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How to order free COVID at-home rapid tests in Colorado

Colorado’s program distributing tests to anyone who orders them has been up and running since September. The program, which is federally funded, receives about 95,000 tests from manufacturer Abbott each week, and the … See more

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Colorado will provide free education to students across …

(3 days ago) WebColorado will provide free education to students across health care jobs as it tries to fill dire worker shortages. The state is investing $26 million in federal stimulus …

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Will a half-million Coloradans lose Medicaid after the …

(Just Now) WebThe annual income limit for a family of four to qualify for Medicaid is about $35,000, while the income limit is $69,000 to qualify for the state’s child health plan. …

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Lutheran Medical Center moving to Clear Creek Crossing …

(8 days ago) WebSCL Health will build a $650 million replacement hospital 3.5 miles west of the current Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge and move the entire campus there by …

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Colorado is planning a shift to an “endemic response” to …

(4 days ago) WebThe state health department last week issued a request for companies to submit proposals to help Colorado come up with plans for the transition. “Eventually the …

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Children’s Hospital Colorado declares mental health state …

(2 days ago) WebMental health emergency visits were up 90% last month compared with April 2019. The hospital’s transport team is seeing three or four kids each week who have just …

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Teens who visit hospitals for mental health can get free …

(7 days ago) WebThe program’s origins go back to 2011, when Rocky Mountain Crisis Services began answering the state hotline. Staff answering the hotline soon began …

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Report: Colorado hospitals remained profitable during …

(2 days ago) WebA new report from a national expert on hospital finances shows that Colorado hospitals weathered the early months of the coronavirus pandemic profitably, despite …

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Colorado news, investigations, politics and more — The …

(4 days ago) WebColorado repealed law limiting municipal internet, making it easier for towns to build their own. Tamara Chuang. The Unaffiliated is Colorado’s premier, must-read …

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Opinion: A vaccine mandate is not the right approach for Centura …

(7 days ago) WebCentura was the only health system to partner with the Colorado government, staffing three of the state’s mass vaccination sites, and administering more …

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After years of profits, some Colorado hospitals face a downturn

(9 days ago) WebThe hospital is the flagship of the UCHealth system. (John Ingold, The Colorado Sun) After years of churning out profits, many Colorado hospitals are now …

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Colorado’s biggest hospitals made money during the pandemic

(1 days ago) WebThat confirms an analysis presented earlier this year to a Colorado health care advocacy organization. And it comes after years of reports about increasing profit …

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Some Colorado therapists will no longer take Medicaid patients

(5 days ago) WebNow Young has stopped taking Medicaid patients through Colorado Community Health Alliance. Even before the latest claims issue, she was spending 80% …

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Colorado tackles eating disorders by limiting diet pill sales to kids

(6 days ago) WebBy Jesse Bedayn, The Associated Press/Report for America In the midst of a surge in eating disorders across the country, Colorado’s acting governor signed bills …

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It would take $76 million to fix kids' mental health system, study says

(6 days ago) WebAnother teen, a 17-year-old girl with intellectual disabilities and acute mental health issues, spent 78 days at the state mental hospital in Pueblo and then 216 days in …

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More Colorado patients are seeking medical aid-in-dying medication

(6 days ago) WebNumber of patients who sought medication to end their lives under Colorado’s aid-in-dying law on the rise. The state health department’s latest report on …

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How to find COVID monoclonal antibody treatment in Colorado

(1 days ago) WebA nurse enters a monoclonal antibody site, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, at C.B. Smith Park in Pembroke Pines, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) When radio host …

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Colorado colleges granted $5M to expand oral health programs

(5 days ago) WebDelta Dental of Colorado Foundation, one of the largest funders of oral health initiatives in the state, on Monday said it’s granting a total of nearly $5 million to four …

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Colorado hospitals’ profit margins are nation’s highest as state

(Just Now) WebColorado hospitals charge more, have higher costs and still report higher profit margins than any other state, according to a financial analysis of federal data …

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Colorado governor signs abortion, gender-affirming care bills into …

(4 days ago) WebTweaks to health insurance policy around abortion, other reproductive health care. Senate Bill 189 is likely the most technical of the three measures signed into law …

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How faith communities in Colorado are fighting gun violence

(9 days ago) WebAnd they are of increasing concern to public health authorities. The American Medical Association in 2016 declared gun violence a public health crisis — more of an …

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Many Colorado districts built up a supply of Chromebooks as …

(9 days ago) Web“Really no school should have to throw away a laptop that still works just because it’s reached its expiration date,” said Alex Simon, a public health advocate for …

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Proposition 122 passes: Colorado legalizes psilocybin mushrooms

(1 days ago) WebTen years after legalizing the use and sale of marijuana, Colorado became only the second state in the U.S. to legalize the use of psilocybin mushrooms. The ballot …

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President Joe Biden addresses Air Force Academy graduates in …

(3 days ago) WebBiden previously addressed the cadets in 2014 and 2009. He is the ninth president to speak at an Air Force Academy graduation, following Presidents Donald …

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Nonprofit launches $1 million TV ad buy against Colorado …

(1 days ago) WebA deep-pocketed nonprofit backed by private insurance companies has launched a barrage of advertising aimed at building public opposition to Colorado …

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President Joe Biden addresses Air Force Academy graduates, citing

(2 days ago) WebPresident Joe Biden spoke to the 2023 class of graduates at the Air Force Academy on Thursday, praising the new officers for their resilience during the COVID-19 …

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Welcome to the bandwagon! A guide to Denver Nuggets fandom.

(9 days ago) WebWelcome to the Denver Nuggets bandwagon, an illustrated guide for fans arriving a little late. The Mile High City’s pro basketball team has never brought home the …

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Air Force picks Colorado for more Space Force missions as politics …

(6 days ago) WebBy Tara Copp, The Associated Press. WASHINGTON — The Air Force announced the permanent location for many more U.S. Space Force units Wednesday …

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How Colorado's U.S. House delegation voted on the federal debt …

(2 days ago) WebThe U.S. Capitol is seen on a sunset Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at Capitol Hill in Washington. After passage of a crucial procedural vote on the debt ceiling and budget …

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