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Democrats' Health Care Agenda Includes Ten Bills By Jimy Valenti
03-09-2010
Gov. Bill Ritter and legislative Democrats say they can’t wait on Washington for health care reform. Read more
New Report Says Healthcare Overhaul Could Prevent Thousands of Premature Deaths Erin O'Toole
03-03-2010
GREELEY, CO (KUNC) - The nonprofit healthcare advocacy group Families USA says more than 250,000 people nationwide have died in the past ten years because they lacked health care coverage. And the report warns of similar numbers in the next decade. Kim Bailey, a Senior Health Policy analyst with Families USA, says the impact on states like Colorado will be profound. Read more
Local Advocacy Groups use Health Care Summit to Regain Energy By Bill Reed
02-26-2010
Christy Le Lait joined a gathering on Thursday at Poor Richard’s Bookstore in downtown Colorado Springs to tell her health care story, while politicians in Washington D.C. wrangled over the issue on television. Read more
Health-Care Hell: The insurance company didn't give a damn. The jury decided it ought to give $37 million. By Alan Prendergast
02-25-2010
Standing in a Boulder courtroom on a blustery Friday evening, waiting for the jury to return with its verdict, Jennifer Latham feels a knot twisting in her stomach. She thinks she might throw up. Read more
Obama's Health Reform Bill Calls for Government Power to Block Excessive Health-Insurance Rate Increases By David M. Herszenhorn and Robert Pear
02-22-2010
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will propose today giving the federal government new power to block excessive rate increases by health-insurance companies, as he rolls out comprehensive legislation to revamp the nation's health care system, White House officials said. Read more
Insurance Legislation Both Friend and Foe to Consumers by Amy Gillentine Published: February 19,2010
02-19-2010
Transparency, standardization and efficiency.
That’s what legislation this session would require insurance companies to include when writing policies.
Obama Invites GOP Leaders to Health Care Talk By CHARLES BABINGTON Associated Press Writer
02-08-2010
WASHINGTON—In the first major step to revive his health care agenda after his party's loss of a filibuster-proof Senate majority, President Barack Obama on Sunday invited Republican and Democratic leaders to discuss possible compromises in a televised gathering later this month. Read more
Colorado Law Makes Preventive Health Care More Affordable By Colleen O'Connor The Denver Post
02-04-2010
A new state law makes some forms of preventative health care more affordable to people who are insured in Colorado. Read more
Lack of Public Data Muddles Search for Colo.'s Best Cancer Care By Jennifer Brown The Denver Post
02-04-2010
A new cancer center at Exempla St. Joseph Hospital is touting its all-in-one treatment — patients can see an oncologist, reconstructive breast surgeon and psychologist all in the same building.
Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers boasts 20 close-to-home clinics in such far-flung places as La Junta, Salida and Steamboat Springs.
And National Jewish Health is trying to attract cancer patients with its high-tech lung scanners and minimally invasive bronchoscope. Read more
Health Care' Rally at State Capitol 1/22/2010 By Jimy Valenti THE COLORADO STATESMAN
02-04-2010
Lisa Hill’s tattered and torn poster proclaiming “Gov. of, by and for the people” has seen these steps before. The self-proclaimed tea party member drove an hour and a half from Pine to the Capitol in an effort to “stop socialized medicine.” Read more
