Last week, Families USA awarded CCHI’s executive director, Dede de Percin, with the Health Advocate of the Year award the annual Families USA Health Action Conference. The award, presented every year since 1998, recognizes outstanding contributions on behalf of our...
A hospital stay is no fun to begin with, and the bill you get later can quite literally add insult to injury- especially if you are uninsured. This was the reality for Robert*, a man who called CCHI in November after having undergone emergency surgery during a gap in...
Colorado’s 2013 legislative session is under way! This session will prove to be particularly exciting one for health care. With the changes in the make up of the General Assembly, the anticipated New Medicaid program and implementation of Obamacare, Colorado’s...
Today I had the privilege, with our project partners the Colorado Center on Law and Policy and the CoPIRG Foundation, to present our recommendations for the Colorado Health Benefits Exchange’s Navigator Program. The Navigator Program will provide in-depth support for...
2012 was an amazing year for Obamacare in Colorado and for the nation. Thanks to Obamacare, consumers across the country saved over $1 billion in premiums and gained access to a lot of new benefits. Here are some of the highlights. Under the 80/20 rule insurance...
Let’s be honest, I couldn’t have said it better myself. In this month’s issue of 5280 Magazine our Executive Director, Dede de Percin, is profiled as one of “the city’s brightest, most outspoken leaders.” We’ve all known this for a...
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