behavioral health care
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Plan approved to turn Colorado Springs hotel into behavioral health center
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A debate Wednesday over establishing a new addiction treatment center in southeast Colorado Springs brought out both skeptics and supporters of the proposed reuse of a former hotel. The New York-based behavioral health network Aspen BHC asked the Colorado Springs Planning Commission to approve a development plan that turns the Holiday Inn Colorado Springs Airport…
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Colorado bill seeks to limit step therapy in serious mental illness treatment
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When a doctor prescribes medication for a patient, insurance companies often require the patient to first try a series of alternative, less expensive drugs before they will cover the originally prescribed medication. Critics say that process – called “step therapy” – delays lifesaving care. Rep. Dafna Michaelson Jenet said when she was diagnosed with major depressive…
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Polis ends signing tour with bills expanding health care to immigrant children, business investments
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Gov. Jared Polis concluded his bill signing tour Thursday, enacting dozens of measures throughout the week, including proposals to expand health care to immigrant children, invest in business and more. The deadline to sign or veto bills is Friday – 30 days after the adjournment of the 2022 legislative session. Any bills that Polis did…
