The Journey

Deb Wells, Director of Operations, Alzheimer's Association The journey of living with a spouse with a dementia diagnosis began for me when I was 44. My husband (58 at the time) had been having difficulties with problem solving for a few years. I attributed this...

Consumer Advocates for Transformation

Isabelle Nathanson In 2017, CCHI, the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition (CCDC), and the Colorado Center on Law and Policy (CCLP) were awarded a multi-year Consumer Advocacy for Transformation grant focused on consumer engagement in Colorado’s Medicaid payment reform...

CCHI Statement on Public Charge Rule

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security released a final rule threatening the health and financial security of an estimated 75,000 Coloradans, 2/3rds of which are children. When proposed last fall, the changes in this rule drew more than 266,000 public...

Cost and Quality Don't Match Up in Many Colorado Hospitals

by Adam Fox Today, working with our partners at the Colorado Business Group on Health, we released the Colorado Hospital Value Report. We have known for a while that hospital charges and quality don’t necessarily match up – that is, higher charges...

Report Offers Colorados Employers and Consumers Critical Insights into Hospital Price and Quality Variations and Disparities

DENVER – July 23rd, 2019.  To empower employers and consumers with critical information on the price and performance of Colorado hospitals, the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative (CCHI) and Colorado Business Group on Health (CBGH) have released the state’s first...