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Unvaccinated child in Boulder County tests positive for measles
Nicole C. Brambila nico.brambila@denvergazette.com
nico.brambila@denvergazette.com
Updated 1 day ago
Public health officials have confirmed a measles case in Boulder County. The child was not vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella and had not traveled outside the state or had a known exposure, according to state health officials. The case...
As measles cases rise nationally, Colorado braces for imported infections
Nicole C. Brambila nico.brambila@denvergazette.com
nico.brambila@denvergazette.com
Updated 2 days ago
Colorado has had just one measles case this year, but that doesn’t mean Dr. Michelle Barron sleeps well at night. With spring break around the corner, Barron worries out-of-state travelers will bring more than their luggage to the Centennial State....
Ozempic, Wegovy list prices to be slashed by up to 50%
New York Daily News
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Updated 2 days ago
Weight loss drugmaker Novo Nordisk will cut the list prices of Ozempic and Wegovy by up to 50% beginning in 2027, the company announced on Tuesday. Wegovy currently carries a list price of $1,349 per month, while Ozempic is listed at $1,028 for a one-month...
New York Daily News
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Lawmakers propose raising excise taxes on alcohol, marijuana to fund mental health spending
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa-ventrelli@denvergazette.com
Updated 2 days ago
Colorado lawmakers hope to refer a measure to the November ballot that would increase excise taxes on alcohol and marijuana, with the revenue going toward mental health and civil commitment facilities around the state. House Bill 1301, sponsored by Rep....
Marissa Ventrelli
Reporter
Chevron faces $1.75 million proposed penalty for Galeton Well blowout
Scott Weiser
scott-weiser@denvergazette.com
Updated 3 days ago
The Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission proposed a $1.75 million penalty against Chevron for a well blowout last year at the Bishop A07-01 pad near Galeton. The cleanup could take four more years. The 2025 blowout sent contaminated fluids...
Scott Weiser
Reporter
Live Well: Fall back in love with your ticker this month
Jennifer Mulson
jennifer-mulson@denvergazette.com
Updated 5 days ago
Well, well, well, you thought you were going to get away without me mentioning your heart health this month, didn’t you? I don’t mean to be a downer, but the stats are sobering. According to the Centers for Disease Control...
Jennifer Mulson
Reporter
Colorado Medicaid probe uncovers millions of dollars in alleged transport fraud ring
Nicole C. Brambila nico.brambila@denvergazette.com
nico.brambila@denvergazette.com
Updated 5 days ago
Colorado Medicaid officials detected $25 million in abnormal billing over just four months two years ago — a surge that prompted a new state law and the suspension of dozens of providers in what authorities now describe as an organized...
Audit finds Caring for Denver Foundation misused taxpayer funds
Michael Braithwaite
michael.braithwaite@gazette.com
Updated 1 week ago
An audit of a nonprofit contracted by Denver to manage a fund intended for social services found the organization misused taxpayer dollars. The Caring for Denver Foundation, under a contract by the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment (DDPHE),...
Michael Braithwaite
Reporter
Colorado Medicaid spending doubled over the past decade, study finds
Nicole C. Brambila nico.brambila@denvergazette.com
nico.brambila@denvergazette.com
Updated 1 week ago
Spending by Colorado’s Department of Health Care Policy and Financing reached $16 billion in 2025 — a 101% increase from 2015 — while Medicaid enrollment has returned to nearly its 2015 level, according to an analysis by a think tank....
Doctors increasingly see AI scribes in a positive light, but hiccups persist
Michelle Andrews
michelle-andrews@gazette.com
Updated 2 weeks ago
Michelle AndrewsKFF Health News When Jeannine Urban went in for a checkup in November, she had her doctor’s full attention. Instead of typing on her computer keyboard during the exam, Urban’s primary care physician at Penn Internal Medicine practice in...
Michelle Andrews
Reporter