The 2019 CHAS sheds new light on the health of Coloradans and the stories behind the statistics. While there has been little change in the state's uninsured rate, Colorado has lost ground on affordability of insurance and coverage for children. New analysis shows many Coloradans are struggling to afford housing, food, and medical care, all of which can affect health. This all points to work that must be done to secure the gains of the past decade and build a more equitable system., "January 2020.", The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing and the Colorado Office of Behavioral Health contributed funding for the creation for this publication., Online resource; title from PDF cover (viewed November 2021)
"Report to: Joint Budget Committee of the General Assembly, Health and Human Services Committee of the Senate, and Health and Environment Committee of the House of Representatives.", "April 1, 2012.", Cover title., Print version record.
"Report to: Joint Budget Committee of the General Assembly, Health and Human Services Committee of the Senate, and Health and Environment Committee of the House of Representatives.", "July 1, 2012.", Cover title., Print version record.
The Colorado legislature has requested information from both the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing along with the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to determine the costs and benefits associated with identifying veterans with Medicaid and assisting or encouraging them to access specific additional Veterans Affairs (VA) services in Colorado. Colorado may have an opportunity to save state general fund dollars for Medicaid recipients by identifying individuals eligible for and assisting with enrolling them to receive benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. This report specifically addresses questions outlined in the Legislative Requests for Information for FY 2018-19 ("Multiple-Departments LRFI#4")., prepared for the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing by Alana Ketchel., "November 1, 2018.", "Multi-Department Legislative Request for Information #4 states: Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, Executive Director's Office; and Department of Military Affairs, Executive Director and Army National Guard -- The Departments are requested to explore the potential for comparing Medicaid, veteran services, and other data sources to identify individuals who might benefit from enrolling in or expanding their use of federal Veterans Administration (VA) benefits."-- Letter of transmittal., Online resource; title from PDF cover (viewed March 2022)
Commissioned paper by Health Policy Solutions Inc., Cover title., "February 2004.", Includes bibliographical references (p. 34-36), Mode of access: World Wide Web.
In the summer of 2015, Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) contracted with Public Consulting Group, Inc. (PCG) to help identify strategies to improve access to behavioral health services for children and families. For the purposes of this report, behavioral health services include services to treat mental health and substance use disorders (SUD)., "The following report was conducted as part of a Quality Improvement Project undertaken by Health Care Policy and Financing in partnership with the Colorado Department of Human Services-Division of Child Welfare." -- Cover letter dated June 30, 2016.", Online resource; title from PDF cover (viewed October 2022)
Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover; (viewed May 2005), "June 2005.", The Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997 (Public Law 105-33) requires that states conduct an annual evaluation of their managed care organizations and prepaid inpatient health plans to determine compliance with federal regulations and quality improvement standards. As one of the mandatory external quality review activities under the BBA, the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing is required to validate the performance improvement projects (PIP). To meet this validation requirement, the Department contracted with Health Services Advisory Group, Inc. (HSAG) as an external quality review organization.
submitted to: Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing, Division for Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities., "April 30, 2015.", Online resource; title from PDF cover (viewed August 2018)
This was the third-year submission of the Foothills Behavioral Health Partners (FBHP) Reducing ED Utilization for Youth PIP. This topic addressed CMS' requirements related to quality outcomes--specifically, access to, and quality of, care and services. The purpose of this study was to reduce the rate of emergency department (ED) visits for a covered mental health diagnosis that did not result in a hospitalization within 24 hours of the ED visit., this report was produced by Health Services Advisory Group, Inc. for the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing., "February 2012 for Validation Year 3.", Online resource; title from PDF cover; (viewed October 2017)
submitted to: Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing, Division for Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities., "October 31, 2014.", Online resource; title from PDF cover (viewed August 2018)
