While the average monthly cost of health insurance on the marketplace is rising 10% in Colorado next year, some people will have lower-cost options. Open enrollment on the state-run marketplace
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Colorado COVID hospitalizations rise notably for first time since June
Colorado’s COVID-19 hospitalizations rose notably over the last week for the first time since June, though they were still relatively low. As of Tuesday afternoon, 218 people were hospitalized with
Colorado trying to nudge state employees toward lower health care costs
Colorado’s health insurance plan is taking steps toward changing how it pays for state employees’ health care, in a test of whether market-based solutions can deliver results. State employees have
Traditional Medicare or Advantage? How to choose your coverage
It’s that time of year again, when celebrities of a certain age appear on TV to pitch insurance plans and people covered by Medicare have to figure out which of
Mind Springs psychiatric hospital loses Colorado Medicaid payments
Mind Springs, the mental health center serving most of western Colorado, had another setback earlier this month when Medicaid cut payments to its psychiatric hospital, but state officials said they
Gates Foundation pledges $1.2B to eradicate polio globally
BERLIN — The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says it will commit $1.2 billion to the effort to end polio worldwide. The money will be used to help implement the
Colorado’s teen death rate rose more than 60% over last decade
Colorado high school students were significantly more likely to die in 2020 than in 2010, despite signs that, in many ways, teens are now better off. In 2010, there were
Families scramble with InnovAge barred from enrolling new PACE clients in Colorado
Ramon Fuentes Jr. had finally started to settle into a Denver assisted living facility, participating in activities and making a lady friend, and his daughter hoped the 75-year-old would be
Colorado man had rare brain, spine complication from monkeypox
A Colorado man was one of two unlucky people who developed nerve damage after a monkeypox infection, and federal officials urged doctors to watch for the rare but serious complication.
Children’s Hospital Colorado pilots tool to customize breastmilk
Children’s Hospital Colorado is looking at expanding its program to analyze and customize breastmilk after trying it with the smallest babies. Breastmilk is particularly important for premature and low-birthweight babies