The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has negatively impacted the health and financial well-being of many Coloradans. As a result of these unprecedented changes, the Department is planning for a significant increase in Health First Colorado (Colorado's Medicaid program) enrollment. To prepare for these new members and ensure new members can access quality primary care services quickly, the Department is changing its methodology for attributing members to a Primary Care Medical Provider (PCMP) based on geographic proximity. Instead of geographically attributing members to the closest available PCMP, the Department will limit geographic attribution to a list of Department identified safety net providers and Essential Community Providers who have expertise in caring for large numbers of Health First Colorado members and who have the capacity to accept new members.
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted almost every facet of the education system, including standardized tests and college entrance examinations. This memorandum provides scheduling updates on some of the country's most relied upon placement and college entrance examinations and will be updated as more information becomes available.
Colorado's boundaries encompass some 66.6 million acres, or over 104,000 square miles. Within this area, the type and extent of natural vegetation is determined by many factors, including elevation, climate, soils, disturbance patterns, and the ecological history of the landscape. Each change from lowland plain to mountain range to broad valley creates both habitat opportunities and barriers for plant species. The heterogeneity of the landscape provides the setting for a diversity of plant communities not possible in more uniform regions.
Rancher Rusty Walter's children talk about their father and his suicide encouraging anyone in rural communities who suffer from depression or other mental health issues to seek help rather than trying to over come the issues on their own. "Suicide doesn't end the pain, it just passes it onto so many other people."
This memorandum provides a listing of criminal justice reform bills passed in Colorado over the past several years. More specifically, the attached table provides the bill number, title, and description of the criminal justice reform legislation. Please note that this listing only highlights legislation that is typically considered to be reformative in nature, in that it aims to fix or improve upon perceived errors or current practices in the criminal justice system.
In 2013, Colorado eliminated precinct polling places and established voter service and polling centers (VSPCs). This issue brief outlines the services provided at VSPCs, location factors, VSPC hours, and staffing requirements for VSPCs.
In 1982, voters approved a constitutional measure governing property taxes, including a provision known as the Gallagher Amendment (Gallagher). The impact of Gallagher has varied across different regions of the state. The impact of the COVID-19-related economic crisis on the residential assessment rate (RAR) may be significant in the 2021 reassessment cycle. In January 2021, the division will estimate the RAR for this cycle. The state legislature will then pass a bill during the 2021 legislative session that officially sets the RAR. Local government revenues will be affected in FY2021-22 and FY2022-23.
The novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has changed the world as we know it. Many policies related to alcohol availability have changed, which in turn has an impact on consumption and public health. This brief describes some of the changes in alcohol policy in Colorado, emerging indicators related to alcohol availability and related harms, and considerations on using data to study alcohol consumption changes due to COVID-19.
This memorandum provides a summary of the various Executive Orders and Public Health Orders issued during the declared disaster emergency related to the presence of COVID-19 in Colorado.
"Making Homelessness History In Colorado" provides a framework for efforts to address homelessness in Colorado today and a vision for the future. It introduces a series of guiding principles with key goals, cross-cutting approaches, and a list of proven solutions that communities across Colorado have successfully implemented that can be replicated elsewhere.
This memorandum provides an overview of how the spread of the coronavirus and associated disease (COVID-19) has prompted insurers, federal and state health organizations, and behavioral and mental health organizations to adopt policies that support and encourage the use of telehealth. Telehealth enables long-distance health care and other health-related services to occur with the use of elecommunication technology. Telehealth can assist in the provision of health services as health organizations and governments encourage social distancing and advise limiting non-urgent visits to health care providers to slow the spread of COVID-19.
This memorandum provides a listing of criminal justice reform bills passed in Colorado over the past several years. More specifically, the attached table provides the bill number, title, and description of the criminal justice reform legislation. Please note that this listing only highlights legislation that is typically considered to be reformative in nature, in that it aims to fix or improve upon perceived errors or current practices in the criminal justice system.
