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ICYMI: More than 1 million Americans have lost health insurance since 2016.
"The analysis, which was released Thursday, estimated that the number of Americans without insurance has risen from 27.5 million in 2016 to 28.9 million in 2018."
More than 1 million Americans have lost health insurance since 2016
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More than 1 million Americans have lost health insurance coverage since 2016, according to a new report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).ICYMI, a bill that would have created a pilot program for a "public option" in Colorado - the option of allowing people to buy into the medical coverage state employees receive - was scrapped. Find out why in this recent article from The Colorado Sun.
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Colorado lawmakers this year hope to create a public, government-run health insurance option that would compete on the open market. But the collapse of a proposed pilot program raises new questions.The Affordable Care Act has done a lot to control health care costs in the U.S., but as this article points out, more needs to be done.
The Affordable Care Act has saved billions in health care costs - STAT
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The Affordable Care Act was passed nine years ago. Since then, it has saved the U.S. more than $2 trillion in health care costs.April 8 @PBS new documentary: 3 providers at a New Mexico CHC, spotlights work of CHCs on chronic disease & opioid epidemic in rural areas, while struggling with physician shortages. #The ProvidersPBS April 8, tune in or stream, at 10/9c - local listings to.pbs.org/2Hzkij6
The Providers | Rural Health Care Providers Making a Difference | Independent Lens | PBS
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Three rural healthcare providers try to make a difference in the lives of their patients against overwhelming odds.Check out these great photos showing some of the history of the Community Health Center movement! You can see more of these photos and learn about the stories of our nation's CHCs at bit.ly/2UfnTslWe're celebrating National Public Health Week and Rural Health Access.
Take a look at photos from some of our nation's rural health centers, and learn more about their history and dedication to improving access, on the CHroniCles website!
#NPHW #ValueCHCs
"It has been more than a decade since the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act was passed in 2008, mandating that insurance companies provide the same coverage for illnesses of the brain as for physical conditions — if they offered mental health benefits. The Affordable Care Act, commonly called Obamacare, went further, requiring insurance companies to cover mental health care and addiction treatment beginning in 2014.
But that’s on paper. In real life, mental health parity in insurance is not happening, according to multiple research projects and the stories of those who try to get coverage for treatment of depression, anxiety and addiction."
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An effort to enforce the nation’s mental health parity laws is in the works in Colorado, where insurance companies pay mental health doctors 30 percent less than they pay other medical professionalsEffective today, Metro Community Provider Network (MCPN) is STRIDE Community Health Center. Click below to learn more!
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Metro Community Provider Network (MCPN) announced today that effective April 1st, it will undergo an organizational name change to STRIDE Community Health Center. For 30 years, the Community Health Center has provided comprehensive, quality, and affordable health care to underserved, uninsured, and....Today is Cesar Chavez Day! The rallying cry of the United Farm Workers Movement was Si Se Puede - meaning "yes we can" or "yes, it can be done."
Community Health Centers have strong roots with Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers, so to celebrate Cesar Chavez Day, we put together a little video showing how Colorado is proving that yes, we can — and yes, we're doing it!
Si Se Puede, and Happy Cesar Chavez Day!youtube.com
Here is our very own Holly Kingsbury accepting her Geiger Gibson Emerging Leader Award at #NACHCPI19. Hurray Holly! #CoCHCs #valueCHCs
“About 60% of the population has had some kind of exposure to trauma. So if this is our baseline, why aren’t we approaching all of our patients with a trauma-informed lens? And it’s not just our patients, it’s also our staff.”
We’re learning about trauma-informed care from Roxana L. Cruz, Director of Medical and Clinical Affairs at the Texas Association of Community Health Centers. #NACHC19PI #traumainformedcare
