Colorado Checkup: April 2024

Doctors Take On Dental Duties to Reach Low-Income and Uninsured Patients
By Kate Ruder
More doctors are integrating oral health care into their practices, filling a need in America’s dental deserts.

ACA Plans Are Being Switched Without Enrollees’ OK
By Julie Appleby
Insurance agents say it’s too easy to access consumer information on the Affordable Care Act federal marketplace. Policyholders can lose their doctors and access to prescriptions. Some end up owing back taxes.

California Is Expanding Insurance Access for Teenagers Seeking Therapy on Their Own
By April Dembosky, KQED
A California law that takes effect this summer will grant minors on public insurance the ability to get mental health treatment without their parents’ consent, a privilege that their peers with private insurance have had for years. But the law has become a flashpoint in the state’s culture wars.