Obamacare, rural services and culture wars lead Capitol health headlines
A roundup of the 2015 legislative session shows that bills that made health care more efficient or expanded access passed. Those tied to social issues did not.
CSU wins $20 million TB research grant
The CSU team will look at what makes people susceptible to the bacterium that causes tuberculosis.
VA medical center in Aurora’s cost will top $2 billion before it opens
Another $340 million in medical equipment, fixtures, furniture and staffing are part of the price tag, construction managers say.
At congressional hearing, VA gets an earful over Aurora hospital
Members of the House Veterans Affairs Committee criticized the VA for not punishing top executives overseeing the project but firing a whistleblower.
In Aurora, vets fearful of ‘hospital to nowhere’
Army veteran Ralph Bozella has battled heart disease, cancer and PTSD, and he’s tired of waiting for a new VA medical facility.
Colorado moves toward approving medical marijuana for PTSD patients
Colorado’s chief medical officer says the state should make post-traumatic stress disorder a condition that can be treated with medical marijuana.
Colorado health exchange considers fees in order to survive
The cost to run Colorado’s exchange, Connect for Health, is now expected to rise sharply, to $44 million a year. That’s well above earlier projections.
AP: Wait times for Colorado VA appointments higher than US average
The experience of a retired Vietnam era Navy veteran who lives near Littleton is emblematic of the challenges the VA faces.
In Aurora, VA exec offers apology for over-budget hospital project
VA Deputy Secretary Sloan Gibson said the VA needs another $830 million to finish.
Another marijuana maternal warning bill moving through Legislature
Colorado now requires pot products to feature warnings against use by pregnant or nursing women. But it doesn’t make dispensaries post similar warnings.
What happens when old hospitals die? Turns out, for St. Joseph, there’s an afterlife
Hospital construction nationwide and in Colorado is booming. Older hospitals face a decision to either spruce up or move out. St. Joseph did the latter.
New Colorado project aims to close the poverty gap
In a nutshell, the goal is to get as many folks as possible to be middle class by middle age.
Tooth decay: A silent epidemic, especially for poor kids in Colo.
Tooth decay is the most common chronic infection in kids. It’s an especially serious problem for poor children.
Colorado health exchange needs millions to become sustainable
The exchange spent a disproportionate amount of money on roughly 5 percent of customers who got snagged by glitches when they tried to sign up for insurance.
Supreme Court Obamacare ruling could affect Colorado, eventually
Colorado has its own exchange and in the short run at least, the Supreme Court case wouldn’t affect the state.
Colorado study of vaccine delays called a ‘wake-up call’
Unfounded fears about vaccines are causing a growing public health risk, researchers say.
