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

Updated 1 day ago

Facing a more than $1 billion budget shortfall, Colorado lawmakers are searching for ways to fund mental health services in a state that consistently ranks...

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

Updated 2 days 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 3 days 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 4 days 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 1 week ago

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

Updated 1 week ago

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

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado Medicaid spending doubled over the past decade, study finds

Updated 2 weeks ago

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

Updated 3 weeks ago

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

Updated 4 weeks ago

Colorado budget writers put Medicaid caregiver pay cuts on hold

Updated 4 weeks ago

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

Updated 4 weeks ago

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

Updated 1 month ago

ACA enrollment in Colorado sees slight dip amid rising costs

Updated 1 month ago

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

Updated 2 months ago

Dozens of Colorado Coalition for the Homeless frontline workers and members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 105 rallied Thursday outside of a...

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

Updated 2 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 2 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 2 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...