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Cigna to pull out of individual health market, affecting thousands in Colorado

Updated 2 months ago

Another firm is withdrawing from the individual health insurance market, including for Colorado, effective Jan. 1, 2027. The move by Cigna Healthcare is part of...

Colorado Springs programs respond to changing attitudes about addiction, though stigma remains high

Updated 2 months ago

While attitudes about addiction to drugs and alcohol are changing to reflect more acceptance and understanding, the industry is not keeping pace with the cultural shift, a...

‘The program’: Caretakers got millions, some homeless were evicted

Updated 2 months ago

testing to check script embed Editor’s Note: This article is part of a Colorado Watch series that looked into how homeless people were offered housing and “donations”...

‘The program’: Church’s cash ‘donations’ are an anomaly; requests to attend services were ignored

Updated 2 months ago

Editor’s Note: This article is part of a Colorado Watch series that looked into how homeless people were offered housing and “donations” from a church in return...

First 2026 Colorado case of West Nile Virus in a human reported in Jefferson County

Updated 2 months ago

State officials issue air quality health advisory for southern Colorado counties

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado Bridal & Wedding Expo is a one-stop shop for local brides-to-be

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado candidates for governor share plans to tackle youth mental health crisis

Updated 2 months ago

Pikes Pick: This viral cleansing balm stands the test of time

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado hospitals already taxed as Medicaid reform launches later this year, UCHealth officials say

Updated 2 months ago

Children’s Hospital Colorado and Healthier Colorado launch new plan to improve youth mental health system

Updated 2 months ago

AROUND TOWN: Greenbergs are Quality of Life honorees at Hospice & Palliative Care luncheon

Updated 2 months ago

Marijuana cultivator files class-action lawsuit over state ‘distortions’ in excise tax collections

Updated 3 months ago

El Paso County officials urge testing after bat at Fountain Creek Regional Park tests positive for rabies

Updated 3 months ago

Colorado health officials confirm deadly hantavirus case

Updated 3 months ago

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. — State and local health officials have confirmed a fatal case of hantavirus in Colorado. The Colorado Department of Public Health and...

Unvaxxed singles event in Colorado canceled by venue due to ‘safety concerns’

Updated 3 months ago

An event aimed at bringing together like-minded Denver singles has been canceled by the venue, but the organizer said the show will go on elsewhere....

Hantavirus outbreak is not like COVID-19 pandemic, CDC says

Updated 3 months ago

Hantavirus is not a COVID-19 sequel. Infectious disease experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who refer to the outbreak on the cruise...

Colorado legislature pushes AI rules targeting health care, therapy and chatbots

Updated 3 months ago

With just days left in the 2026 legislative session, Colorado lawmakers are rushing a trio of artificial intelligence bills to Gov. Jared Polis, aiming to...

Supreme Court is being asked to restore access to an abortion pill by mail

Updated 3 months ago

‘Earn While You Learn’ paramedic school in Colorado Springs pays students to study

Updated 3 months ago

Court restricts abortion access across the US by blocking the mailing of mifepristone

Updated 3 months ago

Pikes Pick: Eye Love Care makes clear vision feel easy and affordable

Updated 3 months ago

Colorado measles cases surge, near highest level in decades

Updated 3 months ago

Colorado regulators could force Xcel customers to pay for troubled plant for decades

Updated 3 months ago

Assisted-living facility in Colorado faced minimal fine after death of 73-year-old man

Updated 3 months ago

Why many Americans are turning to AI for health advice

Updated 4 months ago

‘Simply a Crock-Pot’: CommonSpirit Penrose Hospital bomb threat deemed not credible

Updated 4 months ago

Colorado health officials warn of measles exposure at local Chick-fil-A

Updated 4 months ago

Pueblo health officials record first pediatric death from RSV in 2026

Updated 4 months ago

A child under the age of 5 has died from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), according to public health officials in Pueblo. It is the first...

Colorado legislators propose $46.8 billion budget, driven by Medicaid costs

Updated 4 months ago

The six-member panel of legislators in charge of crafting the state budget has now turned over its plan to the Colorado legislature, proposing to spend...

Gov. Polis names new leaders for Colorado health agencies in wake of Medicaid turmoil

Updated 4 months ago

Gov. Jared Polis, on Thursday, announced he was appointing Gretchen Hammer to serve as acting executive director of the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy...