Health News Colorado Struggles To Lower Health Care Costs And Unnecessary Medical Care

Risk of higher health insurance costs for Coloradans rises after Congress fails to renew subsidies as part of shutdown fight

Colorado leaders and health care advocates are warning that Congress has little time left to prevent a surge in health insurance premium rates next year — an issue at the heart of the federal ... Read More

Health care premiums are on the rise. Here's how to keep your costs low.

Reg Chapman joined WCCO-TV in May of 2009. He came to WCCO from WNBC-TV in New York City where he covered an array of stories for the station including the Coney Island plane crash, the crane collapse ... Read More

Your health insurance premiums are set to jump in 2026, with costs rising twice as fast as inflation

Open enrollment — the annual window when employees can adjust their benefits — may deliver sticker shock this year. Workers are likely to pay between 6% to 7% more for their 2026 employer-sponsored ... Read More

What the Democrats Are Doing Right Now Won't Lower Health Care Costs—but Here's What Actually Would

At the heart of the budget standoff that has the government shut down is Democrats' insistence on extracting a laundry list of policy changes, including locking in the supposedly temporary, ... Read More

Dems’ shutdown demand won’t lower health care costs. Here’s what will.

At the heart of the budget standoff that has the government shut down is Democrats’ insistence on extracting a laundry list of policy changes, including locking in the supposedly temporary, ... Read More

BCBSM CEO pens op-ed: Health care costs are rising. We need to reform the system.

The affordability of health insurance is severely strained right now, with premium increases in the double digits being passed along to many Michiganders for the past several years in a row. Tackling ... Read More

Health care policy remains sticking point in Senate's govt shutdown talks

(The Center Square) – It’s day three of the government shutdown, and U.S. lawmakers are no closer to a government stopgap compromise, with both parties believing they’ll win the standoff. The Senate ... Read More