Colorado Prescription Drug Affordability Board proposes rules on upper payment limits
Boram Kim | Sep 26, 2022 | Colorado
Colorado’s new Medicaid Director focused on partnering with RAEs to prepare for end of PHE
Boram Kim | Sep 23, 2022 | Colorado
CDHS hires new chief equity, diversity, and inclusion officer
Colorado Department of Human Services | Sep 23, 2022 | Colorado
Colorado Office of Behavioral Health changes name to Office of Civil and Forensic Mental Health
Boram Kim | Sep 22, 2022 | Colorado
Intermountain St. Mary’s Medical Center names new VP and Chief Medical Officer
Intermountain Healthcare | Sep 19, 2022 | Colorado
Intermountain St. Mary’s Medical Center is pleased to welcome Michele Arnold, MD, MBA as its new Vice President and Chief Medical Officer. As a key leader on the hospital Senior Leadership Team, Dr. Arnold will lead efforts to improve the patient and caregiver experience and grow the high-quality, high-value care
CDPHE implements stricter permit requirements for minor sources of air pollution to address worsening air quality in Colorado
Boram Kim | Sep 16, 2022 | Colorado
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s (CDPHE) Air Pollution Control Division (APCD) announced earlier this month stricter requirements for businesses seeking general permits. General permits cover multiple dischargers of pollution within a designated geographical area. State and federal regulations set limits for minor sources of pollution.
5 Things Colorado: Canadian Rx importation, BH workforce plan, Topical Agenda
Eli Kirshbaum | Sep 15, 2022 | Colorado
This month's edition includes an update on HCPF's nation-leading initiative to import cheaper prescription drugs from Canada, the release of the Topical Agenda for our Colorado event in November (which you can register for here!), the BHA's plan to strengthen the state's behavioral health workforce, and more. Thanks for reading! Eli
Colorado focused on strategic improvements to behavioral health workforce pipeline
Boram Kim | Sep 14, 2022 | Colorado
Earlier this month, the Colorado Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) laid out its strategic plan to bolster the state’s behavioral health workforce through a series of initiatives over the next year. Working with the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE), the Colorado Healthcare Service Corps, the Colorado Community College
Colorado senator calls on the Biden administration to address Medicaid funding for school-based mental health care
Boram Kim | Sep 12, 2022 | Colorado
Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) addressed the Biden administration in a letter on Monday, requesting updated federal guidance on Medicaid funding for school-based mental health services. Under the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, CMS is tasked with updating its guidance on Medicaid funding to children and family mental health services.
Colorado updates map of vaccination locations ahead of booster shot arrival
Boram Kim | Sep 7, 2022 | Colorado
The first doses of the CDC-approved COVID-19 booster shots from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna are expected to arrive and be available in Colorado in the coming days. Ahead of the shipments, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) launched an updated vaccine locator map on Tuesday as a resource