Meg Wingerter
GreeleyTribune
Denver, CO, United States
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Colorado advocates seek more funding for birth control, family planning in wake of Roe v. Wade reversal
The state estimated the program costs an average of $404 per patient, meaning an additional $2 million would increase the number of patients served by just under 5,000. → Read More
Colorado advocates seek more funding for birth control, family planning in wake of Roe v. Wade reversal
The state estimated the program costs an average of $404 per patient, meaning an additional $2 million would increase the number of patients served by just under 5,000. → Read More
Colorado’s community health programs would gain stability under bill to allow Medicaid funding
Programs using community health workers rely on grants, which organizations have to apply for every few years. A bill in the Colorado Senate would attempt to give them some increased stability by a… → Read More
Colorado’s community health programs would gain stability under bill to allow Medicaid funding
Senate Bill 23-2 would require the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to ask the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for permission to cover community health workers. → Read More
Colorado food banks brace for surge in demand as pandemic-era boost to SNAP benefits ends
Colorado's food banks are expecting a surge in demand over the coming weeks as extra pandemic help through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is cut off. → Read More
Colorado’s COVID hospitalizations remain stable despite new variant taking over
Viral COVID-19 concentrations in wastewater may be increasing slightly in Colorado, which would point to increasing infections, but the overall picture is one of stability. → Read More
Bird flu risk to people in Colorado is low despite recent animal infections. But what would it take to cross over to humans?
Right now, the average person has very little risk of getting bird flu, but whether that could change at some point depends on whether two viruses meet in the wrong animal. → Read More
Interest on medical debt would be capped in Colorado, disputing charges would be easier under new bill
A proposal in the Colorado Senate would limit how much medical bills can exceed estimates, cap the interest rate on medical debt and make it easier for patients to dispute charges. → Read More
Centura Health’s Catholic, Adventist hospitals to split as one of Colorado’s largest health networks breaks up
The two religiously affiliated health systems formed a partnership in 1996, creating Centura Health -- one of Colorado’s largest hospital networks — to manage their joint operations, which include 19 hospitals in Colorado and western Kansas. → Read More
Colorado’s insulin cap brings savings for people with diabetes, but some struggle with program
Colorado’s insulin cost cap can save people with diabetes hundreds of dollars a month, but some have reported confusion about how to take advantage of it. → Read More
Colorado’s COVID hospitalizations drop amid mixed signals of virus’s activity in state
Public health watchers had feared that XBB.1.5 would cause a new wave of hospitalizations, because it’s better at evading the immune system than previous variants. → Read More
Colorado Medicaid seeks millions from legislature to pay home health care workers competitive wages
Most Colorado Medicaid providers could get a raise next year, if the legislature grants a request from the state agency that runs the program. → Read More
Colorado Medicaid seeks millions from legislature to pay home health care workers competitive wages
The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing has asked the legislature for $85.2 million to raise rates for nursing homes, home health and other providers. → Read More
“Huge jump” in pregnant women hospitalized with flu may be due to lagging vaccinations, UCHealth says
Preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also show a disproportionate share of hospitalized patients of childbearing age were pregnant. → Read More
Coloradans still haven’t made up for the health care they delayed during the pandemic
It’s not clear how many people in Colorado might face a similar moment of finding out that a condition that might have been manageable or curable spiraled out of control when their health car… → Read More
Colorado’s trying a public option, drug importation and more. What’s actually lowering health care costs?
Some efforts, like the reinsurance program, have stabilized the cost of health insurance in the state. It remains to be seen if the newer laws can actually reduce costs for individuals and for the state as a whole. → Read More
InnovAge, Denver elder-care provider cut off by Medicare, can now accept new PACE clients
Denver-based elder care provider InnovAge can once again accept new clients after state and federal officials determined it had fixed problems that led to poor care. → Read More
Colorado’s rural hospitals could get $3 million a year to end inpatient care. So far, they don’t seem interested.
Rural hospitals have a new option to get more money from Medicare in exchange for closing inpatient beds, but so far Colorado facilities aren’t jumping to take it. Payments would average arou… → Read More
Colorado’s rural hospitals could get $3 million a year to end inpatient care. So far, they don’t seem interested.
Rural hospitals have a new option to get more money from Medicare in exchange for closing inpatient beds, but so far Colorado facilities aren't jumping to take it. → Read More
Colorado donor groups work to close racial gaps in who gets organ transplants
Patients whose organs are failing have to clear multiple hurdles, including extensive testing, to show they’re healthy enough for surgery and line up insurance so they can continue to pay for… → Read More