Colorado Checkup: April 29, 2026

They’re in Remission, but Their Medical Bills Aren’t: Cancer Survivors Navigate Soaring Costs

Renuka Rayasam

The costs of posttreatment care are forcing cancer survivors to make tough choices. GOP proposals to bring down health insurance costs won’t help people who need constant care and monitoring, health policy researchers and patient advocates say.

Trump’s Hunt for Undocumented Medicaid Enrollees Yields Few Violators

Phil Galewitz

Federal health officials have ordered states to reverify the immigration status of hundreds of thousands of Medicaid enrollees. After seven months, findings from five states show the reviews have uncovered few immigrants without legal status who are improperly receiving benefits.

Give and Take: Federal Rural Health Funding Could Trigger Service Cuts

Aaron Bolton, MTPR and Arielle Zionts

States are rolling out plans for their share of a $50 billion fund meant to improve rural health care. In some states, the money may provoke rural hospitals to cut services.