health care
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Proposal to ban intimate medical exams on unconscious patients advances in Colorado
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The Colorado state House on Monday advanced legislation that seeks to prohibit intimate medical exams on unconscious patients without their clear consent. The measure received unanimous approval in the chamber. If enacted, House Bill 1077 would prohibit medical providers from performing intimate exams on unconscious patients – including pelvic, prostate, breast and rectal exams – without the…
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Proposal capping EpiPen costs at $60 approved by Colorado House
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A bill seeking to cap the price of epinephrine auto-injectors in Colorado took a big step forward Wednesday, receiving approval from the state House of Representatives. If passed into law, House Bill 1002 would require insurance companies to cap out-of-pocket costs at $60 for a two-pack of auto-injectors, better known as the trademark EpiPen, which counters the effects…
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Meds from ‘vending machines’? Colorado lawmakers explore automation to dispense drugs
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Picking up prescription medications could soon be as easy as buying a candy bar in Colorado – if a new bill from the state House is passed into law. House Bill 1195 would allow pharmacies to use automated “vending machines” to dispense prescription medications to patients. The machines could be put in hospitals, health clinics…
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Proposal to cap EpiPen costs at $60 advances in Colorado
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An effort to cap the price of epinephrine auto-injectors for Coloradans passed a major hurdle Friday, receiving unanimous approval from its first committee. If passed by the full legislature, House Bill 1002 would require insurance companies to cap out-of-pocket costs at $60 for a two-pack of auto-injectors, better known as the trademark EpiPen. The bill…
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Colorado aims to ban intimate medical exams on unconscious, non-consenting patients
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In Colorado, when a patient is sedated for surgery, it is legal for medical providers to perform unrelated intimate exams on the unconscious patient’s genitals without their consent. Lawmakers are trying to change that with House Bill 1077. If passed by the state legislature, the bill would prohibit medical providers from performing intimate exams on…
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Bradfield backs bill to let psychologists prescribe medications | FOCUS ON THE SPRINGS
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The more than 3,000 psychologists operating in Colorado could soon be able to prescribe mental health medications to patients – if a bill from Colorado Springs’ Rep. Mary Bradfield is passed into law. Currently, if a psychologist providing therapy or counseling decides their patient needs medication such as antidepressants, they must refer the patient to a…
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4 years later: Polis’ inaugural promises revisited
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Jared Polis was sworn in for his second term as governor of Colorado on Tuesday, marking four years since he entered office with the promise of creating a “Colorado for all.” Far from being the state’s most prominent leader as he is today, Polis stood in front of the Capitol on Jan. 8, 2019 and…
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Children’s hospitals in Colorado overwhelmed by surge in RSV, flu, COVID cases
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Unprecedented and concerning numbers of children are being hospitalized in Colorado for respiratory syncytial virus, commonly called RSV, according to officials from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and hospitals. Coupled with the start of the flu season and rising COVID-19 cases, the Children’s Hospital Colorado system is handling record volumes of patients…
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Colorado activists, lawmakers pursue bill of rights for home care workers
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Home care workers in Colorado are fighting for a bill of rights to assure better pay and working conditions for those who provide aging adult and disability care. State lawmakers and activists from Colorado Care Workers Unite and SEIU Local 105 gathered at the state Capitol Tuesday to demand the creation of a “Home Care…
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Colorado hospitals to screen low-income patients for discounts, cap monthly billings
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Beginning on Thursday, Colorado hospitals must screen low-income patients for discounts or public health insurance programs and limit the monthly medical bills they can be charged. Eligible Coloradans include those with household incomes at or under 250% of the federal poverty level — up to $69,375 for a family of four. If a patient is…
