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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.

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.

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.

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.

These home visits come after a $9 million dollar boost in federal funding in the region.

Many respondents told researchers they would like more visiting specialists to come to their communities.

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.

Colorado’s Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board voted unanimously to proceed with setting price caps for two prescription drugs: Stelara and Cosentyx. The board’s decision starts a process, wherein it will solicit more information from doctors, industry stakeholders and patients before setting price limits on the drugs.

The share of the U.S. population older than 65 keeps rising and more than half of older Americans will need some version of long-term health care, experts agree. But it's not always simple to access services when the need arises.

In this story from the High Cost of Long-Term Care series from the Associated Press, this story focuses on adult day services provide stimulation for older Americans, and respite for full-time caregivers.