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Insurance commissioner: State Exchange is strong
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Colorado’s insurance commissioner, Marguerite Salazar, wants state residents to know where they can go for greater understanding of the benefits offered in insurance policies, and, where to file complaints when they are not satisfied with an insurance company’s practices. She says the Division of Insurance relies on consumers to know when something at an insurance…
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Medicaid director: Cost of care is down
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Over 1 million Coloradans are now receiving their medical care through enrollment in the Medicaid program. That figure represents 20 percent of the state’s population. In an interview with Catherine Strode, the director of Medicaid, Gretchen Hammer, explains how the cost of care is being contained with the rising enrollment rates. CS: How is the…
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Hullinghorst: 2015 session marked by ‘value ideology differences’
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“It’s been lots of fun.” That’s how Dickey Lee Hullinghorst, speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives, characterizes the role she played during the 2015 legislative session. In an interview with Catherine Strode, Hullinghorst, D-Boulder, acknowledged that fewer bills were passed this session as compared to last, but says she is proud of the legislature’s…
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The work of Mental Health America of Colorado is personal for Andrew Romanoff
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Former four-term State Representative and two-term Speaker of the House, Andrew Romanoff, took over the helm of Mental Health America of Colorado this month. As its new president and CEO, Romanoff will steer MHAC’s efforts to make Colorado a national leader in addressing mental health disorders and its movement to end the stigma of mental…
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Steadman: Bill will provide marijuana, TABOR fix
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State Sen. Pat Steadman, D-Denver, readily admits that he is not a fan of Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR), a constitutional amendment restricting the spending of state tax revenues. In these last few weeks of the session’s duration, he will be introducing a bill in the Senate to allow the state to retain the…
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Murder and rethinking juvenile sentencing: An interview with Rep. Dan Kagan
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State Representative Daniel Kagan, D-Cherry Hills Village, has introduced a bill to set a new range of sentences for juveniles convicted of first degree murder. Under current Colorado law, juveniles convicted of first degree murder face a sentence of life in prison with the possibility of parole after 40 years. In an interview with Catherine…
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TeleHealth Bill Would Expand Access To Care
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A bill requiring health plans in Colorado to provide health care services delivered through telehealth has passed through the House. House Bill 1029, sponsored by Rep. Perry Buck, R-Windsor. The bill would provide coverage for telehealth in any area of the state. Buck has called the bill “revolutionary” for the delivery of health care in…
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Should $5 million in state general fund dollars be appropriated under House Bill 1194 to distribute long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) to low-income women across the state?
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An interview with Rep. KC Becker, D-Boulder Birth control, in the opinion of state Rep. KC Becker, D-Boulder, is an economic issue that impacts the health and social wellbeing of women, children and families statewide. That’s why she is sponsoring House Bill 1194, which would appropriate $5 million in state general fund dollars to distribute…
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Should terminally ill patients be able to end their own lives?
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An interview with Rep. Joann Ginal, D-Fort Collins “A bill of choice.” That is how state Rep. Joann Ginal, D-Fort Collins, describes the bill she is introducing this session with co-sponsor Rep. Lois Court, D-Denver, concerning the ability of a terminally ill individual to make end of life decisions. Currently, four states have passed similar…
