Its Past Time to Put a Stop to Surprise Out-of-Network Medical Bills

MEDIA STATEMENTMarch 6, 2019Contact: Adam Fox, 303-563-9108, afox@cohealthinitiative.orgKatie Reinisch, 303-653-1009, katie@progressive-promotions.com DENVER –  HB19-1174, a proposal to address surprise medical bills resulting from unintentional out-of-network...

Statewide Survey Reveals Coloradans Top Healthcare Concerns

PRESS RELEASEFeb. 22, 2019Contact: Adam Fox, 303-563-9108, afox@cohealthinitiative.orgKatie Reinisch, 303-653-1009, katie@progressive-promotions.com DENVER – Today, the state’s leading advocate for health care consumers, the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative...

Bi-Partisan Proposal Addresses Out-of-Network “Surprise” Billing

MEDIA RELEASEFeb. 7, 2019 Contact: Adam Fox, 303-563-9108, afox@cohealthinitiative.orgKatie Reinisch, 303-653-1009, katie@progressive-promotions.com DENVER – Today’s introduction of a proposal to rein in “surprise” out-of-network medical bills shows that there’s...

I Love Medicaid Services. I will pay to use them.

By Mahi Palanisami A few summers ago, I worked for a company teaching summer camps. During one hot summer day, a tired looking camper said he felt ill after returning from playground break. I told him to drink some water, and then the teaching assistant and I made a...

Medical Debt Collections: CCHIs Deep Dive

Savanah McDaniel, Policy Fellow Medical debt is the number one cause of bankruptcy in the United States. After recent local media coverage and the sheer frequency of medical debt issues, Coloradans may not find this surprising. According to a 9News investigation,...