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More health insurance doesn’t pay what consumers need

More health insurance doesn’t pay what consumers need

0 / May 14, 2012 8:00 AM

More 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

Childhood tooth decay on the rise

0 / May 7, 2012 8:00 AM

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

Poorest no longer will pay highest price at hospitals

0 / May 7, 2012 7:00 AM

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

Farmer’s union hopes to draw down costs via health insurance co-op

0 / April 30, 2012 8:00 AM

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

More Vietnam veterans aided for common ills tied to Agent Orange

More Vietnam veterans aided for common ills tied to Agent Orange

0 / April 23, 2012 9:10 AM

When Ralph Bozella came home from Vietnam in 1972, he was happy he’d survived and was ready to get on with life. Because he had escaped any serious wounds in combat, he never gave a thought to disabilities. Four decades later, his time in Vietnam is haunting his health