Kaisers Health Tracking Poll & Barriers to Coverage

by Allie Broas, Program and Administrative Assistant Collecting and sharing consumer stories is a large part of our work, mostly so we can champion the successes Colorado consumers have with the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Sometimes, though, we receive stories of...
Building Better Health: The Power of Storytelling

Building Better Health: The Power of Storytelling

by Austin Montoya, Social Media and Online Coordinator Last week, The Colorado Health Foundation, in collaboration with Connect for Health Colorado (C4HCO), the Department of Insurance, and Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF), held the first...

Innovations Ripe For the Picking: 2014 NASHP Conference

by Amber Burkhart, Health Policy Fellow In the beginning of October, both Ryan Biehle and I attended the 27th Annual State Health Policy Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. This conference, held by the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP), brought together...

Colorado Consumers Won't See Big Rate Increases

by Matthew Valeta, Health Policy Analyst The Affordable Care Act is working as intended. Before the ACA, rates were increasing at an average of 8% in the individual market and 4.6% in the small group market from 2007 to 2012. For next year we know that individual...

New Infographic: Affordable Health Care for Immigrant Families

Check out our new infographic that explains, in both English and Spanish, health insurance eligibility for mixed status families. It breaks down qualifications for financial assistance (tax credit, Medicaid, and/or CHP+) by monthly incomes. This easy-to-follow...

Health, Health Care, and Hunger.

by Amber Burkhart, Health Policy Fellow On Monday, September 8th, Hunger Free Colorado, the leading anti-hunger organization in the state, held their fourth-annual summit to kick off Hunger Awareness Month. Over 200 community leaders came together to strategize ways...
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