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- December 9, 2009
12.9.09 – Healthcare Reform Update
Read moreThe fun continues as the Senate moves into its 10th day of the healthcare reform debate. As of this writing, Senate Majority Leader has pulled the public option and has offered a compromise instead. The compromise consists of offering a private plan that is similar to the Federal Employee...
00 - December 8, 2009
Critical Access Hospitals and Healthcare Reform
Read moreCritical Access Hospitals not only play a vital role in providing healthcare services to our rural and frontier counties, but they are also a main ecomonic driver in rural communities. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act does not adequately address some key provisions that would help increase the...
- December 8, 2009
Senate Healthcare Reform Update
Read moreThe Senate is currently debating H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. As of Sunday evening, a total of 165 amendments had been formally submitted, the vast majority of which will not be voted upon. There are many rural provisions that have been submitted, though it is...
- December 1, 2009
Centura Health Integrates Trauma Care System
Read moreAccording to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, trauma is the leading cause of death for Coloradans ages one to 44. Studies indicate that 30 to 40 percent of all trauma deaths occur within one hour of injury, and that 30 to 40 percent of these deaths...
- November 30, 2009
Kit Carson Health District Launches New Brand
Read moreIn an effort to highlight its identity as a regional healthcare provider, the Kit Carson County Health Service District (KCCHSD) in Burlington, CO has updated its corporate image and replaced its logo. Over the last several months, a logo taskforce met todiscuss appropriate symbols for their facilities and services,...
- November 30, 2009
Emerging Colorado Rural Health Leader among First to Complete Leadership Program
Read moreCari Fouts, Director of Communication and Development for CRHC, is one of the graduates of the inaugural class of the National Organization of State Office of Rural Health’s Leadership Institute. Class members participated in webinars, attended workshops, and completed a rural health project utilizing the leadership skills they developed...
- November 25, 2009
National Jewish Health to Offer Radiation Exposure Screening and Education
Read moreThe Miners Clinic of Colorado at National Jewish Health is now providing health screening and benefit counseling services for the Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program (RESEP). Eligible individuals will be served by this new RESEP clinic in Denver, with annual outreach clinics in Pueblo, Montrose, and Craig. In...
- November 23, 2009
Senate to Begin Debating Healthcare Reform on Monday, November 30th
Read moreAfter months and months of waiting, the Senate finally has a healthcare reform proposal, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that will begin being debated on Monday, November 30th. The Senate voted this past Saturday to invoke cloture and had the magic number of 60 votes, which means...
- November 20, 2009
House Passes Medicare Fix for Physicians
Read moreThe House of Representatives passed HR 3961 yesterday (11.19.09). This bill eliminates the 21% cuts to Medicare Payments that would have started in January and provides a long term fix for the Sustainable Growth Rate formula. The bill passed by a vote of 243 to 183. Colorado’s Democratic Representatives...
- November 19, 2009
Senate Bill is finally (maybe) Moving Forward
Read moreFinally, the wait is over. The long-anticipated Senate health reform bill (a bill blended from the two bills reported from the Finance Committee and Senate HELP Committees) has been filed. The bill number is HR 3589. It is over 2,000 pages, so not a quick & easy read! It...
