Insurance Industry

Michael Bennet and health care: Live by the public option, or die by it

"Hey, Barack. Remember that public-option thing you used to be so hot on?"​Colorado's Michael Bennet is widely seen as being among the most vulnerable Democratic senators in advance of the November 2010 election -- hence President Barack Obama's fundraising visit to Denver last week before a p ... More >>

Michael Pollan: The food industry creates patients for the health care industry

Chances are that if you read or watch anything (besides McCommercials) regarding the state of our food system in the United States, it will mention the staggering amount of processed crap we manufacture and the integrity of our diets versus the price -- both financially and physically. Michael Pol ... More >>

E.W. Scripps, former Rocky Mountain News employees finally reach severance agreement

E.W. Scripps chairman Rich Boehne alongside his company's logo. According to Mel Pomponio, the Denver Newspaper Guild chair for the Rocky Mountain News, former staffers of the shuttered tabloid will no longer be employed by E.W. Scripps, the Rocky's owner, after today. It's fortunate, then, that a ... More >>

Denver Unveils its Free Bike Program for the DNC

Labor of Love

Adding Insult to Injury

Pinnacol Assurance, the state's largest workers' compensation provider, today boasts healthy profits -- and workers have paid the price.

Leave the Driving to Bill

When special interests collide over auto insurance, consumers feel their pain.

Best Office Visits for the Elderly

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Dr. John Scott

Cutting Edge

A plan by some Colorado leaders to trim hard-won health-insurance benefits could leave consumers feeling the pain.

Follow That Story

Second Among Equals

Throw Away the Key

Boulder County slams the door on a group of juvenile homes that won't lock theirs.

Watching the Sunset

A look at auto-insurance legislation in Colorado.

The Michigan Way

Michigan's no-fault plan works. Here's how.

Mind Games

The squeeze in managed mental-health care is choking patients and providers alike.

Best power lunch -- non-power-trip division

La Fiesta Supper Club

All Pain, No Gain

A head-on collision with her insurance company left Candace Salas with more than a few scratches.

Ditch Glitch

Nobody seems willing to clean up after this flood.

Shrink to Fit

When Mental Health Services, Inc. went out of business, no one was around to help the therapists who were hurt.

Afterthought Special

Separation Anxiety

Doctors thought banding together might give them more power at Rose Medical Center. Instead, they wound up owning their own hospital.

Power Steering

Last session legislators gambled on a new program that lobbyists claimed would make Colorado's roads safer. Don't bet on it.

Captive Audience

Roll out the gurneys! Hospitals fight for the right to treat prisoners.

Wheels of Fortune

It's no accident that business is booming for car-wreck reconstructionists.

Clinical Depression

University Hospital abruptly pulls its money out of clinics that treat the poor.

UNHEALTHY COMPETITION?

A NEW, HARD-SELL HMO STORMS INTO COLORADO, HOPING TO SCOOP UP MEDICAID BUSINESS.

PLAYING THE PERCENTAGES

BLUE CROSS SETTLES CO-PAY COMPLAINTS BUT STILL INTENDS TO CUT ITS OWN DEALS ON MEDICAL BILLS.

COURTING DISASTER

HAMMER GETS HAMMERED

A LOCAL INSURANCE COMPANY RAPS THE RAPPER IN A LAWSUIT.

THE SICK BILL

A COMPARISON OF TWO HOSPITAL BILLS SHOWS HOW COST-SHIFTING CAN KNEECAP CUSTOMERS.