More than 10,000 Colorado residents were mistakenly cut off from Medicaid after the state marked them as ineligible. This spring, states started going through their Medicaid rolls to determine who
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Most states have yet to permanently fund 988. Call centers want certainty. – The Denver Post
Since the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline transitioned a year ago to the three-digit crisis phone number 988, there has been a 33% increase in the number of calls, chats, and
Public overdose deaths in Denver turn bystanders into first responders
Z Williams was jogging on the edge of Cheesman Park when they noticed a man lying among the trees along East 8th Street. It was June 6, one of the
U.S. approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall
WASHINGTON — The U.S. approved updated COVID-19 vaccines Monday, hoping to rev up protection against the latest coronavirus strains and blunt any surge this fall and winter. The Food and
At Yale, a Surge of Activism Forced Changes in Mental Health Policies
In the weeks after Rachael Shaw-Rosenbaum, a first-year student at Yale, died by suicide in 2021, a group of strangers began convening on Zoom. Some of them knew Ms. Shaw-Rosenbaum.
Kaiser Permanente Colorado employees voting to authorize strike
Roughly 3,000 technicians and support workers at Kaiser Permanente Colorado are voting this week to authorize a possible strike if their union fails to reach a deal with management by
Narcan Is Headed to Stores: What You Need to Know
Narcan, the first opioid overdose reversal medication approved for over-the-counter purchase, is being shipped to drugstore and grocery chains nationwide, its manufacturer said Wednesday. Big-box outlets like Walgreens, CVS, Walmart
Mental Health Spending Surged During the Pandemic
Use of mental health care increased substantially during the coronavirus pandemic, as teletherapy lowered barriers to regular visits, according to a large study of insurance claims published Friday in JAMA
How a Small Gender Clinic Landed in a Political Storm
The small Midwestern gender clinic was buckling under an unrelenting surge in demand. Last year, dozens of young patients were seeking appointments every month, far too many for the clinic’s
Funyuns and flu shots? Gas station company ventures into urgent care – The Denver Post
By Bram Sable-Smith, KFF Health News TULSA, Okla. — When Lou Ellen Horwitz first learned that a gas station company was going to open a chain of urgent care clinics,