Healthcare policy

Youth gender-affirming care suspended at two Colorado hospitals

Children's Hospital Colorado, Feb. 13 on Aurora's Anschutz Medical Campus. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite) Children’s Hospital Colorado is suspending all gender-affirming…

January 2, 2026

Local News

Durango businesses, health care advocates worry about insurance spikes

‘It’s a nice benefit to give (employees), but we have to make sure it’s feasible,’ 4Corners Riversports says

November 8, 2025

Local News

Hickenlooper backs bill that would allow patients to compare medical costs

Legislation aims to improve health care transparency

July 25, 2025

Regional News

Senate Committee approves bill to expand Colorado’s shield law for abortion providers

Lawmakers vote to delay consideration of second abortion-related bill

February 14, 2025

Regional News

Health insurance rates are expected to go up in 2025 – but the state says reinsurance program is keeping prices from going up faster

Mercy Hospital in Durango is one of more than a dozen CommonSpirit facilities across the state where Anthem members will…

July 20, 2024

Local News

Contract deadline passes with no deal between CommonSpirit, Anthem

Hospital, along with dozens of other facilities statewide, is out of network for Anthem members

May 1, 2024

Local News

‘Hopeless and helpless,’ patients caught between Anthem and CommonSpirit

major insurer and hospital system negotiate, patients feel ‘used’

May 1, 2024

Local News

Peak Health Alliance experiences surge in interest for Elevate Health plans

600 La Plata County residents are enrolled; Local entities seeking ways to bring more insurance carriers to Southwest Colorado

December 13, 2023

Regional News

Colorado workers can apply for paid family and medical leave through new online portal

A Denver mother holds her 4-month-old daughter on a doctor's visit at Denver Health. (John Daley/CPR) Most Colorado workers will…

November 28, 2023

Regional News

Legislation would provide benefits for rural health care and education

Amendments and requests proposed by U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert would provide increased funding for rural health and educational services.

November 17, 2023

Local News

Right to Contraception Act reintroduced into Congress

Legislation seeks to cement health care rights

June 23, 2023

Regional News

Colorado decriminalized psilocybin. Here’s your guided trip through what happens next

What’s the timeline? Is natural medicine right for you? Should you microdose?

June 19, 2023

Local News

About a third of residents in Southwest Colorado must prove Medicaid eligibility

19% of those enrolled could be deemed ineligible statewide in next year

April 18, 2023

Local News

Mercy billing: Seeing double

Patients report receiving bills that insurance already paid

April 17, 2023

Local News

Can apprenticeships help recruit health care workers?

Hickenlooper praises such programs in committee hearing

February 17, 2023

Regional News

Gov. Polis emphasizes housing need in address to Colorado lawmakers

Housing policy touches nearly all other priorities, governor says in annual State of the State speech

January 18, 2023

Local News

Colorado workers, employers to begin paying 0.45% of wages for voter-approved paid leave program

Department of Labor and Employment launches education blitz around Family and Medical Leave Insurance initiative

August 16, 2022

Regional News

Will overturning Roe lead to more crisis pregnancy centers that steer patients away from abortion?

nonprofits fill gaps in health care, but critics say community members are ‘manipulated’

August 12, 2022

Local News

Abortion advocates, opponents look to a post-Roe future in Durango and Colorado

likely to see more women traveling from Texas, Utah and Arizona for procedure

July 3, 2022

Local News

La Plata County briefed on logistics of ending San Juan Basin Public Health

Commissioners stress they are in a ‘due diligence’ stage

May 30, 2022

Local News

San Juan Basin Public Health looks to the future after weathering the pandemic

to adapt during COVID-19, agency plans to meet broader needs in La Plata and Archuleta counties

February 24, 2022

Local News

San Juan Basin Public Health adopts new CDC guidelines

Shorter isolation for positive COVID-19 cases and no quarantine for those boosted

December 30, 2021

Business

Southwest Health Alliance touts efforts to enhance health insurance in region

Health policies introduced in 4 counties, boosting competition

March 28, 2021

Local News

State to relax dial level for its COVID-19 response

on personal gathering sizes to be eliminated

March 21, 2021