Health funding in Colorado's pending FY 2021-2022 budget
Eli Kirshbaum | May 4, 2021 | Colorado
Colorado greenlights initiative to expand Rx importation outside of Canada
Eli Kirshbaum | Apr 30, 2021 | Colorado
No more "public option" for Colorado
Eli Kirshbaum | Apr 27, 2021 | Colorado
Governor Polis joins Secretary Fudge, Chairwoman Waters, mayors to announce American Rescue Plan relief for homelessness
Office of Gov. Jared Polis | Apr 23, 2021 | Colorado
Today, Governor Jared Polis joined U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge to discuss how the American Rescue Plan will deliver immediate and long-term relief to Coloradans experiencing homelessness. Governor Polis was also joined by House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters, Los Angeles Mayor
HCPF CFO urges hospital price reduction as best solution to high premiums
Eli Kirshbaum | Apr 23, 2021 | Colorado
While both the cost of operating hospitals and the profits they bring in have decreased or remained the same since 2018, the prices of their services have increased substantially, according to John Bartholomew, chief financial officer for the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF). Accordingly, price control
Gov. Polis signs bill to transform behavioral health system
Colorado Department of Human Services | Apr 22, 2021 | Colorado
Governor Jared Polis signed a bill establishing a new state Behavioral Health Administration, transforming how Colorado will deliver mental health and substance use services to all Coloradans as the state contends with a behavioral health crisis amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch the bill signing. HB 21-1097 directs the Colorado
Colorado committee approves bill to allocate $9 million to youth mental health
Eli Kirshbaum | Apr 21, 2021 | Colorado
The Colorado House Public and Behavioral Health Committee today voted to advance Rep. Dafna Michaelson Jenet’s bill to allocate $9 million from federal stimulus funds to support the mental health needs of Colorado youth. The “Rapid Mental Health Response for Colorado Youth” bill would create a temporary youth mental health
5 Things Colorado: Rep. Mary Young, Public option, A fourth wave
DJ Wilson | Apr 14, 2021 | Colorado
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Colorado calls on federal government to support its health policy initiatives
Eli Kirshbaum | Apr 13, 2021 | Colorado
Colorado leaders are counting on the federal government to pave the way for the state’s bold policy initiatives. In an in-depth conversation at the 2021 State of Reform Federal Health Policy Conference, Kim Bimestefer, the executive director of the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF), and Michael
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