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Will rural residents reap benefits from reinsurance plan?

passed by Legislature would apply to open market customers

May 9, 2019

Local News

Doctors tout direct primary care

‘It facilitates things for the doctor and the patient’

March 9, 2019

Cortez Integrated Healthcare earns national recognition

Medical homes foster partnerships between patients and their clinicians

December 12, 2018

Local News

Durango woman with prosthetic limb to climb volcano in Ecuador

Mathis one of 20 climbers selected to summit 19,000-foot peak

September 18, 2018

Living

Battle over Affordable Care Act shifts to the states

These days, the battleground over the law’s fate has shifted, at least temporarily, from Congress to the states. Many of…

April 25, 2018

Local News

Dove Creek clinic recognized for quality care

standards met after extensive review

February 6, 2018

Local News

Unlimited Learning Center graduates class of nursing assistants

campus offers nursing, medical assistant training

January 19, 2018

Local News

Enrollment in Colorado health exchange increased this year

Sign-up period ends Jan. 12

January 9, 2018

Local News

Colorado hospitals owed millions in unpaid Medicaid claims

Southwest Health System is owed about $10.5 million, CFO says

September 27, 2017

Local News

Cortez doctor to retire after 39 years

plans retirement party for Robert Heyl

September 14, 2017

Local News

New EMS station opens at Southwest Memorial Hospital

Southwest Health officials say expansion is on schedule

September 10, 2017

Living

Stalemate in D.C. leaves health insurance in limbo

Rural Health News Service What should you expect now that the drive to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act…

August 30, 2017

New medical assistant apprenticeship comes to Montezuma County

Education center offers new training for medical students

July 21, 2017

Montezuma Hearing in Cortez thanks veteran customers

celebrates 3 years in Veterans Choice program

July 14, 2017

Elderly may see drastic cuts in Medicaid, Medicare

Because good, explanatory journalism is in short supply and TV shouting matches don’t tell you much, I decided to use…

June 6, 2017

Surgeon announces departure from Southwest Memorial Hospital

Rainerdu1-i-syn In a letter emailed to The Journal, Rainer office stated that he was limiting his practice to routine, scheduled…

March 23, 2017

GOP wants to repeal Colorado health exchange

Democrats say promise they will fight

January 27, 2017

Out-of-network ER docs may charge big bucks

Rural Health News Service Surprise medical bills spell big trouble for consumers, especially those who find themselves in an emergency…

November 29, 2016

Business

‘Nightingale’ awards honor area nurses

Several nurses from Southwest Colorado communities were honored Thursday at the fifth annual Nightingale Luminary and Star Award Ceremony. The…

March 16, 2015

Living

Medicaid boosts local integrated health care

Enrollment shifts to Medicaid patients

June 26, 2014

State to fund mobile health crisis team

inpatient care planned for Grand Junction

June 23, 2014

MT - News

Four Corners faces wave of dental patients

Thousands expected in April, and the area has few dentists

December 24, 2013

Insurance exchange launches today in Colo.

will take months to see if system works

October 1, 2013