CCLP statement on new federal Medicaid guidance
Medicaid work requirements advance a harmful narrative
Our state’s Medicaid program, Health First Colorado, is an investment in the health of our communities. The program exists to ensure that poverty is not a barrier to the health care services that Coloradans need to concentrate in school, excel in the workplace, and...
Report sheds light on Colorado health costs
Colorado has a problem with health care costs. While this is not news to many, a new report released by the Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) tells the tale in numbers. The report reviewed total costs across all health care services in five different...
Statement: Our take on Trump’s budget
President Donald Trump’s potentially disastrous $4.1 trillion budget yet again reveals his administration’s disdain, disrespect and distrust for hard-working Americans struggling to make ends meet. On Monday, Trump released a budget that would balloon the federal...
How are we meeting Colorado’s basic needs? The Gap Map has answers
Human service programs ensure that Coloradans have the building blocks for a prosperous future, such as food, health care, child care and financial assistance. Due to a number of reasons, access to these important programs varies from county to county. Wide enrollment...
Legislative Preview 2018: Health Care
In 2018, CCLP's Health Program will work to preserve access to Medicaid and Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+), which are both cost-effective public programs. In addition, we will participate in efforts to increase pricing transparency and reduce costs in the private...
5 More Reasons to Oppose the ‘Tax Reform’ Proposals
It seems that more Americans are wising up to the Congressional schemes to indefinitely lavish the country’s wealthiest corporations and individuals with hundreds of billions of dollars in tax cuts while giving some middle-class families a few morsels of tax relief...
Here we go again: Graham-Cassidy bill is as bad as previous repeal and replace efforts and it has a chance of passing
Over the summer, congressional leaders tried again and again to eliminate many of the protections and coverage gains resulting from the Affordable Care Act. They took up bills that would have gutted funding for Medicaid coverage and services and modified insurance...
Statement: Bipartisan health plan deserves consideration
This morning, Governors John Hickenlooper, John Kasich and six other Governors  released a plan to stabilize the private insurance market, to reinforce  requirements under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that ensure that coverage remains robust and affordable, and to...