Health
‘The program’: Church’s cash ‘donations’ are an anomaly; requests to attend services were ignored
Updated 3 days ago
Editor’s Note: This article is part of a Colorado Watch series that looked into how homeless people were offered housing and “donations” from a church in return...
‘The program’: Caretakers got millions, some homeless were evicted
Updated 3 days ago
Editor’s Note: This article is part of a Colorado Watch series that looked into how homeless people were offered housing and “donations” from a church in return...
Denver City Councilmember Sarah Parady announces resignation due to health challenges
Updated 7 days ago
At-large Denver City Councilmember Sarah Parady announced her resignation from the council at Monday’s meeting, saying medical challenges have made it difficult for her to...
Colorado candidates for governor share plans to tackle youth mental health crisis
Updated 1 week ago
Three candidates for Colorado’s highest elected office laid out their plans to address the state’s youth mental health crisis during a forum on Thursday. Democratic...
Colorado advocates unveil youth mental-health ‘playbook’ for next governor
Updated 1 week ago
VA mammography lapse in Colorado facility raises new concerns about women’s care
Updated 2 weeks ago
Hantavirus outbreak is not like COVID-19 pandemic, CDC says
Updated 4 weeks ago
Colorado legislature pushes AI rules targeting health care, therapy and chatbots
Updated 4 weeks ago
Colorado enacts new laws on nursing home staffing, housing eligibility
Updated 1 month ago
Hickenlooper hears stories on Medicaid, health costs at Denver Health
Updated 1 month ago
Colorado eyes licensure, new oversight body for autism therapy providers
Updated 1 month ago
Colorado measles cases surge, near highest level in decades
Updated 1 month ago
With nearly 20 measles cases so far this year, Colorado is on track to record its highest number of infections since the disease was declared...
Colorado regulators could force Xcel customers to pay for troubled plant for decades
Updated 1 month ago
Colorado regulators would gain expanded power to order Xcel Energy to finance major costs for its chronically troubled Comanche 3 coal plant through bonds backed...
Assisted-living facility in Colorado faced minimal fine after death of 73-year-old man
Updated 1 month ago
On Jan. 6, just after 8:30 p.m., Robert Dutkevitch rolled his wheelchair onto the smoking patio outside The Argyle assisted-living facility in Denver. Minutes later,...
Democrats want Colorado colleges to provide abortion medication
Updated 2 months ago
A bill proposing to require Colorado colleges and universities to provide abortion medication services cleared a legislative committee on Thursday. Advocates said the measure —...
9 Colorado hospitals at risk of closing due to Medicaid cuts
Updated 2 months ago
Aurora first responders adopt program to leave Narcan with opioid overdose patients
Updated 2 months ago
Colorado legislators propose $46.8 billion budget, driven by Medicaid costs
Updated 2 months ago
Hands-free law credited with preventing 600 crashes and 6 deaths in Colorado
Updated 2 months ago
Colorado legislators drove up cost of Medicaid program
Updated 2 months ago
Unsustainable: How Colorado’s Medicaid spending exploded
Updated 2 months ago
Colorado lawmakers approve $150,000 ibogaine study bill targeting PTSD and addiction
Updated 2 months ago
Costs explode for Colorado program covering pregnant women and children living in the U.S. illegally
Updated 3 months ago
A state program providing health care to pregnant women and children living in the country illegally is costing far more than lawmakers expected, with expenses...
Proposal to levy new fees on alcohol products in Colorado dies
Updated 3 months ago
The proposal to collect millions in new fees on alcohol products — dollars to be earmarked for Colorado programs aimed at addressing the behavioral and...
Overdose deaths from opioids dip in America — but not in Colorado, study says
Updated 3 months ago
Overdose deaths from opioids rose in Colorado, diverging from the national trend, which has been decreasing, according to a new study from a think tank....
Colorado board delays vote on banning soda purchases with SNAP benefits
Updated 3 months ago
The Colorado Board of Human Services voted to delay its decision on whether to allow Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients to use benefits to buy...
U.S. House probes reports of fraud, waste in Colorado’s Medicaid program
Updated 3 months ago
Colorado declares measles outbreak after third case linked to Broomfield school
Updated 3 months ago
As measles cases rise nationally, Colorado braces for imported infections
Updated 3 months ago
Colorado Medicaid probe uncovers millions of dollars in alleged transport fraud ring
Updated 4 months ago
Colorado Medicaid spending doubled over the past decade, study finds
Updated 4 months ago
Colorado lawmakers target ‘ghost networks’ to expand access to mental health care
Updated 4 months ago
Trump administration plans to hold back grant money from Colorado, 3 other states
Updated 4 months ago

