/tags/health-care Health Care en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Sun, 24 Nov 2024 13:00:00 GMT /news/2024-11-24/ex-eye-bank-workers-say-pressure-lax-oversight-led-to-errors KFF Health °µşÚ±¬ÁĎ Colorado teamed up with WyoFile over the last eight months to investigate the little-known eye and tissue donation industry through the lens of the eye bank that collects most of the donated eye tissue in Colorado and Wyoming. What they found is that tissue donations are guided by very different rules than organ donations. Sun, 24 Nov 2024 13:00:00 GMT /news/2024-11-24/ex-eye-bank-workers-say-pressure-lax-oversight-led-to-errors Madelyn Beck, WyoFile and Rae Ellen Bichell /news/2024-11-13/uchealth-agrees-to-pay-23-million-to-settle-overbilling-allegations The US Attorney's Office says UCHealth miscoded certain emergency room visits. The hospital chain continues to deny the allegations, saying they agreed to pay to avoid lengthy and costly litigation. Wed, 13 Nov 2024 17:01:25 GMT /news/2024-11-13/uchealth-agrees-to-pay-23-million-to-settle-overbilling-allegations Alex Murphy /news/2024-10-25/new-online-tool-lets-coloradans-compare-hospital-pricing-ahead-of-time A new website, Colorado Hospital Price Finder, lets users cross-reference the cost of medical procedures at hospitals across the state. The service, created by nonprofit PatientRightsAdvocate.org, is part of the Polis Administration’s strategy to bring down healthcare costs. Fri, 25 Oct 2024 21:56:08 GMT /news/2024-10-25/new-online-tool-lets-coloradans-compare-hospital-pricing-ahead-of-time Lucas Brady Woods /the-colorado-dream/2024-10-21/colorado-emerges-as-a-leader-for-transgender-health-care-as-access-varies-across-the-nation Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Amendment 2 in 1996, Colorado has emerged as a leader for LGBTQ+ rights and laws this includes ensuring transgender and non-binary people have access to the health care they need. Plus a Northern Colorado medical recsidency program is normalizing HIV care in a primary care clinic. Mon, 21 Oct 2024 12:00:00 GMT /the-colorado-dream/2024-10-21/colorado-emerges-as-a-leader-for-transgender-health-care-as-access-varies-across-the-nation Stephanie Daniel /podcast/inthenoco/2024-10-08/theres-a-doctor-shortage-in-colorado-uncs-new-medical-school-hopes-to-address-that Like many other states, Colorado has a severe shortage of doctors. To help address that need, a new medical school is set to open in 2026 at the University of Northern Colorado. We hear from the founding dean of the new college, on today’s In The NoCo. Tue, 08 Oct 2024 11:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-10-08/theres-a-doctor-shortage-in-colorado-uncs-new-medical-school-hopes-to-address-that In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner /news/2024-09-28/collaborating-with-the-cora-community-in-gunnison The Cora, otherwise known as Náayerite, are an ethnic group Indigenous to northwestern Mexico. Gunnison County happens to boast the largest population of Cora people outside Mexico. Sat, 28 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-09-28/collaborating-with-the-cora-community-in-gunnison Jace DiCola, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel /regional-news/2024-09-13/states-could-hire-more-international-doctors-under-federal-program-analysis-shows Between 2001 and 2020, 18,000 doctors were hired through the program. Most are required to practice in underserved communities for at least three years. Fri, 13 Sep 2024 21:44:55 GMT /regional-news/2024-09-13/states-could-hire-more-international-doctors-under-federal-program-analysis-shows Rachel Cohen /2024-09-10/some-western-states-are-expanding-maternal-home-visit-programs These home visits come after a $9 million dollar boost in federal funding in the region. Tue, 10 Sep 2024 16:08:57 GMT /2024-09-10/some-western-states-are-expanding-maternal-home-visit-programs Hanna Merzbach /regional-news/2024-08-16/survey-sheds-light-on-access-to-cancer-care-for-rural-mountain-west-residents Many respondents told researchers they would like more visiting specialists to come to their communities. Fri, 16 Aug 2024 22:32:45 GMT /regional-news/2024-08-16/survey-sheds-light-on-access-to-cancer-care-for-rural-mountain-west-residents Rachel Cohen /2024-07-26/mountain-west-states-rank-low-in-womens-healthcare Wyoming, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico all rank in the bottom ten states nationwide when it comes to how healthcare systems are working for women. Fri, 26 Jul 2024 18:44:03 GMT /2024-07-26/mountain-west-states-rank-low-in-womens-healthcare Hanna Merzbach