Colorado students challenge state policies on health care, clean energy • Colorado Newsline

  Youth from the Colorado Youth Advisory Council presented a state committee proposal that could become bills during the 2025 legislative session. The proposal included policy proposals related to naloxone distribution, access and clean energy. Recommendations are made by committees within COYAC. The group of young people on the council come from all over the … Read more

Oregon Health Authority seeks to expand health care, mental health access to reduce disparities • Oregon Capital Chronicle

  The Oregon Health Authority seeks to expand access to health care, expand the state’s behavioral health system and connect more families with preventive health care. The goals are fundamental to the agency’s goal of eliminating health care disparities by 2030. strategic plan that will guide the work. The plan spans the next three years … Read more

A new survey finds many Coloradoans are delaying or needing health care because of the cost

  High health care costs continue to hit Coloradans hard, with two out of three respondents to a new survey saying they have delayed or missed health care because of the cost in the past 12 months Nearly three in four said they had trouble affording health care in the past year. That’s according to … Read more