Healthcare policy – The Journal

Report causes clash over single-payer health care stability

Independent analysis says system would not cover costs

DATE: Aug 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Help for hearing loss is often unaffordable

Nearly two-thirds of adults over age 70 have hearing loss that doctors consider “clinically meaningful.” In plain English that means as people age, they are likely to become hard of hearing....

DATE: Jul 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Living

Western Slope group denounces ColoradoCare

West Slope group says plan could be ‘extremely detrimental’

DATE: Jul 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Abortion debate turns to single-payer health care

Advocates worry state ballot drive could limit access

DATE: Jun 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

GOP’s health plan

Republican proposal recognizes the costs of providing health care

DATE: Jun 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Medicare’s Three-Day Rule Can Make Nursing Home Stays Expensive

By Trudy Lieberman Rural Health News Service Judy Norblade, a retired marketing director, and her husband, Paul, a retired teacher, thought they had all their financial...

DATE: Apr 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Living

Vaccine database bill moves ahead

DENVER – A new Colorado database tracking kids who have not been vaccinated moved ahead in the state Legislature last week. But the measure faces stiff opposition. Republicans gav...

DATE: Mar 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southwest Memorial Hospital a leader in antibiotic stewardship

Pharmacist Meyer part of group setting national standard

DATE: Jan 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Ski resorts’ economics hinder health coverage

DENVER – Skiers and snowboarders from across the country are hitting the slopes in Colorado, but the unique economics of resorts makes providing them with health coverage tricky. ...

DATE: Dec 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: More Sports

Thinking About Health Medicare makes it easier for end-of-life counseling

What a difference six years makes! In 2009 at the height of the debate on the Affordable Care Act, New York’s former lieutenant government Betsy McCaughey appeared on television ...

DATE: Dec 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Southwest Colorado lags in health coverage

Slower to close uninsured gap than other parts of state

DATE: Sep 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Living

Colorado teen-pregnancy program shows results

The use of intrauterine devices, IUDs, and other long-acting reversible contraceptives played a major role in reducing the number of teen births 35 percent in La Plata County and 47 percent ...

DATE: May 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News