The Colorado Health Services Corps has a deal for graduating medical students: They’ll repay student loans, if the new doctors work in safety net clinics caring for poor or uninsured patients.
That’s how Dr. Jennifer McLean in Denver joined Clinica Family Health Services as a family doctor.
“I have many peers from medical school whom, having chosen [...] [...]
Centura Health has signed its fourth affiliation and services agreement – expanding its reach to Kansas.
The Denver-based group, part of Catholic Health Initiatives, has agreed to coordinate efforts with Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland, Kan. The affiliation establishes an expanded system of care for the Kansas hospital.
GRMC is the fourth independent affiliate to unite [...] [...]
As a veteran of the business world, I certainly understand why many business owners are apprehensive about the health care system.
They have enough on their plates simply dealing with the day-to-day challenges of a slowly recovering economy, meeting payroll, making a profit and keeping the lights on.
Businesses already pay a bulk of health care expenses [...] [...]
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee has unveiled a defense bill for the next budget year that includes a slight increase in health care fees for working-age military retirees.
Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon released the bill on Monday. The full committee will consider the legislation on Wednesday and could make changes.
The bill goes along [...] [...]
Hospitals and doctors are seeking greater commitments from each other as a way to gain economic security — but don’t call it a marriage yet.
Newfound hospital and doctor commitments are likely to take several different forms — joint ventures, partnerships, employment — as the way health care is delivered changes nationwide, thanks to a combination [...] [...]
Health and Human Services Regional Director Marguerite Salazar is visiting the Children’s Hospital to talk about a federal initiative that addresses preventable injuries and medical complications.
Salazar will talk Thursday morning about the program called Partnership for Patients. It has received $1 billion in federal funding to launch.
The program seeks to implement measures to make sure [...] [...]
A new marketplace for health insurance could be headed to Colorado.
Democrats, Republicans and Gov. John Hickenlooper announced an agreement on a so-called health exchange this week.
The health exchange was set to be introduced in the Senate with bipartisan support.
Health exchanges are insurance marketplaces where customers can comparison shop. Supporters say they pull down prices and [...] [...]
Shawna Kemppainen and Lisa Green want what other couples already have: the chance to take care of each other.
Green has multiple sclerosis and is on several expensive medications. Thanks to domestic partner health benefits at Kemppainen’s work, she’s covered by insurance. The two know they’re fortunate. [...]
It’s easy for businesses to offer domestic partner insurance benefits, as long as they follow a few legal — and cultural — steps.
Most insurance companies, for example, offer domestic partner benefits. Kaiser Permanente was one of more than 300 companies to be recognized by the Human Rights Campaign for its equality efforts.
Communication is the key [...] [...]
Portions of the Obama administration’s health care reform law continue to be put in place in Colorado, despite efforts to overturn the act.
Colorado’s Attorney General John Suthers has joined his counterparts in 25 other states as plaintiffs in a lawsuit opposing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
A Florida judge ruled the entire law unconstitutional [...] [...]
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