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Letter to the editor: Vote yes on Amendment 87 and local issue 1A

For more than 30 years, Elevated Community Health has provided primary care, dental care, and behavioral health services across the High Country. As a Federally Qualified Health Center, we serve patients with private insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, and no insurance. Our mission is to provide integrated, exceptional, patient-centered care for all.

Summit County, CO · 12d
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Family and Friends Homecare Puts Expertise at the Center of Every Visit for Their In-Home Support in Denver, CO

“Expert care begins with genuine connection. Family and Friends Homecare brings compassionate, dependable in-home support to Denver, CO, helping seniors feel safe, valued, and comfortable in their own homes.”. Family and Friends Homecare is strengthening its commitment to expert in-home support in Denver, CO. Led by President & CEO Jon...

Denver, CO · 13d
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Denver Health Medical Plan Breach Exposed Data of 238,000 Members for 14 Months

Denver Health Medical Plan has disclosed a data breach tied to a healthcare analytics vendor that exposed the protected health information of 238,083 current and former members. The vendor, SquareML, had inadvertently posted an active access key on a publicly accessible website, and it sat there for nearly 14 months before anyone noticed.

Denver, CO · 15d
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Medicaid Work Requirements are Changing

New federal rules will change Health First Colorado (Colorado’s Medicaid program) starting January 1, 2027. Some people aged 19 to 64 may need to work or take part in approved activities each month to keep their health coverage. Not everyone with Medicaid will have to meet a work requirement....

Colorado · 16d
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Glenwood Springs Post Independent

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Guest column: Amendment 87 could help protect access to affordable health care

From 2012 to 2023, I was the CEO at Mountain Family Health Centers, the federally qualified community health center (CHC) providing integrated primary care in Garfield, Eagle and Pitkin counties. Today, I lead Colorado Community Health Network, which represents all 21 community health centers in the state. Statewide, CHC finances...

Colorado · 15d

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Soar Autism Center serves 600 children with developmental pediatrics

DENVER — Soar Autism Center said 600 children have received developmental pediatrics consultations through a program launched in fall 2025 that combines medical services with autism therapy. The program places developmental pediatrics providers alongside each child’s board-certified behavior analyst, speech-language pathologist and occupational therapist. Services include care coordination, medication...

Denver, CO · 15d

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Colorado Deserves Better: Grateful Web Endorses Eileen Laubacher Over Lauren Boebert

Eileen Laubacher, retired U.S. Navy rear admiral. Photo: U.S. Navy / Wikimedia Commons. Use of this photograph does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Navy or Department of Defense. Grateful Web endorses Eileen Laubacher for Colorado’s 4th Congressional District. After years of Lauren Boebert’s inflammatory politics and deeply disappointing environmental...

Colorado · 18d

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‘Sick of It’ Bus Tour Spotlights Ways to Fix the Health Care ‘Crisis’

With concerns about health care among the top issues in November’s midterm election, Democratic leaders and health care advocates held a joint news conference today at the Adams County stop of a 40-city “Sick of It!” bus tour aimed at spotlighting the health care impacts of the Republicans’ Big Beautiful Bill (BBB).

Adams County, CO · 15d

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Colorado postpartum support spans peer groups, coverage and specialty care, but rural access varies

Colorado’s postpartum support system includes peer groups, yearlong Medicaid coverage, specialized mental-health care and home-visiting programs. Those services do different things, and their availability varies by place. YANA — Strong Moms, Thriving Babies — has enrolled more than 7,000 mothers in its hospital-based peer-support program since launching in 2024, according to Denver7 and The Denver Gazette.

Colorado · 15d

CBS Colorado

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Colorado high school students get a head start on healthcare careers

Some Colorado high school students are getting a head start on their future careers in healthcare by gaining hands-on experience before they graduate.

Wheat Ridge, CO · 16d

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Aurora Family Says Rehab Center Broke Double Amputee's Shoulder, Capped Payout at $1M

Gail Pratt says her mother's stay at an Aurora rehabilitation center was supposed to help her heal. Instead, she says, her mother — a double amputee named Janice Hopson — came out with a broken shoulder and fractures throughout her body after a certified nursing assistant moved her without a lift in June.

Aurora, CO · 18d

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Colorado Hands Out $13.9M to Cut Factory Pollution From Weld County to Windsor

Colorado is putting $13.9 million behind six industrial projects and one engineering study aimed at squeezing pollution out of factories, breweries and wastewater plants across the state, with the funding expected to cut annual emissions equivalent to pulling 14,507 gas-powered cars off the road. The money, announced by the Colorado Energy Office, lands squarely in Northern Colorado and the Boulder Valley, touching sites in Weld County, Longmont, Fort Collins, Fort Lupton and Windsor.

Colorado · 18d

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Prop 135's impact on Coloradans' private healthcare decisions

If voters approve Proposition 135 on the November ballot, Colorado would join 27 other states passing laws to ban or restrict gender-related surgeries for transgender youth. The American Medical Association supports evidence-based gender-affirming care, and surgery for young people is extremely rare. Jax Gonzalez, political director for the LGBTQ+ advocacy...

Colorado · 16d

The Denver Gazette

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Study: Colorado’s Medicaid covers more services than private insurance

Colorado’s Medicaid program is covering more medical services than the average private health insurance plan, which helps to explain why the state’s healthcare costs have soared in the last several years, crowding out other priorities, according to a new report. The report from the Common Sense Institute said “Health First Colorado” — the state’s Medicaid […]

Colorado · 15d

KRQE News 13

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Everything you need to know about the flooding in San Juan County and southwest Colorado

San Juan County, NM · 17d

The Money Overview

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Colorado Medicaid starts work requirements January 1, with letters first reaching members up for March renewal

A letter from Health First Colorado in January will be the first sign for some members that Medicaid work requirements are real. The state says it will mail letters that month to members with a March 2027 renewal date. The requirements themselves start January 1, 2027, so the first group is also the first to […] The post Colorado Medicaid starts work requirements January 1, with letters first reaching members up for March renewal appeared first on The Money Overview .

Colorado · 20d

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Most Colorado Kids Face Pediatric Care Shortages, Eastern Plains Hit Hardest

About seven in 10 Colorado children live in a community that does not have enough pediatric health care providers to meet local need, according to a report released this week. The shortage is most severe in rural stretches of the state, including the Eastern Plains, where almost every child lives in what researchers call a significant shortage area.

Colorado · 20d

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Colorado business groups, millionaires push back on Amendment 87

With the November midterms now less than two weeks away, Colorado voters are hearing a range of perspectives on Amendment 87. The measure would collect more than $2 billion from people who earn more than $500,000 a year to invest in healthcare, education and childcare programs. Colorado is expected to face another $1 billion budget shortfall, largely due to rising Medicaid costs.

Colorado · 21d

MedPage Today

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Study Supports Starting HPV Vaccination at a Younger Age

Kids who started the series at age 9 or 10 years more likely to get both shots

Colorado · 21d

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Birth center deliveries have tripled in the last two decades, new report finds

More women are opting out of having babies in hospitals and choosing birth centers instead. These midwife-run centers for low-risk patients are especially popular in rural Western states, according to a report published on Tuesday by the Commonwealth Fund, a health research foundation. Nationwide, in 2024, about 0.6% of births,...

Colorado · 21d