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Join CCHI on Oct. 19 from 5:30-7 p.m. for a discussion on enrollment in Connect for Health Colorado’s OmniSalud program and Colorado Option eligibility. OmniSalud provides undocumented Coloradans a safe way to compare affordable health insurance plans and enroll on a secure online platform.
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Proposition FF, the upcoming state ballot initiative better known as Healthy School Meals for All (HSMA), seeks to provide free school meals to all Colorado public school students. We are excited to share that the HSMA campaign has now created three TV ads to spread the word about their work.
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The National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) recently released new state profiles examining early childhood two-generation policies nationally and state-by-state.
View PostDue to dedicated and sustained funding through the passage of HB22-1289: Cover All Coloradans during the 2022 legislative session, Health eMoms will relaunch in April 2023.
View PostOver the past several weeks, KidsFlash has been following potential progress made to reauthorize the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program. MIECHV supports critical work to develop and implement voluntary, evidence-based home visiting programs. In Fiscal Year 2020, the program reached almost […]
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Staff at the Children’s Campaign have been carefully reviewing potential ballot measures, thinking through potential intended and unintended consequences, researching available evidence, and meeting with impacted community members throughout the spring and summer.
View PostA new report from the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation’s (ASPE) Office of Health Policy highlights the loss of health care coverage that millions of children and families will experience if policy action is not taken to extend Medicaid/CHIP coverage at the end of the PHE.
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Due to the passage of HB21-1198, Health Care Billing Requirements for Indigent Patients, hospitals in Colorado are now required to meet requirements to provide discounted care to eligible Coloradans up to 250% of the federal poverty level (FPL).
View PostPresident Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law on Aug. 16, which will raise over $700 billion in revenue over 10 years and spend over $430 billion. The law addresses tax reform and climate change and makes health care more affordable for Coloradans.
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Thanks to the passage of HB22-1289, Cover All Coloradans, double-electric breast pumps are now a covered benefit for all Colorado Medicaid enrollees. Both manual and double-electric breastfeeding pumps are now covered for Coloradans as early as 28 weeks into their pregnancy.
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