policy outreach specialist with advocacy denver
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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…
