News
Below is a list of news releases issued about the Colorado Health Access Survey as well as coverage received from various news outlets, blog posts that mention CHAS, and CHAS-related webinars and/or presentations.
News Releases
March 2013 – Fewer Young Adults Have Health Insurance: Study Finds That Most Young Adults Want It But Can’t Afford It
February 2013 – Studies Address Costs and Benefits of Medicaid Expansion in Colorado
December 2012 – Coloradans Without Dental Insurance Tops 2 Million – More than Half of Hispanic Coloradans Lack Dental Insurance
October 2012 – Colorado Emergency Department Use is Up, but Study Finds Surprises About Who’s There and Why
February 2012 – Eighty-Five Percent of Uninsured Coloradans Cite Cost as the Reason for Not Purchasing Health Insurance
November 2011 – New Survey Shows Nearly One-Third of Coloradans are Uninsured or Underinsured
News Coverage
2013 Coverage
Health Policy Solutions – Opinion: Uninsured young adults: Are they really invincible?
The Rocky Mountain Collegian – Get Insured, CSU – 1 in 4 young adults in Colo. Don’t have Health Insurance
Colorado Public Radio – Live mention, not archived
Denver Business Journal – More Colorado Young Adults Lack Health Insurance; Cost Cited as Key Reason
KOA-AM – Live mention, not archived
La Voz-Arizona − La mitad de los jóvenes hispanos de Colorado carece de cobertura médica
La Voz-Arizona, La Mitad de los Jóvenes Hispanos de Colorado Carece de Cobertura Médica, Según un Estudio
Coloradoan.com, Low-income Coloradans Receiving Dental Work
Steamboat Today.com, State Dealing with Medicaid Dental Woes
NewsAlbum.com, New Studies Show Consumers Overpaying Prescription Drugs Across Colorado reports MyCouponDoc.com
TimesCall.com, Progress in Fight Against Dental Disease
Steamboat Today.com, Dr. Chris Urbina and Kate Paul: Making Progress
Coloradoan.com, Funds Help Make Progress in Fight Against Dental Disease
The Daily Sentinel (online), Progress Seen in Fight Against Dental Disease
Ski-Hi Daily News (online), Taking the barriers out of health care
Valley Courier (online), Health Care Costs Tackled, Changing
PRWeb, One Grand Junction Dentist’s Creative New Approach to Help Patients Get the Quality Dental Care they Need to be Healthy
Fox 21 Delmarva, One Grand Junction Dentist’s Creative New Approach to Help Patients Get the Quality Dental Care they Need to be Healthy
KLAS-TV, One Grand Junction Dentist’s Creative New Approach to Help Patients Get the Quality Dental Care they Need to be Healthy
KSTC-TV, Channel 45 Lifestyle, One Grand Junction Dentist’s Creative New Approach to Help Patients Get the Quality Dental Care they Need to be Healthy
KUSI News, One Grand Junction Dentist’s Creative New Approach to Help Patients Get the Quality Dental Care they Need to be Healthy
Virtual Strategy Magazine, One Grand Junction Dentist’s Creative New Approach to Help Patients Get the Quality Dental Care they Need to be Healthy
WBCB, One Grand Junction Dentist’s Creative New Approach to Help Patients Get the Quality Dental Care they Need to be Healthy
Yahoo News, One Grand Junction Dentist’s Creative New Approach to Help Patients Get the Quality Dental Care they Need to be Healthy
2012 Coverage
LaJuntaTribuneDemocrat.com, Coloradans Without Dental Insurance Tops 2 Million
Northern Colorado Business Report, Study: Oral Health Care a Growing Problem in Colorado
Denver Post, Huge Colorado Racial Gap in Dental Coverage as More Lose Access
The Colorado Springs Business Journal, 2.1 Million Coloradans Lack Dental Insurance
Yahoo News, More Than Half of Hispanic Coloradans Lack Dental Insurance
Denver Business Journal, Ethnic Gap Seen in Colorado Dental Coverage
Health Policy Solutions, Opinion: Colorado Must Expand Access to Dental Care
Denver Post, Colorado Gains Power, Resources to Reject Infuriating Premium Hikes
The Daily Sentinel, High Private Insurance Costs, Excessive ER Use Plague Mesa County
KOAA, ER Epidemic
The Durango Herald, Nonemergencies in Colo. an urgent problem
Health Policy Solutions, Opinion: Data and Quality Measures Essential for Better Health Care
KUNC-FM, 44% of Coloradans Use ER for Non-Emergencies
The Denver Post, Colorado’s Emergency Room Use Rose, But it’s Not Uninsured Using Most
Health Policy Solutions, ER Use Up, But Uninsured Aren’t ‘Frequent Flyers’
Colorado Springs Business Journal, Emergency Department Visits Increase, but not solely by Uninsured
News (Denver), Survey Examines Health-Care Coverage in CO
11 News (Grand Junction), Uninsured Coloradans
CBS 4 (Denver), New Concept In Paying For Health Care
The Coloradoan, Health-Care Costs Create Moral, Economic Dilemma
Health Policy Solutions, Costly Health Insurance Driving Workers, Employers Away
Kaiser Health News, Cities, States Balancing Health Costs Amid Continuing Economic Problems
Public News Service, Clearing Up Confusion on Health Care Reform
2011 Coverage
9News (Denver), Colorado’s Uninsured Population Increasing
Colorado Public Radio, 150,000 Coloradans Lose Health Insurance in Recession
Colorado Public Television, Colorado’s Uninsured Number Jumps by 22 percent
The Colorado Springs Gazette, One of Every in Six Coloradans Lack Health Insurance, Survey finds
The Colorado Springs Independent, Healthy Input
Denver Business Journal, More Coloradans Lack Health Insurance, Survey says
The Denver Post, Nov. 15, Uninsured Grow: Survey shows 16 percent of Coloradans Lack
Health Insurance
The Denver Post, Nov. 16, Number of Uninsured Coloradans Up 22 percent in 2 years, Report says
The Durango Herald, Colorado’s Uninsured Rises 22%
Fort Collins Coloradoan, Larimer County Loses Ground on Health Insurance
The Greeley Tribune, State Uninsured Jumps by 22 percent; 18.4 percent of Weld Residents Lack Insurance
Health Policy Solutions, Uninsured Rate Jumps as Colorado Employers Cut Health Benefits
Health Policy Solutions, Clarity on Health Law Expected from High Court
Kaiser Health News, State Roundup: Colo. Uninsured, Underinsured Rates Skyrocket
La Junta Tribune-Democrat, New Survey Shows One-Third of Coloradans
Northern Colorado Business Report, Health Survey Shows 1 in 3 Coloradans Uninsured or Underinsured
Northern Colorado Public Radio, Colorado’s Uninsured Jumps by 22 percent
The Pueblo Chieftain, Uninsured Grow: 16 percent Statewide without Health Insurance
Rocky Mountain Investigative News Network, Health Data: One of every Six Coloradans has no Health Insurance
Rocky Mountain PBS, Colorado State of Mind
Steamboat Today, A Big Job Ahead
Summit Daily, One-Third of Coloradans Lack Adequate Health Insurance
Blog Posts and Webinars
2013 Blog and Webinar
The Colorado Trust, Uninsured Young Adults: Are They Really Invincible?
The Colorado Trust, Medicaid Expansion Will Save Lives and Money
The Colorado Trust, Dr. Calonge Statement on CO Medicaid Expansion/CHAS Data
2012 Blog and Webinar
Examiner.com Blog, 2.1 Million Coloradans Without Dental Care Access
The Colorado Trust, Oral Health Care is a Winnable Battle, but We’re Not There Yet
Colorado Health Institute, Reasons We Use (or Don’t Use) Emergency Departments
The Colorado Trust, Emergency Departments: Not Just for Emergencies Anymore
Colorado Health Institute, Making Sense of Recent Estimates of Colorado’s Uninsured
Colorado Health Institute, Affordability of Health Insurance in Colorado
The Colorado Trust, Health Care Is Increasingly Unaffordable For Coloradans
The Colorado Trust, CHAS Affordability Webinar
2011 Blog and Webinar
The Colorado Trust, Are Data Sexy*?
Colorado Health Institute, 2011 Colorado Health Access Survey provides what other surveys miss
The Colorado Trust, 2011 Colorado Health Access Survey – Initial Findings Webinar