John Ingold

The Capitol is seen in overcast skies as the 115th Congress convenes in Washington.

Cory Gardner, Ken Buck join Colorado hospitals in expressing doubts about GOP health care plan

March 9, 2017 at 7:39 a.m.

Two Republican members of Colorado's Congressional delegation expressed doubts about their party's health care bill on Wednesday, as doctors and hospitals in the state also voiced deep concerns.

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) holds up a copy of the American Health Care Act during a news conference with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), left, and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-Ore.) outside Ryan's office in the U.S. Capitol on March 7, 2017 in Washington, D.C.

Obamacare repeal could prompt special legislative session in Colorado

March 8, 2017 at 10:09 p.m.

A Republican plan to overhaul the Affordable Care Act landed with a thud on Tuesday in Colorado, as several GOP lawmakers said they were reserving judgement even as it came...

This 2013 file photo shows pills of the painkiller hydrocodone at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt.

As prescription opioid deaths drop 6 percent in Colorado, heroin deaths rise 23 percent

March 7, 2017 at 7:52 a.m.

According to preliminary numbers, overdose deaths in Colorado from prescription opioids fell last year to their lowest level in six years, but the state also saw an increase in heroin...

Colorado death row inmate Sir Mario Owens seeks new trial amid juror misconduct allegations

March 2, 2017 at 11:42 a.m.

Defense attorneys for Colorado death row inmate Sir Mario Owens have accused a juror of not disclosing that she had significant personal ties to a murder trial on which she...

This 2014 file photo shows an Extraction Oil and Gas drilling rig outside of Windsor.

Colorado Health Department finds little evidence of health harms from living near oil and gas sites

February 28, 2017 at 6:46 p.m.

Colorado's Health Department, in the first large-scale review it has conducted of research on how living near oil and gas drilling affects health, concluded there is at best limited evidence...

Clinic office assistant Joan Vest searches ...

Grants help Colorado doctors in rural, low-income areas repay student loans

February 24, 2017 at 4:10 p.m.

The Colorado Health Service Corps, a program that helps repay the student loans of doctors who work in rural or underserved areas, is gearing up for what could be its...

Why Denver health officials hope a simple cardboard box will reduce infant mortality

February 24, 2017 at 2:25 p.m.

A free giveaway at the Baby and Kids Experience expo on Saturday in Denver and a program by Denver Public Health mark the first efforts in Colorado to connect new...

By 2015, the average immunization rate across Australia was 92.2 percent.

Childhood immunization rates rising in Colorado as fight over funding looms

February 24, 2017 at 3:35 p.m.

According to a new study, Colorado now ranks 14th in the nation for childhood vaccination rates -- a significant increase from a few years prior -- but a system that...

Ken Buck: Affordable Care Act replacement will “take a while to formulate”

February 24, 2017 at 5:58 a.m.

Colorado Congressman Ken Buck, a Republican from Windsor, has told constituents at meetings this week that he thinks a repeal of the Affordable Care Act will come soon but that...

In this file photo, Sen. Michael Bennet holds a town hall meeting at the Morgan Community College in 2013, answering questions on various topics. Congress is currently on break however, no town hall meetings in sight with delegates.

With Congress out of session, many in Colorado ask: Where are the town halls?

February 21, 2017 at 10:45 p.m.

Congress is off this week but few Colorado lawmakers are using the time to meet with constituents -- a slight that抖阴ap angered activists across the state.

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