Uninsured Coloradans need financial assistance information so they can responsibly pay their hospital bills. Coloradans should not be afraid to seek the care they need when they need it because of fear of costs. The Hospital Payment Assistance Act, introduced in the...
By Carol Pace One morning in January… Just finishing a morning of exchanging emails with people in three different health care organizations, writing my congressperson, dropping a line to my legislator, corresponding with four fellow advocates, and communicating...
by Debra Thomas One day last September, I received a surprising email from CCHI, and the timing could not have been better. I’d been sitting at my desk fuming, because I had just received a letter from Kaiser Permanente rejecting my application for health...
Across the country, people like you and I are facing financial hardship because of burgeoning medical costs. We’ve heard it all before, but medical debt really is one of the leading causes of bankruptcy for Americans. In fact, in 2007, 62% of all bankruptcies were...
About Developing Colorado’s Essential Health Benefits Package January 18, 2012 at 10:30 AM COPIC, Mile High Room, 7351 E. Lowry Blvd., Denver, 80230 Call-In: 1-888-330-9939 PIN# 632148# Please see COHBE’s announcement for more details. On December 16th,...
With 2011 coming to an end, so has the first full year of implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). CCHI has been on the front lines in working with state and federal leaders to implement the ACA. 2011 included the passage of the Colorado Health Benefits...
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