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Aurora first responders adopt program to leave Narcan with opioid overdose patients

Updated 2 days ago

Aurora Fire Rescue first responders will now leave Narcan with people who witness or experience opioid overdoses. The new, pilot Narcan leave-behind program is a...

City of Northglenn, state fail to reach agreement on mental health facility amid safety concerns

Updated 5 days ago

The City of Northglenn said it was unable to reach an agreement with the state on a pair of transitional living facilities for individuals with...

Colorado legislators propose $46.8 billion budget, driven by Medicaid costs

Updated 1 week ago

The six-member panel of legislators in charge of crafting the state budget has now turned over its plan to the Colorado legislature, proposing to spend...

Gov. Polis names new leaders for Colorado health agencies in wake of Medicaid turmoil

Updated 2 weeks ago

Gov. Jared Polis, on Thursday, announced he was appointing Gretchen Hammer to serve as acting executive director of the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy...

Hands-free law credited with preventing 600 crashes and 6 deaths in Colorado

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado legislators drove up cost of Medicaid program

Updated 2 weeks ago

Unsustainable: How Colorado’s Medicaid spending exploded

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado lawmakers approve $150,000 ibogaine study bill targeting PTSD and addiction

Updated 3 weeks ago

Costs explode for Colorado program covering pregnant women and children living in the U.S. illegally

Updated 4 weeks ago

Costs explode for Colorado program covering pregnant women and children living in the U.S. illegally

Updated 4 weeks ago

Proposal to levy new fees on alcohol products in Colorado dies

Updated 4 weeks ago

Overdose deaths from opioids dip in America — but not in Colorado, study says

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado board delays vote on banning soda purchases with SNAP benefits

Updated 1 month ago

Democrats eye new taxes on alcohol, marijuana to fund Colorado mental health spending

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado House committee advances bills regulating AI in therapy, insurance decisions

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado lawmakers are moving to place guardrails on the growing use of artificial intelligence in mental health care and insurance decisions. The House Health and...

U.S. House probes reports of fraud, waste in Colorado’s Medicaid program

Updated 1 month ago

A congressional committee is probing reports of waste, fraud and abuse in Colorado’s Medicaid program, citing recent stories outlining over-billing in transportation spending and alleged...

Colorado declares measles outbreak after third case linked to Broomfield school

Updated 1 month ago

An unvaccinated Adams County child who tested positive for measles is tied to a case from Broomfield High School last month, leading state health officials...

As measles cases rise nationally, Colorado braces for imported infections

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado has had just one measles case this year, but that doesn’t mean Dr. Michelle Barron sleeps well at night. With spring break around the...

Lawmakers propose raising excise taxes on alcohol, marijuana to fund mental health spending

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado Medicaid probe uncovers millions of dollars in alleged transport fraud ring

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado Medicaid spending doubled over the past decade, study finds

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado lawmakers target ‘ghost networks’ to expand access to mental health care

Updated 2 months ago

Trump administration plans to hold back grant money from Colorado, 3 other states

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado budget writers put Medicaid caregiver pay cuts on hold

Updated 2 months ago

As federal vaccine guidance shifts, Colorado legislator favor recommendations from pediatric groups

Updated 2 months ago

We tested vapes in Colorado for signs of hemp. This is what we found.

Updated 3 months ago

ACA enrollment in Colorado sees slight dip amid rising costs

Updated 3 months ago

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless workers rally, citing low pay, high turnover

Updated 3 months ago

Governor, legislators, advocates seek changes after cases expose gaps in Colorado’s competency system

Updated 3 months ago

After a series of high-profile crimes throughout the state last spring and summer exposed gaps in Colorado’s legal system for individuals declared incompetent to stand...

Aurora Mental Health and Recovery opens ‘one-stop’ facility for health, substance use care

Updated 3 months ago

Aurora Mental Health and Recovery is opening a new facility that the organization said will provide “one-stop access” to mental healthcare and substance use care....

Report: 57 Colorado counties don’t meet herd immunity threshold for measles

Updated 3 months ago

Colorado measles vaccination rates are falling behind other states, leading to a lower herd immunity among children. A recent data analysis by The Washington Post found...

Colorado experiences record number of flu hospitalizations

Updated 3 months ago

With almost 800 hospitalizations statewide last week, Colorado is in the throes of its worst flu surge in almost a generation, less than midway through...