Colorado Community Health Network

12/18/2025

“Medicaid is a commitment we’ve made to one another, not a burden. To address Colorado’s budget crisis, we must shift our focus to the real culprit behind our budget issues.”

Thank you, Lydia McCoy, CEO of Colorado Center on Law and Policy for giving a broader perspective on Colorado’s budget crisis, and defending Medicaid for the Coloradans who rely on it most.

Medicaid is not a burden. To address Colorado’s budget crisis, we must shift our focus to the real culprit behind our budget issues.

12/16/2025

There is still time to TAKE ACTION!
It takes about 30 seconds to take action, and will help your elected officials understand the urgent need to protect Community Health Centers and the patients they serve: https://cchn.quorum.us/campaign/149911/

12/04/2025

ACTION ALERT: Join Community Health Center Advocates in protecting access to affordable, high-quality primary care.

The policy is complex but the message is simple: Ask your elected officials to exempt Community Health Centers from the 340B rebate model. Learn more and take action: https://cchn.quorum.us/campaign/149911/

12/03/2025

CCHN is proud to participate in a coalition of hospitals, physicians, health plans, behavioral-health providers, rural leaders and consumer advocates in Colorado who are working together to provide a clear message about the future of health care in our state: “we must move toward a model built on collaboration, transparency, and shared responsibility.”

Two of the coalitions’ members, Jeff Tieman at the Colorado Hospital Association and Julie Reiskin at the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, wrote an op-ed in Colorado Politics outlining some of our concerns:

By Jeff Tieman and Julie Reiskin Colorado is careening toward a health care disaster, and unless we change course now, too many of our neighbors will bear the cost — in dollars, in well-being and in lives. Colorado’s health care system isn’t just dysfunctional, it’s teetering on collapse. In...

11/24/2025

In the past few years, Community Health Centers saw a 29% increase of uninsured patients, despite statewide data that shows the number of uninsured Coloradans has stayed statistically steady.

Read CCHN’s news statement to learn more about how Community Health Centers provide primary care for nearly half of all uninsured Coloradans:
https://cchn.org/cchn-news-releases/

Your Content Goes Here 2025 News Releases Urging Federal Elected Officials to Fund Community Health Centers Sept. 18, 2025 DENVER, CO ― Funding for Community Health Centers (CHCs) needs to be reauthorized and appropriated by Congress by Sept. 30, 2025, to protect access to affordable, high-quality...

11/06/2025

Congratulations, Clinica Family Health and Wellness, on the opening of your new 24/7 crisis center!

***Spread the news!*** Louisville's walk-in crisis center is officially open! This facility will have services including 24/7 mental health crisis intervention, withdrawal management, urgent psychiatric care, and intensive outpatient services. We are honored to serve our community. Please share this resource with those in your life.

📍1107 W Century Dr, Louisville, CO

Learn more about the crisis center here: https://mhpcolorado.org/louisville-acute-care-services

11/03/2025

Colorado Community Health Network was excited to award ten state legislators for their work in advancing Community Health Center priorities in the 2025 legislative session. These awards were offered at CHCs throughout the summer.

Last week, at Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc., it was an honor to present Cleave Simpson Colorado State Senator District 6 with the CHC Champion Award for his leadership on HB25-1288, which will open up new revenue opportunities for CHCs, and his advocacy for increased funding to the Primary Care Fund, which ensured that the legislature would take action to help protect and invest in CHCs.

We are so grateful for Sen. Cleave Simpson’s willingness to champion our cause of ensuring access to accessible, high quality health care, in the midst of a state and federal budget crisis.

10/27/2025

10/23/2025

Congratulations to High Plains Community Health Center for celebrating 30 years of delivering high-quality primary care to Southeastern Colorado including Prowers, Baca, Bent, and Kiowa Counties!

High Plains CHC hosted a 30th anniversary event yesterday, Oct. 22, which included a beautiful slide show, a sneak peak of the newly-renovated lobby, and speeches from founding CEO, Jay Brooke, and current CEO, Jeremy Carrol.

Learn more about High Plains’ 30th anniversary celebration: https://theprowersjournal.com/2025/10/high-plains-community-health-center-invites-public-to-celebrate-30-years-at-event-wednesday-october-22/

10/09/2025

“Community Health Centers serving low-income Coloradans will face a reckoning if the government shutdown goes on too long — but right now, they can’t be sure when ‘too long’ will be.”

A long shutdown could also jeopardize other programs supporting health centers, such as loan repayment for doctors working in underserved areas.

09/16/2025

📢 Today is National Voter Registration Day! 📢
Are you registered? Take a few minutes to check your registration status or register to vote: https://linktr.ee/CRCvotes

Your vote is your voice, and it matters.

09/04/2025

Colorado Community Health Network is excited to award ten state legislators for their work in advancing Community Health Center priorities in the 2025 legislative session. These awards will be offered at CHCs throughout the summer.

Last week, at PrimeHealth+ formerly MarillacHealth, we were honored to present Representative Rick Taggart and Senator Janice Rich with a Community Health Center Supporter Award for their leadership in passing SB25-071. This bill safeguards CHCs' ability to continue providing discounted medications to our patients by protecting against discriminatory pharmaceutical manufacturer practices.

We thank the legislators for their support of the mission of CHCs to provide accessible, high quality health care.