HB21-1198: Hospital and emergency room billing reform
Support HB21-1198HB21-1198 One-Page Fact Sheet (PDF)HB21-1198: Health-care Billing Requirements For Indigent Patients seeks to prohibit some of the cruelest practices of medical debt collection, breaking the cycle of debt-driven poverty and enabling more Coloradans to...
Q&A: CCLP Attorney Allison Neswood
CCLP’s thoughts on Colorado’s special legislative session regarding COVID-19
Too many Coloradans are hurting directly and profoundly because of the pandemic. With federal relief expiring, evictions loom around the corner and food bank lines grow longer. Meanwhile, workers in many sectors might not see their jobs return and will require...
CCLP honors Colorado Champions of Economic Justice & Equity recipients
CCLP’s Colorado Champions of Economic Justice & Equity Award recipients will be honored during our Communities Against Poverty virtual event from noon to 1 p.m., Nov. 19. Details on the event, registration and sponsorship are available here. Every year since 2013,...
Why we support Proposition 118 and oppose 116 and 117
Though the presidential and U.S. senate races are getting the most media attention and “air time,” Colorado voters will have dozens of choices to make during this election cycle. In total, there are 11 statewide ballot questions -- in addition to numerous local...
How legal advocacy advances our mission
In promoting racial equity and economic security for Coloradans facing poverty, Colorado Center on Law and Policy uses a set of tools to improve access to housing, food, income and health care. Those tools – legislative advocacy, coalition building, research and...
Lived Experience: Colorado advocates fight for denied essential health benefits
Editor’s note: This vignette is part of the Lived Experience series, which highlights how Coloradans benefit from advocacy efforts led by CCLP and its partners. Though largely intended for individuals and families with low incomes or disabilities to provide health...
2020 Legislative Wrap-Up: A difficult, short and productive session
Back in January, Colorado Center on Law and Policy teed up the 2020 legislative session with a Capitol Preview luncheon that featured panel discussions and about 120 participants mingling optimistically about the year ahead. We also rolled out an ambitious agenda for...
Legislative Update: May 2020
It seems the word “unprecedented” is used so often in the COVID-19 era that it’s become the new precedent in all walks of life -- and this year’s Colorado General Assembly is certainly no exception. Lawmakers returned to the Capitol on May 26, divided by plexiglass...