/tags/health-care Health Care en-US Copyright ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ®/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Sun, 18 May 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-05-18/honey-sweetie-dearie-the-perils-of-elderspeak Caregiving experts are warning people about elderspeak, which tends to talk down to older adults and can be controlling and demeaning. Many elders see endearments as insincere and a way to be bossy. Sun, 18 May 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-05-18/honey-sweetie-dearie-the-perils-of-elderspeak Paula Span, KFF Health News /politics/2025-05-03/the-big-bills-colorados-legislature-has-to-deal-with-before-the-2025-lawmaking-term-ends-wednesday The big union bill, a resolution forcing a lawsuit aimed at dismantling the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights and Gov. Jared Polis signature housing measure are all still pending with just five days left in Colorado’s 2025 legislative session. Sat, 03 May 2025 17:10:51 GMT /politics/2025-05-03/the-big-bills-colorados-legislature-has-to-deal-with-before-the-2025-lawmaking-term-ends-wednesday Jesse Paul /news/2025-04-05/aspen-teenager-expedites-surgery-amid-federal-lawsuit-over-gender-affirming-health-care-restrictions The Trump administration issued an executive order in January restricting federal funding to institutions that provide gender-affirming health care for patients under 19 years old. The state of Colorado has joined a lawsuit challenging that decision, but transgender teenagers remain worried about their access to health care. Sat, 05 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-04-05/aspen-teenager-expedites-surgery-amid-federal-lawsuit-over-gender-affirming-health-care-restrictions Halle Zander /news/2025-02-28/colorado-has-a-plan-to-save-65m-a-year-hospitals-say-it-could-drive-them-to-close Gov. Jared Polis and Democratic lawmakers want to cap state insurance payments to hospitals, but providers say they're already operating in the red. Fri, 28 Feb 2025 17:09:55 GMT /news/2025-02-28/colorado-has-a-plan-to-save-65m-a-year-hospitals-say-it-could-drive-them-to-close Chas Sisk /news/2025-02-26/this-doctor-flies-himself-to-some-of-the-most-remote-hospitals-in-the-state Dr. Charles Frankum is one of the rare few medical specialists who pilots around rural Colorado and Kansas to provide medical services in hard-to-reach areas. Wed, 26 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT /news/2025-02-26/this-doctor-flies-himself-to-some-of-the-most-remote-hospitals-in-the-state Chase McCleary, Rocky Mountain PBS /news/2025-02-16/vail-health-continues-to-innovate-as-rural-health-care-competes-with-rising-overhead-costs Health system collaborates with community partners as it plans to open Precourt Healing Center this spring. Sun, 16 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT /news/2025-02-16/vail-health-continues-to-innovate-as-rural-health-care-competes-with-rising-overhead-costs Zoe Goldstein, Vail Daily /news/2025-02-11/frustration-mounts-with-delayed-athletic-prosthetic-coverage-law Insurers were supposed to start covering recreational prosthetics on Jan. 1, but the state is still deciding how to implement the law Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:03:43 GMT /news/2025-02-11/frustration-mounts-with-delayed-athletic-prosthetic-coverage-law Bente Birkeland /news/2025-02-09/families-of-colorado-transgender-children-struggle-with-lost-care-in-wake-of-trump-order Hospitals yank services as threat of withheld federal funding looms Sun, 09 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT /news/2025-02-09/families-of-colorado-transgender-children-struggle-with-lost-care-in-wake-of-trump-order Lindsey Toomer, Colorado Newsline /2025-02-07/lawmakers-want-to-pay-insurers-differently-to-help-safety-net-community-health-centers-stay-afloat They would use the money saved on payments to hospitals to reinvest in the state’s community health centers, which serve some of the state’s poorest people. Fri, 07 Feb 2025 20:26:57 GMT /2025-02-07/lawmakers-want-to-pay-insurers-differently-to-help-safety-net-community-health-centers-stay-afloat John Daley /podcast/inthenoco/2025-01-27/why-boulders-new-harm-reduction-vending-machine-just-might-save-a-life A new vending machine opened recently in Boulder. But instead of chips or sodas, this machine dispenses items like drug testing strips or condoms. Supporters hope the machine helps reduce the spread of sexually transmitted infections and prevents drug overdoses. We’ll hear all about the idea behind ‘harm reduction' vending machines on today’s In The NoCo. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 12:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-01-27/why-boulders-new-harm-reduction-vending-machine-just-might-save-a-life In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner