In early October, Grand Junction-based Rocky Mountain Health Plans, a subsidiary of UnitedHealthcare (UHC), informed its customers that UHC would no longer be offering any Medicare Advantage (MA) plans for Garfield and other western Colorado counties. UHC was the only insurer providing MA plans in Garfield. Some backgroundMedicare, federal health insurance for senior citizens (ages […]
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Grand River Health faces funding cuts; state proposal could help
Grand River Health (GRH) in Rifle is not closing. That’s the word from CEO Jim Coombs in a July 11 letter to The Sopris Sun. Coombs said media coverage, at the time of proposed Medicaid cuts included in the Big Beautiful Bill Act (BBB), was incorrect. “The criteria used to identify at-risk hospitals included having […]
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Congressman Hurd votes to cut government spending, tells constituents he supports Medicaid
In mid-February, House Republicans narrowly passed a budget framework that is expected to slash the Medicaid budget in order to provide tax cuts. Republic Congressman Jeff Hurd, representing Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, was among those who voted in favor of the measure. While President Donald Trump previously said he wouldn’t touch mandatory social programs, he […]
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Exploring alternative healthcare options
The reason Ali Margo stumbled upon Zion Healthshare was because her husband’s company took away the option to add spouses to insurance coverage. The company’s decision was prompted by high premiums and set Margo, a self-employed writer, on a search for individual plans. But the most affordable plan that met her needs included a $700 […]