Last week, the Colorado Legislature’s Senate Health and Human Services Committee passed Senate Bill 24-175, which aims to improve perinatal health outcomes, especially in Black and historically marginalized communities by requiring large employer health benefit plans to cover doula services in alignment with Medicaid. The bill would also instruct hospitals that provide labor and delivery or neonatal care services to participate in at least one maternal or infant health quality improvement initiative.
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New Laws Expand Youth Mentorship and Education Programs
Polis Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed two bills today supporting youth mentorship prgrams and education.
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COVID Uncertainty, Police Reform, and Budget Cuts: Aurora Dems Recap 2020
Saturday morning, a group of Democratic state lawmakers from Aurora came together over Zoom to hold a virtual town hall in order to recap the unusual highlights of the 2020 legislative session, as well as answer questions from constituents.
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House bill would guarantee parental leave for teacher conferences
Parents are often criticized for the choices they make, but rarely are the structural issues that facilitate these choices addressed.