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

U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd introduces bill to renew health insurance subsidies for 2 years, extend open enrollment period

U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd, a Republican congressman from Colorado, is sponsoring new legislation to extend soon-to-expire health care subsidies for two years and give people who shop for their health ... Read More

Rep. Hurd introduces bipartisan bill to extend health care subsidies for two years

Rep. Jeff Hurd of Colorado introduced a bipartisan bill that would extend for two years enhanced premium tax credits for health care. Read More

Thousands of undocumented immigrants in Colorado lose health care subsidies

The state is cutting the number of people who can receive free insurance from 12,000 to 6,700 because of changes in the Big Beautiful Bill. Read More

Coloradans are spending less and worried about health care costs

The bipartisan Colorado Polling Institute finds voters are worried about the economy as housing and health care costs rise. Read More

As Colorado’s health insurance costs rise, Western Slope residents face ‘tough choices’ next year

John Zeising is staring down a more than $1,000 increase in his monthly health insurance premium next year. The Chaffee County resident weighed whether to drop coverage completely, but his chronic ... Read More

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

Voters say health care costs are their top concern

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Families USA is releasing a new poll conducted by Hart Research Associates showing that lowering health care costs is the top priority for American voters across party lines, ... Read More

Worried about rising health care costs? You're not alone, survey finds.

U.S. adults cut back on utilities, skipped a meal or borrowed money so they could pay for health care or prescription drugs, a recent survey found. Read More