Resilience shines through as Coloradans reflect on five years since the pandemic shut the state down
Coloradans remember the pandemic as challenging and tragic — but also as a journey that taught some valuable lessons.
Here’s what’s going on with Medicaid in Colorado, including potential deep federal cuts
Cuts to Medicaid means potentially sweeping changes for Coloradans, especially those enrolled in the program.
Republicans are aiming for deep Medicaid cuts. Here’s what folks at one Colorado community health center think of it
Potential Medicaid cuts could gut services for Coloradans served by small community health centers, providers and patients say.
Internal review of troubled state health department water chemistry lab finds no health risk
The agency started the review after finding a senior chemist manipulated data, impacting the accuracy of thousands of tests going back several years.
Some Colorado hospitals are set to resume some gender-affirming care for youth after challenge to Trump order
Colorado is one of a handful of states challenging President Trump’s executive order that ordered hospitals that get federal funding to stop giving gender-affirming to teenagers under 19. A federal judge recently temporarily blocked that order.
Health leaders warn of devastating impacts if Republicans slash Medicaid funding
Coloradans could lose healthcare, hospitals and social safety net if Medicaid is sharply scaled back.
Wastewater testing done to track COVID-19 now used to monitor substances like fentanyl
Before sewage gets treated at a Denver facility, some of it goes to a lab in Boston for testing. Officials say the samples make it possible to learn a lot.
Protest outside Children’s Hospital Colorado after sudden suspension of gender-affirming care
The changes were prompted by an executive order signed by President Trump aimed at halting gender-affirming medical treatments for children and teens under the age of 19.
Colorado joins lawsuit challenging Trump’s NIH cuts that could dismantle state’s health research industry
Researchers in Colorado are using words like “catastrophic” and “bombshell” to describe the potential impact of the 15 percent cap.
Colorado’s Medicaid agency suspends company’s statewide transportation service over billing dispute
MedRide, the state’s largest provider of rides for Medicaid patients, says it is busy trying to get its documentation in order so it can be revalidated.
Children’s Hospital Colorado suspends gender affirming treatment, following White House executive order
The hospital says not complying with the order would threaten its federal health care dollars.
Lawmakers want to pay insurers differently to help safety-net community health centers stay afloat
They would use the money saved on payments to hospitals to reinvest in the state’s community health centers, which serve some of the state’s poorest people.
Breakneck speed of news have you stressed? Colorado psychiatrist has some suggestions
Stay informed, not outraged and take some tech timeouts to spend time with friends and family.
How a federal funding freeze could impact Colorado’s largest safety-net hospital
A judge has put President Trump’s federal funding freeze on ice as the executive order is challenged in court, but not before the order sent Colorado’s largest safety-net hospital into crisis mode and shed light on how much Denver Health relies on federal funding to function. CPR’s John Daley spoke with CEO Donna Lynne.
Listen: The new way to get naloxone in Denver? A free vending machine
A blue vending machine is the latest in Denver Health’s history of harm reduction tactics.
Colorado hits record for health marketplace signup, though federal uncertainty is on the horizon
Nearly half of the people enrolled in the state-created Colorado Option insurance plan.
