Colorado Consumer Health Initiative

Today, Sophia Hennessy spoke at the New Jersey Prescription Drug Affordability Council public meeting: “In a moment of unaffordability and budget cuts, our UPL on Enbrel stands to return a gross estimate of $38 million dollars to Coloradans.” 🔗loom.ly/50LmwA0

💥The Protect Colorado's Future Coalition is excited to kickoff our push to move Colorado towards a more fair tax system but we can't do it without you! Join us & help place this graduated income tax ballot measure in November's ballot! 📢 Let's GIT it done!

🌹Our February Newsletter is out! Read the latest on a Graduated Income Tax Ballot Measure, an enrollment update of Colorado's ACA marketplace, CHASE annual report, register for our Health Care Day of Action & more. 🔗loom.ly/Yek5pRE

Hospitals say finances are strained, but still earn about $100 profit per patient. “Hospitals are, net, doing strong…” - Sophia H., Policy & Research Lead Coordinator. As Medicaid changes loom, will Colorado’s largest systems support patients? 🔗loom.ly/fC_cUWs

Washington has left Colorado to fend for itself, but this state has never backed down. As Medicaid cuts loom later this year, Colorado must keep showing up to protect people’s health and financial security. 📄Read the full Op-ed: loom.ly/X2BBbRQ

We’ve come a long way from barbers yanking teeth, but our dental coverage hasn’t kept up. 😬 Dental care isn’t a luxury, it’s part of whole‑body health, and it belongs in our regular coverage! 🩺 #oralhealth

〰️Center for Health Progress invites you to a community info session on the Medical Debt Protection Act. 〰️Center for Health Progress te invita a una sesión informativa sobre la Ley de Protección contra la Deuda Médica. 🔗Register/Regístrese: loom.ly/xIzBM6U

"Health care is kind of a circular economy — everything has an impact." H.R.1 would prevent thousands of immigrant Coloradans from accessing care, placing more strain on health care providers. 📄 loom.ly/hqUvDG8

When tax priorities shift, health care access shifts with them. Today’s policy choices aren’t abstract; they determine who gets covered and who gets left behind. This piece makes the case for accountability and fair, sustainable funding. 🔗Read article: loom.ly/2pmPTD0

Colorado families and child care providers are stretched to the breaking point, and our system is 80% dependent on federal funding. That leaves families vulnerable when politics disrupt support. It’s time for Colorado to invest in our own future. 🔗loom.ly/12QEkyg

You’re invited to our first-ever Fundraising Breakfast! 🥂 Come celebrate the Consumer Assistance Program, which has helped wipe out more than $12 million in unjust medical debt for Coloradan. 💚 🔗RSVP: loom.ly/FkMoOcI

Colorado enrollment held steady only because the state stepped in to help families afford coverage. Meanwhile, Congress let enhanced tax credits expire, premiums are spiking, and more people are canceling plans. 📰Read our full press release:loom.ly/JIvTsPs

Policy shapes access to care. These are our 2026 priorities to protect Coloradans' health coverage. 🎯 Watch + learn more: loom.ly/6JNxmeI #COHealthCare #HealthPolicy

🎆Our January newsletter is here — we talk our 2026 policy priorities ahead of the legislative session, share a federal update, highlight a new date for Health Care Day of Action, and you’ll meet our new Policy & Advocacy Manager (plus more).📰 loom.ly/HQXhZNg

These votes matter. 🟢 5 Colorado House members voted YES to extend ACA subsidies and protect affordability. 🔴 3 voted NO: siding with premium hikes of 100–200%+ and forcing families to choose between health care and basic needs.

Coloradans shouldn’t have to choose between rent, food, and health care. Our deputy director Adam Fox breaks down why extending ACA subsidies is essential to keeping coverage within reach. Read the Denver7 article:🔗loom.ly/iUCHUOo

💥Healthcare costs up. Coverage down. Billionaires win. That’s the #HealthcareHeist. With a House vote today, Congress can protect coverage for millions. 📞Contact your representative & demand a clean extension of the ACA premium tax credits: loom.ly/TPX60ak #DayofAction

🚨Families can’t afford Congress’s inaction. Enhanced premium tax credits have expired, and costs are skyrocketing, but Congress still has a clear path to pass a clean three‑year extension. Tell Congress to act now and stop rising costs for families. 📢 loom.ly/TPX60ak

In this segment of Advocacy 101, we talk Lobbying, what it is and its intertwining relationship with advocacy. Reminder, you don't have to be an expert to be an advocate or to lobby, you just need heart, and a desire to make your community better. 💫 #beyourownadvocate

What’s coming in 2026 at the Capitol? Join CCHI, CCLP, CFI & The Bell for our 2026 Legislative Preview, in person or online. 📍 loom.ly/MdpZ2bc 💻 loom.ly/RG7xGcU 🗣️ Spanish interpretation available