Health insurance

Cortez

Southwest Health Alliance to see startup savings through new partnership

aims to lower costs for employers, residents

October 25, 2019

Cortez

Public insurance option could lower costs for Connect for Health customers

plan would cap reimbursement

October 13, 2019

Cortez

New federal funding lowers health insurance premiums on state exchange

Residents could see thousands of dollars in savings

August 2, 2019

Local News

Cortez adds affordable dental care option

Frontier Community Health Clinic offers reduced rates to low-income patients

June 11, 2019

Local News

Doctors tout direct primary care

‘It facilitates things for the doctor and the patient’

March 9, 2019

Short-term health insurance may lose some of its cost appeal

rules will improve quality of care but could drive up expenses

March 3, 2019

Bill aims to lower state health exchange costs by 30 percent

Reinsurance program would lower risk for insurance companies

February 18, 2019

Local News

Health exchange sees healthy interest, but residents call for reform

than 3,000 people in La Plata County use state insurance program

February 2, 2019

Local News

Rural lawmakers want government health insurance for Colorado

program would help rural residents combat rising costs

January 22, 2019

Local News

Mercy Regional Medical Center posts prices online

is for self-pay, not insured, patients

January 18, 2019

Health care exchange rates stabilizing

anticipated to increase by about 6 percent

July 22, 2018

Child Health Plan Plus funding may expire; state advises looking at alternatives

570 people in Montezuma County use insurance program

December 4, 2017

Local News

Trump’s health subsidy cuts may not hit local enrollment

credits will rise with premiums

October 19, 2017

Colorado health exchange making strides toward self-sustainability, audit says

of Connect for Health uncertain as U.S. lawmakers work on health reform

July 25, 2017

Governors call for nonpartisan approach on health care system

ask to be involved in drafting of new legislation

July 19, 2017

GOP wants to repeal Colorado health exchange

Democrats say promise they will fight

January 27, 2017

Help for hearing loss is often unaffordable

“The prevalence of hearing loss almost doubles with each age decade of life,” says Dr. Frank Lin, an otolaryngologist at…

July 27, 2016

Local News

Abortion debate turns to single-payer health care

Advocates worry state ballot drive could limit access

June 28, 2016

Guest Columns

Thinking About Health Women’s life span falling in rural America

The trends were in our favor. White women born in 1900 could expect to live, on average, just shy of…

April 19, 2016

Local News

Mercy plans groundbreaking ceremony for hospice

Mercy Regional Medical Center and Mercy Health Foundation invite the community to celebrate the groundbreaking for the new Hospice of…

April 19, 2016

Living

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

Rural Health News Service Judy Norblade, a retired marketing director, and her husband, Paul, a retired teacher, thought they had…

April 5, 2016

Local News

County ranks high and low in health study

factors cast shadow on ranking for physical environment

March 24, 2016

Local News

Local providers respond to health rankings report

The barely visible Air Care helicopter from San Juan Regional Medical Center stirs up a blizzard as it lands by…

March 24, 2016

Business

Cortez physical therapist Harris to participate in focus group

Harris The focus group hopes to determine how cultural competence can affect a therapist’s ability to impact the health and…

February 23, 2016