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Survey: Two-thirds of Colorado doctors refuse or limit basic Medicare patients

Survey: Two-thirds of Colorado doctors refuse or limit basic Medicare patients

0 / February 20, 2012 7:00 AM

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

Vest-style defibrillator jumpstarts the heart

0 / February 5, 2012 7:00 AM

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

Drive to insure Colorado children succeeding

0 / January 29, 2012 2:32 PM

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

Colorado has backlog of 1,800 air pollution permits for oil and gas

Colorado has backlog of 1,800 air pollution permits for oil and gas

0 / January 22, 2012 7:00 AM

Colorado’s oil and gas boom combined with a cash-strapped state government has caused a backlog of 1,800 pending air pollution control permits for oil and gas equipment

Lawmakers to tackle a hodgepodge of healthcare-related bills

Lawmakers to tackle a hodgepodge of healthcare-related bills

0 / January 10, 2012 10:38 PM

Colorado lawmakers expect to consider numerous healthcare-related issues this session, from tougher “truth in advertising” requirements for medical providers to imposing more stringent standards for food sold in public schools