John Ingold

DaVita plans to double its workforce ...

Federal government agrees to pay DaVita $538 million over underpayment claims

February 27, 2017 at 10:25 a.m.

The federal government will pay Denver-based kidney dialysis company DaVita more than a half billion dollars to settle a lawsuit claiming the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs underpaid the company...

Tug River Health Association treats about 8,700 patients, resulting in some 20,000 visits a year to its five clinics. In 2016, 12,284 of those visits were from patients on Medicaid, up from 5,674 in 2013, before the ACA took effect here. Without the ACA, many of those patients wouldn't be able to afford care.

UCHealth to launch online appointment scheduling, virtual doctors visits

February 1, 2017 at 10:28 a.m.

UCHealth, a Colorado hospital network with more than 100 clinic locations across the state including the University of Colorado Hospital, on Wednesday announced a new, tech-focused rebranding campaign aimed at...

Colorado’s health insurance exchange extends deadline to enroll, amid surge in sign-ups

May 22, 2017 at 1:42 p.m.

Connect for Health Colorado, the state's Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace, is extending the deadline for people to sign up for coverage this year.

Why Summit County has the lowest cancer death rates in the country

January 31, 2017 at 6:54 a.m.

A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that Summit County has the lowest rate of death from cancer in the country and five other counties...

Vials of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine are displayed on a counter at a Walgreens Pharmacy in this undated photo.

Mumps outbreak strikes metro Denver with 11 linked cases

January 28, 2017 at 10:04 p.m.

Once common before vaccination, mumps -- a viral infection that causes swollen cheeks and jawlines -- is off to a strong start in Colorado in 2017 with almost as many...

Denver Health picks Pennsylvania hospital leader as lone CEO finalist

January 27, 2017 at 5:43 p.m.

Denver Health and Hospital Authority has selected Robin Wittenstein, currently the chief population health officer for Penn State Health, as the sole finalist for its vacant CEO position, meaning she...

High Level, a medical marijuana shop on Colfax Ave in Denver.

Colorado’s future doctors support medical marijuana but aren’t sure about recommending it

January 20, 2017 at 7:56 a.m.

Colorado medical students are in favor of marijuana legalization but less certain about whether they will recommend cannabis to patients once they become doctors, according to the results of a...

Employees of Google walk down a hallway at the internet company's new office space inside historic Chelsea Market June 23, 2008 in New York City.

How taking short walk breaks at work can make you happier and more energetic

January 19, 2017 at 11:30 a.m.

Getting up from your desk a few times a day for a brief, brisk walk could make you both happier and healthier on the job, a new study from University...

Across Colorado, as many as eight hospitals "could have sustainability problems" if the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, is repealed without a similar replacement.

Colorado hospitals could close if Obamacare is repealed and not replaced, execs say

February 2, 2017 at 11:50 a.m.

Hospitals across the state could be forced to cut back services or even close if the Affordable Care Act is repealed without adequate replacement, several health care executives in Colorado...

A stethoscope is pictured in a general practitioner's office on December 4, 2014 in London, England.

Colorado Health Department warns of possible measles exposure in Denver metro area

January 9, 2017 at 1:28 p.m.

An unvaccinated adult may have exposed people to measles in the past month at several locations in Denver, Aurora, Englewood, Centennial and Boulder County, the Colorado Department of Public Health...

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