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Publications Tagged With "medicaid"
Health Law and Policy Update, May 3, 2013
Senate Bill 13-200, Medicaid Expansion passes both Houses SB13-200 which strengthens opportunities for coverage in Colorado...
Affordable Care Act at 3
To mark the third anniversary of the landmark health care reform law, the Affordable Care Act, CCLP is writing a series of issue b...
CCLP legislative agenda and fact sheets
CCLP is monitoring, supporting or opposing many bills this year at the Capitol. You may follow this link to Colorado Capitol ...
Health Law and Policy Update, March 1, 2013, Medicaid bill introduced!
Medicaid bill introduced! The bill to extend coverage to Coloradans under 133% of the Federal Poverty Level was introduced t...
Health Law and Policy Update, Feb. 22, 2013
Colorado Medicaid opens more slots for Adults without Dependent Children In April of 2012, Colorado began enrolling Adul...
Health Law and Policy Update, Feb. 15, 2013, Study says Medicaid expansion will strengthen economy
Two new reports predict that a Colorado Medicaid Expansion will result in a stronger economy and more covered lives Recent reports...
Cuts to Older Americans Act would hurt Colorado's seniors
Potential cuts in federal funding for programs such as Meals on Wheels and other programs that help frail seniors would not only r...
Health Law and Policy Update, Feb. 8, 2013
Rule limits access to insurance subsidies for families The United States Department of the Treasury issued final rules on January ...
Health Law and Policy Update, Jan. 18, 2013: Health insurance navigators
Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. day. We are reminded on this day that Dr. King said: "Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in h...
Health Law and Policy Update, Jan. 11, 2013: Health and Governor Hickenlooper's State of the State
Legislative Session Begins Health and Governor Hickenlooper's State of the State In the words of Governor John Hickenlooper, ...
Health Law and Policy Update, Jan. 4, 2013, Governor announces plans to expand Medicaid
Governor announces plans to expand Medicaid Governor John Hickenlooper on Thursday announced plans for Colorado to expand its Medi...
Health Law and Policy Update, Dec. 21, 2012: Colorado Exchange receives initial approval from the federal government
Happy Holidays! We wish all of our readers a happy, healthy and peaceful holiday season. It's been a hopeful year for ...
Expanding Medicaid makes Colorado's workforce and economy healthier
Expanding Medicaid fills one of the gaps in health care coverage that the Affordable Care Act is designed to eliminate. The variou...
Health Law and Policy Update Nov. 16, 2012
What's New Medicaid: Coverage Opportunity There has been and will continue to be a lot of discussion about the opportunity Colora...
Health Law and Policy Update Oct. 15, 2012
Study finds that frequent users of emergency rooms not "abusers" Health reform initiatives taking shape nationally and in Colorado...
Colorado Recovery Watch - August 2012
The most recent economic data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show a decrease in the state and national unemployment rate...
Health Law and Policy Update Sept. 15, 2012
What's New Medicaid expansion In July, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the ACA is constitutional, but that states may not be pe...
Accountable Care Collaborative could save money and improve quality, but it risks new barriers to care
The state’s Accountable Care Collaborative (ACC) Program could help contain costs and improve the services Medicaid recipien...
Colorado Recovery Watch - April 2012
The most recent economic data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show mixed trends for the recovery in Colorado. The unemplo...
Colorado Recovery Watch - March 2012
The March jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed slight improvements in the employment market. Most states ha...
Accountable Care Collaborative could save money and improve quality, but it risks new barriers to care
Colorado is implementing new mechanisms to serve the hundreds of thousands of residents who participate in the Medicaid program. T...
Colorado Recovery Watch - February 2012
The February jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows a labor market slowly moving in the right direction. Another 4,...
Colorado Recovery Watch - January 2012
National and state unemployment rates continued to decrease in January. Colorado was one of 45 states that recorded an unemploymen...
History of Medicaid shows the program’s value in combating poverty and providing access to health
Medicaid is a foundational part of the nation’s commitment to equal opportunity for all people, regardless of age, disabilit...
Health Law and Policy Update: Critics attack Medicaid, but advocates urge a long-term view
This week's updates Critics attack Medicaid, but advocates urge a long-term view Hospital Payment Assistance Program is introduce...
Health Law and Policy Update: Governor addresses health reform victories and Medicaid challenges
This week's updates Governor addresses health reform victories and Medicaid challenges Medicaid the top priority for CCLP's Healt...
Health Law and Policy Update: Appeals court strikes down challenge to health law
This week's updates Appeals court strikes down challenge to health law Attorney general to hold public hearings on HealthONE hosp...
Health Law and Policy Update
This week's updates Colorado Health Foundation to sell its share of hospital group State receives grant to serve 'dual eligibles'...
Health Law and Policy Update
This week's updates Governor signs Colorado Health Benefit Exchange into law Governor saves health insurance coverage for 2,400 c...
Health Law and Policy Update
This week's updates: U.S. House approves federal budget plan that would devastate public programs 2011 federal budget cuts weaken...
Proposed Medicaid block grant would mean less flexibility and fewer federal dollars for Colorado
Growing concern about the federal budget deficit has led many to look to the Medicaid program for savings. One proposal to reduce ...
Health Law and Policy Update
This week's updates: Federal budget proposal would be extremely irresponsible health policy State measure would impose premiums f...
Health Law and Policy Update
Headlines of the week Sebelius asks health plans to stop blaming rate increases on the Affordable Care Act In a letter sent this w...
Health Law and Policy Update
Headline of the week House imperils Medicaid funding, and Colorado's basic servicesLast week, the U.S. House of Representatives fa...
Health Law and Policy Update
Headlines of the week Most companies plan to participate in early retiree reinsuranceThe $5 billion early retiree reinsurance prog...
Health Law and Policy Update
Headlines of the week Federal judge intends to fast-track anti-reform litigation U.S. District Court Judge Roger Vinson said in a ...
Detailed Explanation of Colorado’s FMAP Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provides a total of $87 billion for a temporary increase in the share of Medicai...
Detailed Explanation of Colorado’s FMAP Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provides a total of $87 billion for a temporary increase in the share of Medicai...
Feds cut critical health services with backdoor bureaucratic move
The Bush Administration is continuing its effort to undercut Medicaid and health services by usurping legislative authority and us...