Rural Healthcare

Phil Weiser on Medicaid Cuts, Rural Hospitals, and His Run for Governor

LP McKay

Colorado’s Attorney General — and 2026 gubernatorial candidate — talks rural health care, immigration, gun laws, political violence, water rights, and the future of public radio.

Women in rural Colorado still struggle to access abortion care, despite state-level protections

The founder and president of Wyoming's only procedural abortion clinic, Julie Burkhart, spoke with Aspen Public Radio about why she's focused on increasing access to abortion in underserved places.

Colorado physician assistant completes fifth medical mission to Ukraine

Laura Palmisano

Bob Downs, a physician assistant from Lake City, Colorado, returned last month from his fifth medical mission to Ukraine. Downs has been volunteering in the war-torn country through the organization Global Care Force.

The state of Colorado is working to put an end to hidden hospital fees. Between 2017 and 2022, "facility fees" cost Colorado patients and their insurers more than $13 billion.

Colorado has a plan to save $65M a year. Hospitals say it could drive them to close.

Chas Sisk

Gov. Jared Polis and Democratic lawmakers want to cap state insurance payments to hospitals, but providers say they're already operating in the red.