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- Colorado civil union vote pits lawmaker against gay son - San Jose Mercury News May 16, 2012
Latest News
More health insurance doesn’t pay what consumers need
0More consumers are falling into health insurance policies that won’t cover their bills when they get sick. That’s according to Wendell Potter, a nationally known author and former insurance PR executive-turned-industry critic who has visited Colorado twice in recent weeks,
Childhood tooth decay on the rise
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The nation is in the midst of a resurgence in childhood tooth decay. So the top U.S. dental associations now recommend a first visit when a child has just one tooth. That can be as young as six months
Poorest no longer will pay highest price at hospitals
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Starting Aug. 8, Colorado hospitals will no longer be allowed to charge their highest prices to the poorest, uninsured patients. A bill banning the widespread practice was signed by Gov. John Hickenlooper Monday afternoon.
Farmer’s union hopes to draw down costs via health insurance co-op
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The Rocky Mountain Farmers Union says the costs of health insurance have become so high that many people who work in Colorado’s rural areas carry policies that only cover them in case of a dire emergency. So the union is seeking to do for healthcare what it has done successfully for milk, livestock and equipment: Form a co-op
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Childhood tooth decay on the rise
The nation is in the midst of a resurgence in childhood tooth decay. So the top U.S. dental associations now recommend a first visit when a child has just one tooth. That can be as young as six months
More Coloradans find health insurance not worth the price
Kelli Rose is 46 and healthy, with never a day in the hospital. But still, the only health insurance available to her has a $15,000 deductible and would cost up to $500 a month. Asked if she has $15,000 in
African-American infants die twice as often
An unusually high number of African-American babies are being born premature, underweight or both, and not surviving
‘Cooking Cardiologist’ is on a mission to save hearts
One in three Americans die from heart disease or strokes. That amounts to 2,200 deaths every day. Colorado cardiologist Dr. Richard Collins believes a way to fight this trend is to tackle the illness before it starts, simply by teaching people how to eat better
Medicare online: A frustrating way to find a doctor
In a search for general practice, internal medicine and family doctors throughout the state, Colorado Public News encountered an error-ridden database that often made locating doctors a pursuit in futility
Survey: Two-thirds of Colorado doctors refuse or limit basic Medicare patients
A survey of Colorado primary care doctors found most are reluctant to take a new patient on basic Medicare, the government health insurance for people 65 and over
Vest-style defibrillator jumpstarts the heart
For thousands of Coloradans at serious risk for a sudden heart attack, some doctors and patients say a high-tech vest that literally jumpstarts the heart can be the difference between life and death
Drive to insure Colorado children succeeding
A campaign to provide health insurance to children is showing progress in Colorado, where two surveys show the number of uninsured kids is down to 8 to 10 percent
Be healthy, win a bonus from the boss
Lose a few pounds, pocket a few dollars. That’s the approach a growing number of Colorado employers are taking to improve the health of their workers. Dangling premium discounts, credits, rebates and even cold hard cash as tempting carrots, employers
Overseas surgery mission stays home to give
After traveling all over the world on missions to help people walk again, a Colorado surgical team stayed home this time to donate free hip and knee replacements to nine people in Colorado
Child cavities on the rise
Health care too costly
Ethnic infant mortality rates
Cardiologist is on a mission
Medicare online: error-ridden
Colo. doctors refuse Medicare
Debrillator jumpstarts hearts
Success insuring CO children
Lose the pounds, pocket the money
Colorado team donates surgeries
Special Reports
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Grand Junction health care: Low-cost, high-quality0
In a five-part series, Colorado Public News examines how Grand Junction, Colo. has emerged as a model of low-cost, high-quality, near-universal healthcare. ♦ Part 1 details how health care professionals have
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Part 1: Grand Junction healthcare is a model of low cost and high quality2
Grand Junction delivers some of the best healthcare in the nation, at the lowest cost. And in this western Colorado community of 53,000, nearly everyone has health coverage. In this story, the first of five parts, reporter Bill Scanlon details how the city and surrounding region is emerging as a national model for excellence in public healthcare
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Medicare spending by state1
Medicare spends just $5,873 per year on the average recipient in Grand Junction, compared to a national average of $8,304, according to the Atlas of Health Care published by Dartmouth University.
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Find your city’s rank in healthcare spending0
Search this chart to find out how your city ranks in Medicare spending per patient.
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If you need health care right now…3
If you have no health insurance, and things are getting desperate because you or loved ones are already sick, you still have options.
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Doctors offer healthy discounts1
You can bargain with your doctor. And your hospital. Instead of being scared away from needed medical care by high prices, talk to your health care provider up front, and ask for a discount.
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Mother puts her children first for healthcare0
Liz Barnett stood in line, desperate and scared — scared for herself, her children and her bank account. Strange what losing health insurance can do to one’s self-confidence.
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Tips & links: No health insurance0
You may be able to negotiate major discounts -- up to 50 percent -- by paying cash, so the doctor doesn't have to deal with insurance company paperwork.
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