cccpvf87, Author at Chronic Care Collaborative

Got COVID on Your Mind? Don’t Forget About Open Enrollment!

Written by cccpvf87 on October 15, 2020. Posted in General.

Did you forget that open enrollment is just around the corner? Between the global pandemic and the national election, it may be easy for us to forget about open enrollment season. Open enrollment for Medicare is October 15-December 7, 2020. The open enrollment period for individual, family, and some employer-based insurance options starts is November...

How to Hold a Fundraiser During a Pandemic

Written by cccpvf87 on September 17, 2020. Posted in General.

CCC members pivot in order to hold big annual fundraising events As with many nonprofit organizations, the Alzheimer’s Association Colorado Chapter had to get creative this year when it came to their annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s fundraising event, due to Covid-19. Coming up this Saturday, September 19, the Denver Walk to End...

Everyone Counts: Census 2020

Written by cccpvf87 on August 27, 2020. Posted in General.

Have you filled out the 2020 Census? As of August 7, 2020, 66.55 percent of Colorado households have done so. While that number is better than the national rate, which is 63 percent, it’s still below the national final mail-in rate of the 2010 Census, which was 74 percent, as well as the 2010 Colorado self-response rate. On the plus side, did you...

Treatment Decisions Should Be Made By Doctors & Patients, Not Insurance Companies

Written by cccpvf87 on April 4, 2017. Posted in General.

#FailFirstHurts

Reform Flawed “Step Therapy” To Put Patients First

Written by cccpvf87 on April 4, 2017. Posted in General.

Speak Up! Tell your legislator to support SB17-203!

The Future Needs Of Elders Requires Planning And Resources

Written by cccpvf87 on December 19, 2016. Posted in General.

Recommendations from the Strategic Action Planning Group on Aging

Colorado Researchers Are Working To End Alzheimer’s

Written by cccpvf87 on September 29, 2016. Posted in General.

Lawmakers across the state learn how Alzheimer’s disease impacts Colorado families

Let’s Make Colorado A Leader In Suicide Prevention

Written by cccpvf87 on September 15, 2016. Posted in General.

More than 40,000 Americans died by suicide last year. My cousin Melissa was one of them.

Arthritis – It Might Not Be What You Think

Written by cccpvf87 on September 7, 2016. Posted in General.

Arthritis – It Might Not Be What You Think When you hear the word “arthritis,” what do you picture? For most people, the image that comes to mind is grandma having trouble with her knitting needles, or perhaps grandpa depending on a cane to walk. The majority of people associate arthritis with the elderly, because the most common type of arthritis...

Scleroderma. Hard Word. Harder Disease.

Written by cccpvf87 on June 28, 2016. Posted in General.

Have you ever seen someone wearing gloves on a warm day? Have you ever seen someone who on the outside looks healthy but seems to struggle to get up from a chair or climb stairs? The answer may be scleroderma.

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