10 May 2012
By Gena Akers Have you been worried about the fact that you are a mortal being? Here’s some comfort sent by way of Seneca, some 2000 years ago: “You will not die because you are sick, but because you are alive.” Now, don’t you feel better? Well, Seneca almost got it right. After reading a [...]
Posted in Health and Wellness, Medical Research, News, Opinion, Public Health Issues0 Comments
10 May 2012
By Charlene Shelton Medicaid saves lives – and money. The poor among us who don’t have the ability to pay for the most basic medical care instead frequent local emergency rooms. And you get the bill. You may think they go there because they’re lazy. But in reality, many of those patients are very sick [...]
Posted in Health Care Industry, News, Opinion0 Comments
08 May 2012
By J.J. Jordan I was recently in Washington, D.C., with close to 800 other Alzheimer’s advocates to bring attention to the most alarming health crisis facing our nation. There are 5.4 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s and another 15 million caregivers whose lives are affected by this cruel disease. With 10,000 baby-boomers turning 65 each [...]
Posted in Legislation, Mental Health, News, Opinion, Public Health Issues0 Comments
07 May 2012
By Moe Keller “I am 19 years old. I am a junior at CU Boulder, and I will graduate with my four-year degree in political science next year at the age of 20. “I have no problem making friends and have never been subject to bullying. My home life is great; I have parents who [...]
Posted in Legislation, Mental Health, News, Opinion, Public Health Issues0 Comments
04 May 2012
By Vicki Cowart The right of a woman to make personal and private decisions about her own body continues to be the subject of debate. During the past two years, states across the U.S. have considered and passed legislation that effectively inserts politicians into a woman’s decision about her own pregnancy—a decision that is best [...]
Posted in Health and Wellness, Opinion, Public Health Issues, Trends In Health Care1 Comment
02 May 2012
By Bob Semro Consumers and businesses nationwide will receive an estimated $1.3 billion in rebates in August from health insurance companies that spent more on administration, overhead and profits than allowed under the Affordable Care Act, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. In Colorado, individuals and businesses will receive almost $26 million. Insurance companies will [...]
Posted in Health Care Industry, Legislation, News, Opinion0 Comments
01 May 2012
By Jere DeBacker “A remedy for masturbation which is almost always successful in small boys is circumcision. The operation should be performed by a surgeon without administering an anesthetic, as the pain attending the operation will have a salutary effect upon the mind, especially if it is connected with the idea of punishment.” John Harvey Kellogg, [...]
Posted in Legislation, News, Opinion, Public Health Issues8 Comments
26 April 2012
Recently, two Colorado congressmen wrote newspaper columns with nearly identical talking points that raised alarms about the future of Medicare and attacked a provision in the Affordable Care Act designed to reduce costs. The larger point in the two columns – one by Rep. Scott Tipton and one by Rep. Mike Coffman – was to endorse [...]
Posted in Legislation, News, Opinion, Public Health Issues0 Comments
11 April 2012
By Steve Melek Depression, like many other physical and behavioral conditions, is a prevalent and expensive disorder. However, depression often goes undiagnosed and hence untreated for a significant period of time. The median delay from onset to a formal diagnosis and treatment is about six to eight years for depression. The health care expenses and [...]
Posted in Health and Wellness, Mental Health, Opinion, Public Health Issues, Trends In Health Care0 Comments
10 April 2012
By State Rep. Cherylin Peniston These “personhood” zealots will not give up. Not once but twice Colorado voters have overwhelmingly rejected proposed constitutional amendments that would confer “personhood” rights on fetuses. But instead of respecting what the voters have said, Rep. Janak Joshi, R-Colorado Springs, is trying to circumvent the will of the people and [...]
Posted in Legislation, News, Opinion, Public Health Issues0 Comments
04 April 2012
By State Rep. Janak Joshi District attorneys and law enforcement officials have repeatedly requested legislation to fix a glaring loophole in Colorado’s criminal justice system. By not creating a separate crime for the death of a pregnant woman’s child through a criminal act, Colorado law fails to protect the rights of pregnant women and their [...]
Posted in Legislation, Opinion, Public Health Issues0 Comments
04 April 2012
Analysis by The Bell Policy Center Only 6 percent of Americans will become new buyers of health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. The Bell Policy Center analyzed data from the Urban Institute and found that just 2 percent of people who are now uninsured will have to buy health insurance without some sort of [...]
Posted in Opinion0 Comments
Added on 05 February 2012
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
