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- February 25, 2010
Statewide Summit on Oral Health
Read moreStatewide policymakers, government, health and educational leaders will convene in Denver June 3-4, 2010 for a Colorado Oral Health Summit to tackle major oral health issues such as access to dental care and workforce shortages, and develop recommendations for updating the state’s formal Oral Health Plan. The summit, “Charting...
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- February 24, 2010
House Passes Markey-Perriello Bill to End Monopoly Protections for Health Insurers
Read moreKey bi-partisan health care reform bill passes 406-19 WASHINGTON—The U.S. House of Representatives today voted 406-19 to pass H.R. 4626, the Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act, introduced by Congresswoman Betsy Markey and Congressman Tom Perriello. The two-page bill repeals the special anti-trust exemption that health insurance companies have...
- February 24, 2010
President Obama’s Healthcare Summit
Read moreAs most everyone has heard by now, President Obama will be holding a televised healthcare summit tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 25th. It will air at 8am MST on C-SPAN3. Your guess is as good as mine as to what is going to transpire during this summit. All I can say...
- February 24, 2010
Support Rural Health – Protect Rural Medicare!
Read moreThe following is from our partners, the National Rural Health Association: On December 31, 2009, a number of rural Medicare add-on payments expired. Although extenders of these provisions were included in both the Senate and House versions of health reform legislation, these payments have lapsed, jeopardizing access to care...
- February 24, 2010
FY10-11 Proposed Healthcare Cuts
Read morePlease note: The CO Rural Health Center has not taken a formal position on any of these proposed cuts. Get ready for FY10-11 budget fun under the dome as the Joint Budget Committee (JBC) will be figure setting for the Health Care Policy & Finance (HCPF) Department on March...
- February 24, 2010
Patient Safety Awareness Week: March 7-13
Read morePatient Safety Awareness Week will be celebrated this year March 7 – 13, 2010. The goal is to provide education and awareness for improving patient safety. The theme this year is “Let’s Talk: Healthy Conversations for Safer Healthcare.” This is a wonderful opportunity to engage and partner with patients,...
- February 23, 2010
Funds for Loan Repayment in NE Colorado
Read moreNonprofit organizations working in Logan County focused on health care, education, broadband connectivity, and emergency services will receive grants totaling $61,000 this week from Colorado Springs-based El Pomar Foundation. One of those grants includes $20,000 to CRHC to fund loan repayment for audiologists and speech pathologists in the Northeastern...
- February 22, 2010
Doctor Shortage Accelerating in Colorado
Read moreKeeping the doctor away isn’t always a great thing – just ask people in rural Colorado and some inner-city neighborhoods, where the shortage of medical professionals is growing. While some recruitment is happening due to loan repayment, training and other programs intended to address the problem, some in the...
- February 19, 2010
Health Professions Scholars to be Honored
Read moreTwenty graduate level Colorado health professions students who have agreed to practice for at least the first two years of their careers in a Colorado rural or urban underserved community will be inducted at The Colorado Trust Health Professions Scholar Program awards dinner on March 6. Seven new scholars...
