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Colorado’s ambitious plan to reform eating disorder treatment facilities rolled back

Bill still prohibits certain diet pills, use of weight metric in care decisions

DENVER, CO - MARCH 9 : Emma Troughton poses for a portrait at Mental Health Colorado office in Denver, Colorado on Thursday, March 9, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO – MARCH 9 : Emma Troughton poses for a portrait at Mental Health Colorado office in Denver, Colorado on Thursday, March 9, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Denver Post reporter Seth Klamann in Commerce City, Colorado on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
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Amid a surge in eating disorder diagnoses in Colorado, budget-minded lawmakers stripped language from a bill Monday that would've more tightly regulated facilities that treat the disease, a change welcomed by some providers and lamented by advocates.
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