By Electa Draper for The Denver Post The Colorado Consumer Health Initiative Wednesday launched a new website,“Covered U,” to help the newly insured navigate how and where to find health care services. CoveredU.org is a tool that community-based health groups and Connect for Health Colorado guides could use to help educate health care consumers on buying and… Continue reading CoveredU.org – A Crash Course on Buying and Using Insurance

By Katie Kerwin McCrimmon, for Health News Colorado Mary Brandell, 92, learned to drive at age 12, once worked at the Pentagon, loves crossword puzzles, makes a mean lemon pie, plays the piano and taught herself Spanish at 73. “I vowed I was going to learn. I didn’t take classes. I love books. I love Spanish,… Continue reading Silver Tsunami Poised to Overwhelm Home Care Workers

By Robert Leja Extraordinary things happen at the Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center (BOEC). A man with quadriplegia finds the courage and patience to take on the high ropes course, a woman who is blind feels the thrill of carving down some fresh powder, a group of teenage boys learn what it means to work hard as… Continue reading Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center-Expanding Potential For People Of All Abilities

By Katie Kerwin McCrimmon, for Health News Colorado Consumer advocates say careful rate review will save Coloradans millions on health insurance next year, but they warned people to shop around and ask questions as they renew old plans or hunt for new ones starting next month. For example, rate experts from the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative… Continue reading Consumer Advocates, State Regulators Reject 19 Percent Insurance Hike

By InnovatioNews DENVER – MyRounding took the top prize of $25,000 at the 2014 Colorado Digital Health Challenge held Tuesday at CSU Denver. MyRounding is a company that develops, markets and sells software solutions for health care organizations. Taking second-place prize of $15,000 was RxREVU, which helps health care companies with cost-saving recommendations on chronic medications, and the $10,000 third-place… Continue reading MyRounding Takes $25K Top Prize at Colorado Digital Health

By Katie Kerwin McCrimmon, for Health News Colorado Health exchange managers expect to lose about 30 percent of enrollees due to attrition by year’s end. That means they’ll carry over about 114,000 existing customers as they head into the 2015 open enrollment season. Connect for Health Colorado managers expect enrollments to slide back from a… Continue reading Thirty-percent Attrition Bites Into Exchange Revenues

CMSA (Case Management Society of America) – Rocky Mountain Chapter http://cmsa-rmc.org/ Colorado State Foster Parent Association http://www.csfpa.org/ Mesothelioma Group – A Mesothelioma Support Community http://www.mesotheliomagroup.com/treatment/ National Alliance on Mental Health Colorado http://www.namicolorado.org/ Seniors Blue Book http://www.seniorsbluebook.com/

Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado http://biacolorado.org/ Cerebral Palsy Association of Colorado Springs http://cpappr.org/ Colorado Assisted Living Association http://www.coloradoassistedlivingassociation.org/ CAMES- Colorado Association of Medical Equipment Suppliers http://cames.org/ CGS- Colorado Gerontological Society of Colorado https://www.senioranswers.org/ Colorado State Foster Parent Association http://www.csfpa.org/ Denver Senior Coalitions http://www.denverseniorcoalitions.org/ Home Care Association of Colorado http://www.homecareofcolorado.org/ SBACO – Spina Bifida Association of Colorado… Continue reading Organizations and Resources – Colorado

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