Colorado

Resource	Category	Carriers	Purpose
Perinatal Care Utilization and Health Equity: Success and Ongoing Challenges From Colorado This study examined perinatal care utilization in Colorado and found that Black birthing people attended more prenatal and pregnancy-related visits th... State: Colorado	Consumers, Health Reform, Population Health	Commercial, Medicaid	Quality, Utilization
Identifying Diabetic Ketoacidosis Encounters at Diagnosis Among Children with Type 1 Diabetes in Claims Data This study found that children newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes who presented with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) experienced significantly greater h... State: Colorado	Population Health, Providers	Commercial, Medicaid	Quality, Utilization
Leveraging Population-Level and Multipayer Claims Data to Estimate Changes in Prostate Cancer Screening at the Small-Area Level This case study uses the Colorado's All-Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) to measure prostate screening procedures in men ages 55-69, finding that ... State: Colorado	Population Health, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Utilization
Kidney Screening Care Coverage Analysis The report supports preventive kidney screening coverage as a cost-effective public health strategy that could improve early diagnosis, reduce severe ... State: Colorado	Health Reform, Insurance Department, Population Health	Commercial	Cost, Utilization
Using prescription medication utilization trends to evaluate health system resilience and inform future emergency preparedness The study examines how changes in prescription medication use during the COVID-19 pandemic can reveal strengths and weaknesses in the healthcare syste... State: Colorado	Population Health	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Utilization
County-level medical debt and treatment initiation among individuals newly diagnosed with cancer This case study examined the relationship between county-level medical debt and timely cancer treatment initiation, finding that patients in counties ... State: Colorado	Health Reform, Population Health, Providers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Cost, Quality
Medicaid Reimbursement for Maternal Depression Screening and Care for Postpartum Depression This case study uses Colorado APCD data to evaluate the state's 2014 Medicaid reimbursement policy for postpartum depression screening during wel... State: Colorado	Medicaid	Commercial, Medicaid	Utilization
Aligning Incentives or Gaming the System? The Impact of Insurer-Physician Acquisitions This case study uses Colorado APCD data to examine a 2017 insurer-physician acquisition, finding that integration inflated Medicare Advantage diagnosi... State: Colorado	Health Reform, Insurance Department, Researchers	Commercial, Medicare	Cost, Utilization
Insurance gaps at age-19 and age-26 health insurance eligibility thresholds by childhood-onset condition severity, Colorado 2014-2018 This case study uses Colorado APCD data to examine insurance gaps at the age-19 Medicaid and age-26 commercial coverage cutoffs, finding that roughly ... State: Colorado	Consumers, Health Reform, Medicaid, Population Health, Providers	Commercial, Medicaid	Utilization
Insurance gaps at age-19 and age-26 health insurance eligibility thresholds by childhood-onset condition severity, Colorado 2014-2018 This case study examines health insurance coverage gaps among Colorado young adults at two age-based cutoffs — losing Medicaid at 19 and aging off par... State: Colorado	Consumers, Employers, Providers	Commercial, Medicaid	Utilization

Colorado

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