/tags/affordable-care-act Affordable Care Act en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 07 Dec 2023 21:30:55 GMT /news/2023-12-07/the-uninsured-rate-is-at-an-all-time-low-in-colorado-but-federal-rollbacks-could-change-that The number of Coloradans without health insurance hit an all-time low this year. The state uninsured rate dropped in 2023 to 4.6 percent. Reporter Michael Booth with The Colorado Sun joined KUNC host Nikole Robinson Carroll to discuss how some changes to federal policies are making the future of that figure unclear. Thu, 07 Dec 2023 21:30:55 GMT /news/2023-12-07/the-uninsured-rate-is-at-an-all-time-low-in-colorado-but-federal-rollbacks-could-change-that Nikole Robinson Carroll /podcast/inthenoco/2023-10-26/many-undocumented-residents-are-uninsured-a-unique-program-is-trying-to-change-that 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. Thu, 26 Oct 2023 09:45:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2023-10-26/many-undocumented-residents-are-uninsured-a-unique-program-is-trying-to-change-that In The NoCo /2021-02-18/biden-reopens-aca-enrollment-but-details-differ-by-state The Biden administration reopened enrollment for the Affordable Care Act this week. But enrollment details aren't the same everywhere. Thu, 18 Feb 2021 15:05:21 GMT /2021-02-18/biden-reopens-aca-enrollment-but-details-differ-by-state Madelyn Beck /health/2019-09-25/new-survey-shows-more-coloradans-struggling-to-pay-medical-bills A vast majority of Coloradans, 93.5%, have health insurance, but more are struggling to pay their medical bills, according to a new report from the… Wed, 25 Sep 2019 11:01:00 GMT /health/2019-09-25/new-survey-shows-more-coloradans-struggling-to-pay-medical-bills Leigh Paterson /npr-news/npr-news/2019-03-26/hospital-finances-improve-after-medicaid-expansion-but-at-whose-expense Now that Colorado has expanded Medicaid coverage to include more low-income residents, hospitals are better off financially. But that hasn't stopped them from shifting costs to other insured patients. Tue, 26 Mar 2019 15:00:18 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2019-03-26/hospital-finances-improve-after-medicaid-expansion-but-at-whose-expense Phil Galewitz /politics/2018-12-14/skyrocketing-insurance-rates-in-rural-colorado-first-target-for-new-capitol-committee Out of the dozens of lawmakers who hold leadership positions at the State Capitol, only five live on the Western Slope. State Rep. Dylan Roberts is one of… Fri, 14 Dec 2018 16:33:58 GMT /politics/2018-12-14/skyrocketing-insurance-rates-in-rural-colorado-first-target-for-new-capitol-committee Scott Franz /2018-10-31/obamacare-rates-see-smallest-increase-in-history-including-in-the-mountain-west Thursday, November 1 is the first day of the six-week open enrollment for health insurance plans on the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.... Wed, 31 Oct 2018 22:02:35 GMT /2018-10-31/obamacare-rates-see-smallest-increase-in-history-including-in-the-mountain-west Erik Neumann /2018-07-17/idaho-and-utah-voters-put-medicaid-on-the-ballot Idaho officially joined Utah today as the third state to try to expand Medicaid by ballot initiative. Tue, 17 Jul 2018 22:55:45 GMT /2018-07-17/idaho-and-utah-voters-put-medicaid-on-the-ballot Erik Neumann /politics/2017-11-03/colorado-d-c-roundup-votes-on-fire-prevention-health-care-study-on-quiet-zones Fire prevention and repealing parts of the Affordable Care Act were on the table this week in the U.S. House, while Colorado’s senators backed the… Fri, 03 Nov 2017 22:08:52 GMT /politics/2017-11-03/colorado-d-c-roundup-votes-on-fire-prevention-health-care-study-on-quiet-zones /politics/2017-06-29/breaking-down-colorado-impacts-of-gop-health-care-bill Things are in limbo after Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell delayed a vote on the Republican effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act. A group of 13… Thu, 29 Jun 2017 17:18:35 GMT /politics/2017-06-29/breaking-down-colorado-impacts-of-gop-health-care-bill Bente Birkeland