Medicaid, many private insurers could soon be forced to cover new anti-obesity drugs
Colorado senators are poised to pass a mandate for state-regulated public and private insurance plans to cover new anti-obesity drugs that could cost the state…
Health Care
Legislators find consensus on “orphan drugs,” even as prescription-drug board faces lawsuit
Supporters and critics of a Colorado board’s decision to consider price caps on life-sustaining drugs for patients with rare diseases have reached a détente after…
Single-payer, take two: House again approves study
For the second year in a row, Colorado House members on Monday passed a bill to study what it would take to create a single-payer…
Committee kills health-care bill when even sponsors won’t defend it
A one-time bill to boost access to primary-care doctors that morphed significantly as it moved through the Colorado House died this week after its Senate…
Legislators OK bill to raise malpractice damage caps — despite trial attorneys’ opposition
As business and trial-attorney groups continue their staredown over a potential ballot battle on lawsuit damage caps, Colorado legislators are advancing a bill that would…
Legislator ends effort to require insurance networks to include all Colorado primary-care docs
A Colorado House leader nixed his plan Tuesday to let state residents keep primary-care providers even when they change jobs or insurers, opting instead for…
Negotiations defuse concerns about workers’ compensation bill
An expected high-profile legislative debate over expansion of workers’ compensation benefits has ended even before it started, as business groups and workers’ comp attorneys agreed…
Two recent votes could impact future of Colorado’s prescription-drug pricing board
Colorado’s three-year-old Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board is reaching a major crossroads, as it is embarking on its first effort to set an upper payment…
Attorney group, business leaders file dueling ballot measures on damage awards in lawsuits
Colorado trial lawyers and business leaders have filed a quartet of ballot initiatives over the past week that are likely to lead to a big-money…
Bill could add primary-care doctors to every health-insurance network
A top Colorado House leader has introduced a bill intended to allow state residents to maintain their primary-care providers even if they switch insurers —…