Health Insurance

Demand for health insurance under Omni-Salud, which provides coverage to residents regardless of their documentation status, has surged, prompting calls for state lawmakers to increase investments. Critics say the program forces taxpayers to subsidize health insurance for undocumented residents against their will.

In communities across Northern Colorado, people are struggling with their mental health, and with getting the care they need. Today, we’re going to talk about some of the fundamental reasons why.

Open enrollment for health insurance plans is approaching and in Colorado, there’s a program to help undocumented Coloradans get coverage. We take a look at how that program is helping undocumented people, who often go uninsured.

The Boulder Community Health system and UnitedHealthcare insurance are in a contract dispute over costs. That dispute could have serious fallout for patients, potentially forcing about 13,000 people to find new providers.

From 2022 to 2023, Colorado is seeing the second-highest increases in monthly private health insurance costs – nearly 20% – compared to the national average of less than 4%, according to an analysis by the finance website ValuePenguin. Wyoming and New Mexico also ranked in the top 5 with increases around 15%.

A new data set from the U.S. Census Bureau sheds light on how the pandemic affected health insurance, housing and work commutes across the country, and some of the shifts have been especially pronounced in the Mountain West.

Before the pandemic, Colorado looked set to become the second state to pass what’s known as a “public option” health insurance plan, which would have forced hospitals that lawmakers said were raking in "obscene" profits to accept lower payments. But when COVID-19 struck, legislators hit pause.

The Biden administration reopened enrollment for the Affordable Care Act this week. But enrollment details aren't the same everywhere.

At least 27 million Americans who lost their jobs in recent weeks also lost their health insurance, a new report finds. Others lacked a health plan even before COVID-19 hit. Here's how to find help.

A new report finds insurers are becoming more selective about which medications they'll cover. Patients and doctors have to work harder to get treatments approved.