by Matthew Valeta, Health Policy Fellow Being a health care consumer can feel like you have been sucked into a black hole. You can move from doctor to doctor and test to test without a clear idea of what all the tests are needed for. And you may never know the cost of...
I finally made it! Next stop, Oval Office! Ok, seriously. . . The White House held a “Briefing on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for Consumer Health Leaders” in early October and I was lucky enough to be one of the advocates to make the trip. I felt a bit like my...
by Matthew Valeta, Health Policy Fellow Employer sponsored health insurance originated in the United States during World War II. Most employees’ wages were frozen as part of the war effort but employers still needed a way to attract workers to their business. One way...
by Matthew Valeta, Health Policy Fellow You get a tax subsidy! You get Medicaid! … But some Americans get nothing? Obamacare comes with financial assistance to help many Americans afford health insurance. And it was sorely needed. Before Obamacare was passed in...
Alice Ierley, SHIP and SMP Program Director, What a difference 20 years makes! Colorado SHIP (State Health Insurance Assistance Program) has been assisting Medicare beneficiaries, their families, and caregivers, since the first federal grant was awarded 20 years...
By Melanie Herrera-Bortz, Adelante con la Salud There is clearly a relationship between health care access and health status in the US. Working to achieve health equity among various racial and ethnic groups is a challenging problem in Colorado and nation wide....
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