/tags/kff-health-news KFF Health °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 31 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-03-31/as-opposition-to-fluoride-grows-rural-america-risks-a-new-surge-of-tooth-decay Many rural counties are short on dentists, and if they lose water fluoridation, tooth decay could surge to levels that have not been seen in decades, experts warn. Mon, 31 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-03-31/as-opposition-to-fluoride-grows-rural-america-risks-a-new-surge-of-tooth-decay Brett Kelman /news/2025-03-16/hospital-gun-violence-prevention-programs-may-be-caught-in-us-funding-crossfire Dozens of programs around the country that aim to uncover the social and economic factors that contributed to someone ending up in the ER with a bullet wound are nervously watching recent moves by the White House. Some organizers believe their programs will be just fine, but others are looking to shore up alternative funding sources. Sun, 16 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-03-16/hospital-gun-violence-prevention-programs-may-be-caught-in-us-funding-crossfire Stephanie Wolf, KFF Health °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ /news/2024-10-15/colorados-naloxone-fund-is-drying-up-even-as-opioid-settlement-money-rolls-in A fund created in 2019 has helped save people from opioid overdoses. However, funding for the program is running out. Tue, 15 Oct 2024 18:24:40 GMT /news/2024-10-15/colorados-naloxone-fund-is-drying-up-even-as-opioid-settlement-money-rolls-in Claire Cleveland, KFF Health °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ /news/2024-09-08/thanks-to-reddit-a-new-diagnosis-is-bubbling-up-across-the-nation Social media has helped spread the word about a treatment that involves getting Botox in the neck. It’s for a condition that’s gaining awareness but still often dismissed: the inability to burp. Sun, 08 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-09-08/thanks-to-reddit-a-new-diagnosis-is-bubbling-up-across-the-nation Rae Ellen Bichell, KFF Health °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ /news/2024-07-14/colorado-dropped-medicaid-enrollees-as-red-states-have-alarming-advocates-for-the-poor Colorado defended its high disenrollment rates following the covid crisis by saying that what goes up must come down. Advocates and researchers disagree. Sun, 14 Jul 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-07-14/colorado-dropped-medicaid-enrollees-as-red-states-have-alarming-advocates-for-the-poor Rae Ellen Bichell, KFF Health °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ /news/2024-06-30/medicaid-for-millions-in-america-hinges-on-deloitte-run-systems-plagued-by-errors Deloitte, a global consultancy that reported revenue last year of $65 billion, pulls in billions of dollars from states – including contracts with governments in Montana and Colorado – and the federal government for supplying technology it says will modernize Medicaid. However, a KFF Health °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ investigation of eligibility systems found widespread problems. Sun, 30 Jun 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-06-30/medicaid-for-millions-in-america-hinges-on-deloitte-run-systems-plagued-by-errors Samantha Liss, KFF Health °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ , Rachana Pradhan, KFF Health °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ /news/2024-06-15/nursing-homes-are-left-in-the-dark-as-more-utilities-cut-power-to-prevent-wildfires Across the West, utilities are increasingly cutting off power during wind storms to keep downed and damaged power lines from starting wildfires. When this happened in April near Boulder, Colorado, one nursing home had just 75 minutes to prepare for an outage that lasted 28 hours. Sat, 15 Jun 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-06-15/nursing-homes-are-left-in-the-dark-as-more-utilities-cut-power-to-prevent-wildfires Kate Ruder, KFF Health °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ /news/2024-03-10/operating-in-the-red-half-of-rural-hospitals-lose-money-as-many-cut-services A report has found that half of rural hospitals lost money over the last 12 months. But small-town hospitals in states that expanded Medicaid eligibility have fared better financially than those in states that didn’t. Sun, 10 Mar 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-03-10/operating-in-the-red-half-of-rural-hospitals-lose-money-as-many-cut-services Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, KFF Health °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ /news/2023-12-10/colorado-blames-biden-team-and-drugmakers-for-delaying-canadian-imports State officials approached 23 drugmakers in the last year about an importation program. None expressed interest in participating. Sun, 10 Dec 2023 13:00:00 GMT /news/2023-12-10/colorado-blames-biden-team-and-drugmakers-for-delaying-canadian-imports Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ /news/2023-10-08/more-schools-stock-overdose-reversal-meds-but-others-worry-about-stigma Colorado is among several states that ensure schools have access to the opioid overdose reversal medication naloxone for free or at reduced cost. But most districts hadn’t signed up by the start of the school year for a state distribution program amid stigma around the lifesaving treatment. Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 GMT /news/2023-10-08/more-schools-stock-overdose-reversal-meds-but-others-worry-about-stigma Rae Ellen Bichell and Virginia Garcia Pivik, KFF Health °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ