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Colorado issues public health order as syphilis cases …

WEB2:45 AM MDT on Apr 13, 2024. To combat this rise in syphilis cases among infants, the state Health Department on Thursday issued a public health order requiring …

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More than 300,000 Coloradans may lose Medicaid in the …

WEBRoughly one out of every 18 Coloradans could find themselves looking for new health care coverage over the coming year, after the end of a federal pandemic-era …

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UCHealth, Intermountain Healthcare forming Colorado …

WEBThe health systems will remain separate, and they will continue to compete against one another to attract patients. The new …

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Why it’s so tough to reduce unnecessary medical care

WEBOf the $3 trillion spent each year on health care in the U.S., 10% to 30% consists of this low-value care, according to multiple estimates. “There’s a culture of …

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New Colorado health insurance subsidies open as search …

WEBThe number of Coloradans eligible for public health insurance aid but not actually enrolled in a program was rising quickly before the pandemic hit last year, though social service officials said …

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Hospital merger puts Colorado's SCL Health under …

WEBSCL Health, the Colorado-based operator of eight not-for-profit hospitals with 16,000 employees, will merge into much larger and secular Intermountain …

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How to fight a medical bill, according to the experts in …

WEB2:45 AM MDT on Apr 13, 2024. According to the most recent Colorado Health Access Survey, more than 1 in 10 Coloradans reported struggling to pay medical bills — and that rose to more than 1 in 3 for …

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Colorado's omicron variant COVID case surge, explained

WEBOf additional concern, the health care system is less equipped to deal with the omicron wave than previous waves. The state’s hospital intensive care units are still about 93% full. Among patients in …

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New 40-bed psych unit to open on the Aurora medical …

WEBThe hospital system announced a $100 million, five-year plan for behavioral health in 2019, which included placing therapists in primary care clinics and expanding virtual mental health appointments. …

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Colorado doctors take on dental duties to reach low-income and

WEBWith a $6 million federal grant, a Denver Health doctor and her colleagues have helped train 250 primary care providers in oral health in Colorado, Montana, …

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Lutheran Medical Center moving to Clear Creek Crossing by 2024

WEBSCL Health will build a $650 million replacement hospital 3.5 miles west of the current Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge and move the entire campus there …

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New Centennial Hospital fills southeast Denver gap, while other …

WEBDenver Health has a busy downtown hospital serving a diverse mix of underinsured, Medicaid and Medicare patients, people who are uninsured, and those …

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Why a big showdown over the Colorado Option didn't happen

WEBThe showdown has to do with the Colorado Option, the Polis-backed, government-designed health insurance plan that private companies operating in the …

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Rate of Coloradans with health insurance held steady despite COVID

WEBSignificantly fewer Coloradans said they struggled to pay medical bills — 11.3% in 2021, compared with 18.1% in 2019. But Black and Hispanic Coloradans were …

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What happens when a Colorado hospital releases a patient …

WEBDenver Health cared for at least 6,000 patients who were homeless in 2021, according to the hospital’s best estimate. Even when the hospital knows a patient is …

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Why did Centura Health break up

WEBThe breakup of Centura Health, the joint venture between CommonSpirit Health and AdventHealth, is the biggest news in the Colorado hospital market in …

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Colorado will get more mental health beds

WEBIn 2021, 53 young people ages 15-18 and 19 people ages 10-14 died by suicide in Colorado, according to the Jefferson Center. The crisis stabilization unit is …

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Grand County had no home health or hospice provider for eight …

WEBAfter several months, a for-profit provider working in the Denver-area, Namaste Home Health + Hospice, agreed to expand into Grand County starting last …

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What happened to Centura Health

WEBThe Centura brand name lifted off only a year after Denver International Airport did. And it will disappear in the coming months. A news release earlier this month …

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In the Denver Health emergency department, patients and …

WEBThe emergency medicine doctors at Denver Health believe this is likely tied to the stress of the pandemic. While the overall number of trauma cases coming into the …

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My family’s $2K popsicle and why health care costs so much in …

WEBBy almost any measure, health care is becoming more expensive, in some cases by a lot. For instance, payments by patients and health insurers in Colorado for …

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