Impacts on Essential State and Federal Programs Colorado’s immigrant communities are facing significant challenges as recent federal policy changes threaten access to essential programs and services. H.R. 1, signed by President Trump on July 4, 2025, will negatively affect the well-being of immigrant children, families, and individuals across the state. The law—officially enacted as Public […]
H.R. 1 and the Feminization of Poverty The term feminization of poverty describes two connected realities: women’s disproportionate representation among people in poverty and the policies, labor-market dynamics, and caregiving responsibilities that systematically heighten women’s economic risk. While many single mothers are employed — and most work full-time — their typical annual earnings remain disproportionately […]
Medicaid managed care was designed to control costs and coordinate care by outsourcing public health coverage to private managed care companies. But in Colorado, as in many other states, this model has funneled billions of tax dollars to a small group of out-of-state corporations, many backed by private equity, while patients face delays, denials, and […]
Impacts on Essential State and Federal Programs Colorado’s immigrant communities are facing significant challenges as recent federal policy changes threaten access to essential programs and services. H.R. 1, signed by President Trump on July 4, 2025, will negatively affect the well-being of immigrant children, families, and individuals across the state. The law—officially enacted as Public […]
H.R. 1 and the Feminization of Poverty The term feminization of poverty describes two connected realities: women’s disproportionate representation among people in poverty and the policies, labor-market dynamics, and caregiving responsibilities that systematically heighten women’s economic risk. While many single mothers are employed — and most work full-time — their typical annual earnings remain disproportionately […]
Medicaid managed care was designed to control costs and coordinate care by outsourcing public health coverage to private managed care companies. But in Colorado, as in many other states, this model has funneled billions of tax dollars to a small group of out-of-state corporations, many backed by private equity, while patients face delays, denials, and […]
