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State roundup: Legislatures, govs juggling costs and health programs

Medicaid spending is a matter of urgency almost everywhere in the country right now, but in few places is the urgency as palpable as it is here, where the governor refers to the federal-state health insurance program for the poor as "welfare," says it's necessary to eliminate coverage for 65,000 adults, and wants to stop paying room and board for some 2,000 elders who live in group homes. All ...

Colorado high-risk health insurance pool runs up claims twice the U.S. average

Colorado's troubled high-risk health-insurance pool has asked the federal government for nearly $15 million more than planned after running up early claims that are twice the national average.

Medicaid dispute pits "shared responsibility," care of poor

Colorado policymakers are wrestling to bring the burgeoning Medicaid budget under control, as critics fear health insurance for the poor will consume the state budget.

Number of Colo. children without health insurance drops

A campaign to provide health insurance to children is showing progress in Colorado, where two surveys show the number of uninsured kids is down to 8 to 10 percent.

Greeley man to fight extradition to Maryland in 2000 murder case

A Greeley man intends to fight extradition from Colorado to Maryland, where he has been linked to an unsolved 2000 homicide through DNA evidence.

Greeley man fights extradition in unsolved 2000 Maryland homicide

A Greeley man intends to fight extradition from Colorado to Maryland, where he has been linked to an unsolved 2000 homicide through DNA evidence.

Bill to stop health exchanges dies

A proposal to end Colorado’s health insurance exchanges died in committee, according to the Denver Business Journal. Senate Bill 53 would have ended the exchanges if the Supreme Court finds the entire Affordable Care Act unconstitutional. The court will hear the arguments for and against federal health care changes in March. Read more at the Denver Business Journal. [...]

Colorado health care provider Anthem pays front-line doctors bonuses to cut costs

The largest private insurer in Colorado will pay bonuses to front-line doctors for their face time and care coordination with patients, then reward them further when they meet health targets and savings goals.

White House says open to compromise over contraception

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is willing to work with Catholic universities and hospitals in implementing new rules that require health insurance to cover birth control, a top adviser to the president's re-election campaign said on Tuesday. Signaling possible room for compromise, David Axelrod said such religious institutions have a grace period to find a way to include health ...