Take two: Sponsors nix planned fee hikes as way to boost insurance subsidies
An effort to raise fees on nearly every health-insurance policy sold in Colorado is finished even before Thursday’s special legislative session begins, replaced by an…
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Legislators looking again at raising health-insurance fees
In an effort to try and stop a massive exodus of individuals from the private insurance market, Colorado legislators are looking again at raising fees…
Colorado congressional delegation finds some bipartisan agreement on AI, tax-credit extensions
Colorado congressional representatives disagreed on the effects of environmental and budget overhauls but agreed that the job of regulating artificial intelligence belongs to the federal…
Polis calls special session; here is what legislators will debate
Colorado legislators will be returning to the state Capitol on Aug. 21 for a special session to patch a massive hole in the state budget,…
Individual health-insurance premiums set to rise significantly, state officials say
Colorado individual health-insurance premiums are expected to rise by an average of 28% next year — an increase precipitated by changes in federal law that…
Cuts to federal insurance subsidies spur pending premium hikes, emergency rule proposal from state
Scrambling to prevent a massive drop-off of Coloradans from private insurance rolls, state regulators have issued proposed emergency regulations to try to salvage some subsidies…
Colorado special session appears imminent following passage of federal spending bill
Passage Thursday of the budget-cutting “One Big Beautiful Bill” essentially mandates that the Legislature will return to the Capitol for a special session this summer…
As healthcare leaders watch federal budget, they reflect on a surprisingly helpful 2025 legislative session
As Colorado’s healthcare sector watches the federal budgeting process nervously to see what level of changes it could bring to local providers, the situation isreminiscent…
Polis OKs major change to workers’ compensation system — with a twist
Gov. Jared Polis signed a controversial bill Wednesday that largely will eliminate limitations on doctor choice for injured workers — and then immediately called for…
Unions and business groups ramp up pressure on Polis to sign or veto bill to expand doctor choice for injured workers
With just one week left for him to sign or veto bills, Gov. Jared Polis is coming under heavy pressure from both business and labor…