Colorado receives FDA permission to import drugs from Canada
Colorado finally has federal permission to start importing cheaper prescription drugs from Canada, but the state may not…
Colorado to regulate autism therapy providers for the first time
For the first time, Colorado state agencies will have the ability to regulate autism therapy centers and require…
Kim Bimestefer reached $40,000 settlement with Colorado before resignation
Kim Bimestefer (Photo courtesy Gov. Jared Polis’ office) The longtime head of the Colorado Department of Health Care…
Colorado lawmakers ready deep review of Medicaid after errors, cuts
Frustrated with prior management of Medicaid and bracing for more near-term cuts, Colorado lawmakers plan to do a…
Colorado House debate focuses scrutiny on major cuts in state budget
The Colorado House’s initial debates over the state’s proposed budget have put anguished focus on the areas hardest…
Medicaid is a target as Colorado lawmakers close big budget deficit
For the third time in two years, Colorado’s budget-writing lawmakers are close to filling a gobsmacking budget gap…
Head of Colorado’s Medicaid program resigns as state Senate was preparing to take “no confidence” vote
The head of the Colorado agency overseeing the state’s Medicaid program abruptly announced her resignation Monday as the…
Colorado Medicaid agency director Kim Bimestefer resigns
Kim Bimestefer, the longtime head of the Colorado agency that oversees Medicaid, announced Monday that she will resign…
Colorado is proposing major changes to autism therapy
Sabrina Ortengren had almost no hope when she and her husband Jay sat down with an autism therapy…
Colorado bill pitches fees on large employers for not insuring workers
As Colorado policymakers grapple with the state’s increasing Medicaid costs, an Arvada legislator has an idea for how…
Colorado looks to cut medical education funding to patch budget hole
When Dr. Ben Hughes arrived in Colorado in 2009 for his medical residency — a multiyear training period…
Colorado may owe feds $42M for improper autism therapy payments
Colorado may have improperly paid more than $75 million to autism service providers and could be on the…