Colorado governor warns Congress is running out of time to extend health care subsidies

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is calling on the state’s federal delegation in Congress to act fast and pass an extension of Biden-era health care subsidies before the end of the month. Polis, in a ... Read More

Feds investigate Colorado's spending on health care for undocumented immigrants

The Trump administration and now Congress have launched investigations into Colorado’s spending on health care for undocumented immigrants. Read More

In Congress, Colorado representatives push to limit health care losses

H.R. 1, known as the “Big Beautiful Bill,” will reduce the number of people covered by Medicaid by adding work requirements and making enrollees prove their eligibility more frequently. Read More

With surging health insurance costs set to hit western Colorado hardest, Democrats approve a plan to mitigate coverage losses

Coloradans who shop for their own health care rather than receive it through their job are set to face steep price hikes next year if federal subsidies lapse. In a bid to mitigate some ... Read More

Colorado legislation to lower cost of health care and prescription drugs goes into effect

DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) -- New laws will go into effect on Aug. 6 to preserve access to affordable prescription medicine and health care. General Assembly Democrats (GAD) say that through the 340B ... Read More

Making health care costs transparent is goal of new bill

U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper from Colorado and Roger Marshall from Kansas recently introduced the bipartisan Patients Deserve Price Tags Act, which would make health care costs more transparent. Read More

Millions could face higher ACA premiums, lower subsidies: "There will be sticker shock"

Most of the 24 million people in Affordable Care Act health plans face a potential one-two punch next year — double-digit premium increases along with a sharp drop in the federal subsidies that most ... Read More

Northeast Ohio health care CEOs confront cost, burnout and broken systems

Health care is the nation’s largest industry — and one of its most fragile. It’s strained by ever-increasing budgets, workforce shortages, uncompensated care, rising drug costs and relentless demand. Read More

Over half of Americans say ‘big, beautiful bill’ going to raise health care costs: Poll

More than half of Americans — 57 percent — said in a new survey that they think the GOP’s sweeping package extending tax cuts and slashing welfare services will increase their health-care costs. Read More