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| Sunday,
Sep. 17 2006 |
| Uninsured
Coloradans: Assessing the Problem, Part 1 |
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According
to recent U.S. Census figures, 778,000 Coloradans are without
health insurance. First, we hear from Amber Due and Ruth Ann
Bohlen, two Coloradans who talk about going without health
insurance. Then Ryan Warner hosts a panel discussion, with
Pamela Hanes, president and CEO of the Colorado Health
Institute, which recently published a report on the uninsured
in Colorado; Carrie Curtiss, associate director of the
Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, which aims to ensure
access to affordable health care for all Coloradans; and Kraig
Burleson, CEO of the Inner City Health Center, a clinic in
Denver that serves uninsured patients. |
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| Sunday,
Sep. 17 2006 |
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| Ryan
Warner continues the panel discussion, with Pamela Hanes,
president and CEO of the Colorado Health Institute; Carrie
Curtiss, associate director of the Colorado Consumer Health
Initiative; and Kraig Burleson, CEO of the Inner City Health
Center, a clinic in Denver that serves uninsured patients |
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| Sunday,
Sep. 24 2006 |
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| A new
study confirms that children in Colorado without health
insurance are more likely to become seriously ill, and even
die, than children who are insured. Dr. Jim Todd, one of two
Children’s Hospital physicians who conducted the research,
discusses the findings with Ryan Warner. |
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| Thursday,
Sep. 28 2006 |
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| As
part of our ongoing series on the uninsured in Colorado, Ryan
Warner speaks with Dr. Mark Earnest and Dr. John Sbarbaro from
the University of Colorado about the challenges doctors face
when treating uninsured patients. |
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| Sunday,
Oct. 08 2006 |
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| As
part of our continuing series on the uninsured in Colorado, we
hear from business owners, who say they struggle to afford and
provide health insurance for their employees. Ryan Warner
talks to Ed Cerkovnik, the owner of Breckenridge Brewery, a
beer and restaurant company based in Denver, and Jim Noon, who
owns Centennial Container. We also get perspective from Tony
Gagliardi, Colorado director of the National Federation of
Independent Businesses. |
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| Tuesday,
Oct. 31 2006 |
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| Our
series on the uninsured in Colorado continues with perspective
from the insurance industry. Donna Lynne is the Regional
President for Kaiser Permanente in Colorado. Joe Hoffman is
Vice President and General Manager at Anthem Blue Cross and
Blue Shield of Colorado. Also with us is Jim Hertel, an
industry analyst and publisher of the newsletter Colorado
Managed Care. They talk to Ryan Warner. |
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| Sunday,
Nov. 12 2006 |
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| Our
series on the uninsured in Colorado continues with a
discussion about hospital healthcare costs. Maureen Tarrant is
president and CEO of Skyridge Medical Center in Lone Tree, a
for-profit Health One Hospital. Jackie Driscoll is vice
president of Centura Health, a not-for-profit that operates 12
hospitals in Colorado. They talk to Ryan Warner. |
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| Thursday,
Nov. 16 2006 |
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| Colorado
is embarking on an ambitious effort to expand healthcare
coverage to the state's uninsured. A commission, created by
the legislature, will spend 18 months looking for solutions.
Members may well look to other states for ideas. Ryan Warner
talks to Alan Weil, executive director of the National Academy
for State Health Policy. |
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| Sunday,
Nov. 26 2006 |
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| Ryan
Warner continues the panel discussion, with 3 members of the
commission, created by the legislature. He interviews a
health policy expert from the Rose Community Foundation, a
health care specialist with the Colorado Center on Law and
Policy and an employee benefit specialist with a health
insurance brokerage. |
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| Thursday
Jan 11 2007 |
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| With a new legislative session under way, healthcare reform is said to be a top priority. Legislators hope to introduce several bills aimed to help reduce healthcare costs and increase the number of Coloradans with health insurance. In this interview, Ryan Warner talks to Democratic State Representative Anne McGihon of Denver, who chairs the House Health and Human Services Committee. |
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