healthcare costs
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OEDIT welcomes new executive director
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The Office of Economic Development and International Trade this January welcomed a new executive director in Eve Lieberman, Gov. Jared Polis’ chief policy advisor and legislative counsel. Lieberman took over the role from Patrick Meyers on Jan. 1. Lieberman has served in legislative and policy departments, in addition to federal affairs work for Polis in…
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Denver Health requests $5 million budget increase, records losses in 2022
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Employee turnover, adding new employees and services and a building renovation has led two departments to request increases from the City of Denver in next year’s budget. Denver Health is requesting $5 million be added to its budget. The request comes after the department made $737,000 worth of cuts in the last year. Pending council’s…
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Colorado House moving bills aimed at high healthcare costs
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DENVER – House Democrats have made good, so far, on their promise to pass bills aimed at curbing healthcare costs, and Thursday they passed one out of committee to address the high cost of insulin. House Bill 1009, sponsored by Rep. Dylan Roberts, D-Eagle, would require pharmaceutical companies, pharmacy benefit managers, insurers and nonprofits to…
