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Guest Post: Medicaid saved my son’s life, it saves lives in...

As the U.S. grapples with the spread of COVID-19, it is more important than ever before that every American has access to quality, affordable...

Guest Post: Trump is trying to kill the legislation that saved...

When I was healthy, I had the freedom to live anywhere in the country. And so I did. Today, my cancer diagnosis means my...

The Indy Weekly Podcast: Why this lawyer would rather go to...

Longtime disability rights advocate Carrie Ann Lucas is a dedicated activist, but she usually avoids risking arrest — she is, after all, an attorney. That...

What Trumpcare would mean to Coloradans. Hint: It’s bad

A new set of numbers released by the Urban Institute show just how big the impact of the Better Care Reconciliation Act, aka Trumpcare, would...

Disabled activists arrested during healthcare protest in Cory Gardner’s office

Police arrested 10 disability rights activists, many in wheelchairs, on Thursday after a  58-hour sit-in protest in Sen. Cory Gardner's Denver office. The protest, which began Tuesday morning,...

What repealing Obamacare would mean for one rural Colorado hospital

San Luis Valley Health Regional Medical Center in Alamosa is a small hospital, with only 49 beds. But it is the only hospital within...

Colorado’s direct primary care bill: A better way to pay for...

Coloradans frustrated with the high costs of primary healthcare, take heed: A bill to protect a lower-cost model heads today to the state House...

CBO analysis: 24 million would lose healthcare under GOP plan

The Congressional Budget Office's analysis of the Republican-proposed alternative to the Affordable Care Act estimates that 24 million Americans will lose healthcare coverage by 2026...

Fears of Obamacare repeal drive packed healthcare town hall

Hundreds of Coloradans fearful over losing their health insurance in the face of the Republican Obamacare replacement plan filled the gym of Denver’s West...

What ending Medicaid expansion would mean for Coloradans

Rachel Graves has had a headache for going on seven years. The migraines began in 2010, just as she was about to start law...