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Colorado Delegation Split on SCHIP Bill

Colorado Democrats joined 261 other U.S. House members Tuesday in voting for a funding expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The...

Wal-Mart Inches Forward on Health Coverage

Wal-Mart announced new health care plans for workers Tuesday that could help its 25,000 Colorado employees get better coverage. Health care reform advocates are...

Mixed Outcome on Health Insurance Cost Report

Health insurance premiums paid by businesses for employees rose 6.1 percent last year, according to a report released Tuesday by the Kaiser Family Foundation...

Majority of Companies Offer Coverage, Study Says

Sixty percent of private businesses offer health insurance to their employees, according to a study released last week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics....

Number of Uninsured Reaches Record High

As the cost of health insurance continues to skyrocket, so do the ranks of people without coverage. There were more uninsured people in 2006...

Web Site Breaks Down Health Coverage Options

Uninsured Coloradans have a new resource to find the best options for getting health coverage. The Foundation for Health Coverage Education (FHCE) has unveiled...

Health Insurance Bill Passes Senate

A controversial health insurance bill gained initial approval in the Senate Monday, having already passed the House. House Bill 1355 would repeal a 2003...

More Funding for Colorado’s Uninsured Children?

More than 167,000 Colorado children have no health insurance, and nine million children are uninsured nationwide. It's a hot issue in Washington this week...

No Health Insurance for You

Unfortunately it's become as predictable as campaign contributions rising in campaign season, snow falling in the mountains in the winter, or the media's penchant...