community Hospital on Broadway. The building has been sold to the city of Boulder, and redevelopment plans… Continue reading Boulder Community Hospital Set Health Care Standards — and Affordably

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Tips on Moving an Elderly Parent

Original title – Jameson: Tips on Moving an Elderly Parent By Marni Jameson, Special to The Denver Post “How would you like to move to Florida?” I ask my 93-year-old mother over the phone. Again. Mom has dementia, and lives in a memory care center in Los Angeles. “And be closer to you?” she asks. “I… Continue reading Tips on Moving an Elderly Parent

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Universal Health Care to Appear on Colorado Ballot in 2016

By The Associated Press, originally published by The Coloradoan DENVER — Supporters of universal health care have gathered enough signatures to put on next year’s ballot a plan to make Colorado the first state to opt out of the federal health law and replace it with taxpayer-funded coverage for all. Proponents submitted 158,831 qualified signatures, about… Continue reading Universal Health Care to Appear on Colorado Ballot in 2016

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Single-Payer Initiative Would Target Health Insurance Exchange

By Joey Bunch for The Denver Post Colorado voters could be asked to make a choice on next year’s ballot: Would you trust an elected state board to govern your medical needs more than private insurers and Obamacare? Initiative 20 would unwind Connect for Health Colorado, the insurance exchange that complies with the Affordable Care Act,… Continue reading Single-Payer Initiative Would Target Health Insurance Exchange

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Medical Homes: More Colorado Clinics Take A Team Approach To Good Health

By Eric Galatas for the Colorado News Connection Coloradans are embracing the “medical home” model for health-care delivery, according to a new report from the Colorado Health Foundation. In a medical home, the patient is the focus, and doctors — who traditionally play the “starring role” in clinics — become part of a team of… Continue reading Medical Homes: More Colorado Clinics Take A Team Approach To Good Health

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