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Why it’s so tough to reduce unnecessary medical care

WEBOf the $3 trillion spent each year on health care in the U.S., 10% to 30% consists of this low-value care, according to multiple estimates. “There’s a culture of …

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New Colorado medical college aimed at easing health worker …

WEBThe state would spend about $128 million to cover construction costs for the new medical college. “This is going to make a huge impact on having a sustainable …

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Colorado issues public health order as syphilis cases increase

WEBTo combat this rise in syphilis cases among infants, the state Health Department on Thursday issued a public health order requiring medical providers to …

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Hospital merger puts Colorado's SCL Health under Intermountain …

WEBSCL Health, the Colorado-based operator of eight not-for-profit hospitals with 16,000 employees, will merge into much larger and secular Intermountain …

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Lutheran Medical Center moving to Clear Creek Crossing by 2024

WEBSCL Health will build a $650 million replacement hospital 3.5 miles west of the current Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge and move the entire campus there …

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My family’s $2,000 popsicle and why health care costs so much in …

WEBBy almost any measure, health care is becoming more expensive, in some cases by a lot. For instance, payments by patients and health insurers in Colorado for …

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New report shows need for "culturally responsive care" in Colorado

WEBNearly 400,000 Coloradans said they were looking for culturally responsive care to respond to their language, sexual orientation, culture, disability or trauma needs, …

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How to fight a medical bill, according to the experts in Colorado

WEB2:45 AM MDT on Apr 13, 2024. According to the most recent Colorado Health Access Survey, more than 1 in 10 Coloradans reported struggling to pay medical …

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Harm reduction van aims to stem overdoses in Arapahoe County

WEBA new mobile harm reduction service is bringing overdose prevention to the streets of Arapahoe County to help people who use opioids and other drugs. The …

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Why did Centura Health break up

WEBA stretcher is wheeled into Centura St. Mary-Corwin Hospital in Pueblo, Colorado, on July 14, 2023. (Parker Seibold for KFF Health News) The breakup of …

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How research in Denver helped lead to a new drug for food allergies

WEBRoughly 35 years later, National Jewish researchers led by Dr. Donald Leung studied the use of an anti-IgE drug to treat peanut allergies. The results of the …

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Colorado doctors take on dental duties to reach low-income and

WEBWith a $6 million federal grant, a Denver Health doctor and her colleagues have helped train 250 primary care providers in oral health in Colorado, Montana, …

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Colorado locked up middle-aged women for “lunacy,” old jail …

WEBA Jefferson County jailhouse ledger from 1878-1929 lists 74 women booked for “lunacy” or “insanity,” many of them put on a train to the Pueblo asylum. Programs …

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Colorado partnership works to reduce Black maternal mortality

WEBAt Children’s Colorado Health Pavilion, Dr. Marcy Mendenhall, left, Jeannie Dixon, right, and Kim Brewer, meet at a debriefing session, on Dec. 14, 2023 in Aurora. …

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In Grand County, community is a mental health resource

WEBThe Grand County Rural Health Network updates its mental health behavioral plan every five years. Jen Fanning, executive director, said a plan created by …

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Colorado psychiatric hospital is at risk of closing within 30 days

WEBWest Springs is working with Rocky Mountain Health Plans to negotiate a new contract that could help stabilize the hospital, Sheehan said. Colorado Medicaid …

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The cost of mental health care is increasingly out of reach for …

WEBThe average length of stay there was 24 days in 2018 and increased to 95 days in 2023, meaning, the average person’s length of stay cost $20,832 in 2018 and …

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New Centennial Hospital fills southeast Denver gap, while other …

WEBNew hospitals get built where business studies show more high-income families and generous employer insurance, and fewer uninsured or patients with …

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After years of profits, some Colorado hospitals face a downturn

WEBThe hospital is the flagship of the UCHealth system. (John Ingold, The Colorado Sun) After years of churning out profits, many Colorado hospitals are now …

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Some Colorado therapists will no longer take Medicaid patients

WEBAllison Harvey, who works at a small group practice in Arvada, said the health alliance is asking for $7,000 for 74 claims in 2020. “The problem is that we …

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Opinion: Colorado needs to stop and rethink possible changes to …

WEBColoradans may be surprised to learn some of the factors which are more commonly cited in the PAS decision. Being a burden on families (48%), loss of dignity …

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What happens when a Colorado hospital releases a patient …

WEBSome of them will move upstairs, into the lofts that are the coalition’s 19th supportive housing project in the past 30 years. Along with the new space, the coalition …

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Colorado settles lawsuit over lack of children's mental health care

WEBThe three plaintiffs should have received intensive mental health services in their communities — an entitlement under federal law for children on Medicaid …

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Bridge over Blue Mesa Reservoir closed indefinitely due to 3-inch …

WEBSummer traffic and boaters navigate the U.S. Highway 50 bridge over Blue Mesa in this September 2021 file photo. (William Woody, Special to The Colorado Sun) …

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El Paso County jail staff ignored "constant" pleas from inmate who …

WEBDezaree Archuleta poses with her mother, Shelly Romero and her family. Archuleta, 18, died while in the El Paso County jail in June 2022, after her nearly …

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Colorado OKs plan for packaging producers to fund recycling …

WEBColorado’s largest consumer packaging producers will move forward setting fees on themselves and planning a statewide curbside recycling expansion launching in …

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