There are a handful of new bills added since last week. You’ll see the Nurse Educator Loan Repayment bill passed the Education Committee, but was amended slightly. There are also a couple of bills that have been introduced that deal with donating prescription medications to healthcare facilities. We also...

Welcome back to Colorado!I spent the past 4 days in Washington D.C., participating in the National Rural Health Association’s (NRHA) Policy Institute. It was an amazing experience! Monday was spent learning about key rural health provisions that have lapsed for rural providers (bonus Medicare payments), in addition to learning...

ORHP announces the guidance release of the Small Healthcare Provider Quality Improvement Program. To search for this opportunity, please go to http://www.grants.gov/, Find Grant Opportunities and do a Basic Search by typing in the CFDA number: 93.912 or the Announcement Number: HRSA-10-045. The deadline to submit an application is...

I’m leaving for Washington D.C. this weekend, so thought I’d update the bill tracking tool one more time before I leave. Next update will occur next Thursday. Keep in mind, the hearing dates/times are subject to change and you can always listen to the hearings online by visiting the...

Politics has always been a bit exhausting to watch, but the next few weeks are going to challenge even the most ardent political fans. With Scott Brown winning the Senate seat this week in Massachusetts, the future of federal healthcare reform is up in the air and the stories...

We are already a week into the 2010 Legislative Session! CRHC is currently following 10 bills; nine of which will impact access to healthcare in rural Colorado (one of the bills will impact non-profit organizations). I will be updating this bill tracking list at least on a weekly basis...

All eyes are on Massachusettes today as the state is holding a special election to fill Senator Ted Kennedy’s seat. Early polls were showing that the Republican candidate, Scott Brown, was ahead of the Democratic candidate, Martha Coakley. The significance of this election comes down to if the Senate...