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Obama's cancer challenge lauded

February 26, 2009

For cancer researchers in Colorado, President Obama's call to cure the confounding disease in our lifetime was similar to President Kennedy's challenge to put a man on the moon.

Lawmakers may ease curbs on job perks

February 25, 2009

Perks to encourage employees to lose weight, stop smoking or otherwise improve their health have surged in popularity in recent years.

3 Colorado execs honored for fitness

February 20, 2009

It's one thing to navigate the daily stresses of life as a top-level executive.

Metro-area hospitals post 9 percent profit in 2007

February 6, 2009

Denver-area hospitals earned a healthy pretax profit margin of 9 percent on patient revenues of $4.8 billion in 2007, according to a new study, but their financial outlook has likely darkened considerably in recent months.

Kaiser Permanente broadens individual, family plans

February 4, 2009

Kaiser Permanente on Tuesday announced 10 new health coverage plans for individuals and families, joining other insurers who have bolstered their individual offerings as more employees lose their job-based coverage.

Focus on growing the businesses

January 22, 2009

Even health insurers are feeling pinched by the recession as rising unemployment results in companies having fewer workers to cover.

Firms curl up to bottom line

Firms curl up to bottom line

January 20, 2009

The logic is simple: Healthier employees are cheaper employees.

Hospital fee plan one of first aimed at helping uninsured

January 13, 2009

Two dozen other states already have a hospital provider fee similar to one under consideration in Colorado, but Gov. Bill Ritter's plan would be among the first to use the money in an attempt to whittle the number of uninsured.

Health care spending slows in '07

January 6, 2009

Spending on health care slowed slightly in 2007 as consumers turned more to generic drugs instead of brand names to fill their medicine cabinets, the government reported Monday.

4 questions for Daryl Edmonds and Marc Neely of Cigna

January 1, 2009

Executives Edmonds and Neely discuss health care issues related to Cigna's purchase of Great-West and what to expect from the Obama administration.

Poudre Valley Health System wins Baldrige Award for quality

November 25, 2008

Poudre Valley Health System has won a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez announced today in Washington.

Median deductibles for PPOs double in 2008

November 20, 2008

The median deductible for individual coverage under the most popular type of health plan doubled in the past year to $1,000, according to a study of job-based health care costs released Wednesday.

Hospitals collaborate on newborn program

November 12, 2008

Children's Hospital and University of Colorado Hospital will announce plans today to develop a maternal-fetal and neonatal program, marking the biggest collaboration between the two since Children's moved to its new Aurora campus last year.

Health care hikes in state outpacing national increases

October 31, 2008

Colorado employers' health care costs will once again soar faster than the national average next year, forcing both companies and workers to dig deeper into their pockets to pay for insurance.

How to take advantage of health insurance open enrollment

October 17, 2008

The leaves are crisping to amber hues, football season is in full throttle . . . which means that it's time once again for open enrollment at most employers that offer health care benefits.

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