by Ryan Biehle, Health Policy Associate In a surprising announcement last week the Treasury Department decided to postpone the employer mandate, as it is called, in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) until 2015. One of the key provisions of the law, the mandate requires...
by Nina Roumell, Strategic Engagement Fellow Being a woman just got easier. Well, actually that happened August 1, 2012. As part of the health reform law passed last year, all insurance plans are required to provide preventive services to women with no cost sharing...
by Sam Skovgaard, Medical Student and CCHI LEADS intern All Coloradoans should have access to health insurance, regardless of who they are. A significant barrier to equal health coverage for same-sex couples has been eliminated by the Supreme Court’s ruling on the...
By Ryan Biehle, Policy Associate You should know what to expect when you buy insurance or get care – without sudden, unpredictable premium increases or hidden costs. This is especially important in a world where health insurance premiums have typically grown twice as...
By One Colorado and Colorado Consumer Health Initiative Late last week, one of Colorado’s leading insurers, Kaiser Permanente, committed publicly to work with the Colorado Civil Rights Commission to lead an important discussion on transgender health. While Kaiser is...
By Charlotte Kaye, Health Policy Fellow Following up on our blog last week entitled “Immigration and Health: What’s the Connection?” CCHI thought it was important to also examine the impacts of the Affordable Care Act’s impact on documented immigrants. According to...
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