Recent Work in this Area
Health Equity Statement: The status quo in health care has led to the highest per capita expenditures and worst health outcomes in comparison to economically-similar peer countries. Consumers with the highest barriers to care have suffered disproportionately from these systemic failings. The needs and voices of directly-impacted people must be front and center to ensure that efforts to reimagine our health care system, from workforce to payment and delivery models, advance health equity and improve health outcomes for those with the greatest need.
Encouraging investments in culturally responsive, high-quality care to ensure equitable outcomes for consumers
Traditional fee-for-service reimbursement models in the health care system are not only linked to higher health care expenditures, but also perpetuate health disparities by impeding whole-person care models that meet the needs of consumers with the highest barriers to accessing care. CCHI participates in numerous alternative payment model (APM) initiatives to ensure APMs in Colorado advance investment in health equity and work for consumers. We supported the passage of HB19-1233 which created the Primary Care Payment Reform Collaborative and have continuously had staff appointed to represent the consumer perspective as members of the Collaborative. CCHI also participates in the statewide APM Alignment Advisory Group that will decide by consensus a unified set of recommendations for public and private payers to implement while shifting away from fee-for-service payment models. Additionally, we continue to participate in workgroups and coalition efforts to ensure Medicaid APM initiatives center equity and address pressing health disparities
Ensuring hospitals are accountable to community feedback and deliver on their responsibility to leverage their resources for community benefit.
Non-profit hospitals are not subject to the same taxes as for-profit hospitals, and in return they are expected to provide a benefit to the community they serve. We continue to monitor the implementation of HB19-1320, which built on existing reporting requirements for non-profit hospitals to better ensure the community benefits non-profit hospitals provide align with the needs expressed by the community and help address social determinants of health. Additionally, we are involved in efforts to ensure other investments in improving hospital care, including participating in the Hospital Transformation Program Community Advisory Council, are accountable to community feedback and optimized to improve health equity and outcomes.
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Don’t Let the Ghouls Gut Our Healthcare
Join us at Prost Brewing for an accountability postcard event. Share your health care story with your community and write to your representative! Don’t let the ghouls in Congress take away our health care.
25th Anniversary Celebration
The Colorado Consumer Health Initiative is thrilled to announce our 25th Anniversary Celebration! We are celebrating 25 years of bringing consumer voices to the center of health policy in Colorado and beyond, advancing equitable access to health care for all Coloradans. Please join us on Wednesday, September 24th at the Denver Botanic Gardens in support of our staff, partners, and community members that make this work possible. This celebration, held in Mitchell Hall, will include dinner, drinks, brief programming, and all-day entrance to the Botanic Gardens.
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