
This flu season looks like it might be Colorado’s worst one in 20 years
Hundreds of Coloradans have been hospitalized during a particularly nasty season.

By John Daley

What Coloradans need to know about measles as outbreaks pop up around the US
Colorado has not recorded a case of measles this year, but officials believe it may only be a matter of time. Cases have already been reported in New Mexico and Texas.

By John Daley

Esto es lo que está pasando con Medicaid en Colorado, incluyendo posibles recortes federales enormes
Eso significa la posibilidad de extensos cambios para las personas en Colorado, especialmente
aquellas inscritas en el programa, para instituciones de salud, como centros de salud
comunitaria, clínicas y hospitales, y para la economía del estado.

By John Daley

Financial challenges and possible Medicaid cuts puts many rural hospitals at risk of closure, says new report
Over the past two decades, nearly 200 rural hospitals in the U.S. have closed, but none in Colorado, the analysis reports. That could change.

By John Daley

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.

By John Daley

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.

By John Daley

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.

By John Daley

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.

By John Daley

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.

By John Daley

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.

By John Daley

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.

By John Daley

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.

By John Daley

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.

By John Daley

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.

By John Daley

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.

By John Daley

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.

By John Daley