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Increase in Gunnison Valley Health Tests Leads to Saving Lives in the Valley

At a virtual roundtable hosted by Healthier Colorado, U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, heard from advocates about how new Medicaid requirements under H.R.1, an end of extended Affordable Care Act tax credits, and other cuts from the federal government have hindered health providers’ ability to offer the care that patients across the state need.

Colorado Begins Planning Major Rural Health Care Reform with Allocated Funds of $200M in 2026

As Colorado begins planning how to allocate more than $200 million designated to the state in 2026 alone, the local impacts have not yet been identified. The Four Corners region, however, has two representatives helping guide the decision-making.

April Randle, a rural physician and Cortez city councilwoman, and Joe Theine, CEO of Southwest Health System, joined 13 other representatives from across Colorado last week for the advisory committee’s first planning meeting.

Family Health West Opens New Behavioral Health Clinic

Family Health West has opened a new behavioral health clinic in Fruita, expanding access to mental health services for patients of all ages.

The clinic officially opened last week and brings together behavioral health services that were previously spread across several Family Health West locations.