Colorado Consumer Health Initiative

04/23/2026

💮 Our April Newsletter just dropped!

Here's what's in it: Reconciliation Package Update from Congress, Fighting Cuts To The Cover All Coloradans Program, Lineup of Events: Medical Debt Rally, KYR Presentation, Legislative Wrap-Up & more!

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04/22/2026

What They Don't Tell You: Health Care Edition 🩺

Deductible? EOB? Out-of-pocket max? 😵

Monica breaks down the basic insurance terms everyone should know, but nobody explains.

04/21/2026

From the halls of Colorado's Capitol to D.C. 🌄🏛️
Meet the group of people making it happen at CCHI! Join us for our second-ever fundraiser breakfast as we talk all things policy!
🎟️Register: loom.ly/wDy7TwU

04/20/2026

Toni Fernandez got clean after years of addiction. Medicaid paid for the treatment that got her there. Now she’s a recovery coach, and her clients rely on the same coverage.

The San Luis Valley has fought hard to recover from the opioid epidemic. But now a new battle threatens to undo the hard work this community has done: Medicaid cuts.

🔗Read the full story: loom.ly/HZbKOmE

Where worlds of normalcy and addiction collide, locals cling to a sense of community, resources at risk in the wake of federal budget moves

04/17/2026

They've done this before.

Adam breaks down a new Republican reconciliation package: same budget trick as the Big Ugly Bill, deeper Medicaid cuts, and this time to fund ICE and war in Iran.

☎️ Call your members of Congress today: https://loom.ly/mxc05yk

04/16/2026

Join Benefits in Action and the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative (CCHI) on Thursday, April 30th for our virtual webinar: Know Your Rights When Accessing Health Care in Colorado! We will cover your rights as a Coloradan when accessing and affording health care at all levels of insurance coverage and documentation status, for planned and unplanned care.

Included in this 90 minute presentation:
- An introduction to our health care system
- Tips and tricks for fighting unexpected bills
- Examples of common issues and their solutions
- An explanation of the laws that protect you

We will provide you with resources for you to have and share with your community. Spanish interpretation will be provided and most materials will be available in both Spanish and English.
Register here- https://secure.everyaction.com/nNlxMorEbE6i-0ncKjkJrg2

04/16/2026

Únase a Benefits in Action y a la Colorado Consumer Health Initiative (CCHI) el jueves 30 de abril para nuestro seminario web virtual: ¡Conozca sus derechos al acceder a la atención médica en Colorado!

Abordaremos sus derechos como residente de Colorado al acceder a la atención médica y costearla, cubriendo todos los niveles de cobertura de seguro y estatus migratorio, tanto para atención planificada como no planificada.

Esta presentación de 90 minutos incluye:
- Una introducción a nuestro sistema de atención médica
- Consejos y estrategias para impugnar facturas inesperadas
- Ejemplos de problemas comunes y sus soluciones
- Una explicación de las leyes que le protegen

Le proporcionaremos recursos para que los tenga y los comparta con su comunidad. Se ofrecerá interpretación al español y la mayoría de los materiales estarán disponibles tanto en español como en inglés.

Regístrate aquí- https://secure.everyaction.com/nNlxMorEbE6i-0ncKjkJrg2

04/14/2026

The 2026 Colorado legislative session has kept us busy. Come hear what happened. Join us & The Bell Policy Center for our Legislative Wrap-Up event!

We're going to recap the 2026 Colorado legislative session on May 19 in two ways — a content-rich webinar at noon (you can register via the link below), and a content-light, in-person event in the evening. More details to come. Hope you can join us! Colorado Consumer Health Initiative https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IzJBA8qvTLCLpzLISdYB0w #/registration

04/14/2026

Great minds, even greater mission 🤝

Nothing like sharing a meal with people who are just as committed to the fight as you are. Mannat and Adam had the pleasure of sitting down with Anthony Wright of FamiliesUSA, cheers to their incredible national advocacy! 🍻

04/13/2026

We'll see you there, right? 😊

In just 2 months, we’re hosting a fundraiser breakfast to celebrate our Policy Team, and we’d love for you to join us! Grab breakfast, meet the team, and hear firsthand what they’ve been working on.

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04/10/2026

Treated at a public hospital in Colorado? Your legal rights may be more limited than you think.

Our deputy director, Adam Fox, spoke with Denver7 Investigates on how the state's Governmental Immunity Act leaves patients at public hospitals with fewer protections.

🔗Read the article: loom.ly/I8gOebM

By the time testing confirmed a patient's permanent inner ear damage after a procedure, she said, she had missed the short filing deadline under Colorado’s Governmental Immunity Act, known as CGIA.