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David Olinger

David Olinger is a former investigative journalist for The Denver Post.

In this March 24, 2016 photo, Paula Maupin, the public health nurse for eastern Indiana's Fayette County, holds one of the syringes provided to intravenous drug users taking part in the county's state-approved needle exchange program, which is housed in the county courthouse in Connersville, Ind. The cash-strapped rural county, which is facing a hepatitis C outbreak among IV drug users, is one of the Indiana counties to win state approval for the programs that provide those users with clean needles to reduce needle-sharing as a way to stop the spread of HIV, hepatitis C and other diseases. But Indiana's counties have to find their own funding for their exchanges because state funding is banned from supporting them.

Ninety percent of Colorado residents with hepatitis C going untreated

June 9, 2016 at 3:32 p.m.

Ninety percent of Colorado residents with hepatitis C going untreated

Mother Patricia Mary walks in the hallway at the Mullen Home for the Aged, run by Little Sisters of the Poor, in Denver on Jan. 2, 2014.

Little Sisters happy with Supreme Court contraception opinion

June 23, 2016 at 11:54 a.m.

Little Sisters happy with Supreme Court contraception opinion

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO - JANUARY 19: Glenwood Springs residents from left to right Kerri Newland, Dana Marlatt, her husband Richard Backe and Robin Waters, right, are pictured at the home of Backe on January 19, 2016 in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Health insurance premiums are exorbitant in the valley with people, including Backe, Marlatt, Newland and Waters paying upwards of $1500 a month. On top of that their deductible is $6,000. There are only two insurance companies available to people in the valley: Rocky Mountain Health Plan and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Colorado to study why health insurance prices vary by region

May 18, 2016 at 8:26 a.m.

Colorado to study why health insurance prices vary by region

FILE - In this March 31, 2014 file photo, Michelle Decker, left, an employee of Connect For Health Colorado, the state's health care exchange, explains options and procedures to a walk in client signing up for insurance on the last day before fines are imposed, in Denver. Colorado's state-run health insurance exchange has some new features to debut when 2015 open enrollment starts Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014. Connect For Health Colorado has avoided many of the software headaches that plagued state and federal exchanges last year, but officials are touting some new enhancements to the website to make signing up easier

Hospitals, doctors differ on universal health care in Colorado

June 8, 2016 at 1:52 p.m.

Hospitals, doctors differ on universal health care in Colorado

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VA finds inadequate hospital treatment of Colorado veteran who died

May 13, 2016 at 9:16 a.m.

VA finds inadequate hospital treatment of Colorado veteran who died

This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration shows the tip of an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) duodenoscope.

E. coli outbreak that infected 9 at UCH occurred over seven weeks

June 23, 2016 at 3:16 p.m.

E. coli outbreak that infected 9 at UCH occurred over seven weeks

This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration shows the tip of an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) duodenoscope.

Surgical tool used at University Hospital linked to infections, deaths

May 13, 2016 at 3:52 p.m.

Surgical tool used at University Hospital linked to infections, deaths

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Sunflower snack bags recalled due to listeria contamination risk

June 23, 2016 at 3:42 p.m.

Sunflower snack bags recalled due to listeria contamination risk

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Colorado health officials praise decision to regulate e-cigarettes

May 5, 2016 at 6:27 p.m.

Colorado health officials praise decision to regulate e-cigarettes

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UCHealth system joins forces with CSU health programs in Fort Collins

May 2, 2016 at 7:20 a.m.

UCHealth system joins forces with CSU health programs in Fort Collins