at around 10:30 p.m., predicting more negotiations between lawmakers and the health care industry Tuesday.
“This bill has been marked by remarkable compromise,” Donovan told the committee. “I think we have the potential to keep that going, with each side of these complicated conversations making concessions.”
In the lengthy hearing, dozens spoke strongly in support of the bill while others strongly opposed it. The committee is scheduled to take the bill back up for amendments and consideration Wednesday.
Perspectives varied widely over seven-plus hours of testimony. Some called the bill a needed measure to provide an affordable, high-quality option for individuals and small businesses struggling to pay for health insurance and medical care, or going without it.
The Roaring Fork School District announced plans at Wednesday’s school board meeting to provide COVID-19 vaccine clinics for students by the end of the school year.
The local Valley Health Alliance is a valuable player in bringing open market health insurance costs down in the Roaring Fork Valley and Garfield County.
But a second, member-based alliance that county commissioners have been wooing for the past two years could punch those costs down even further.
That was the pitch from Claire Brockbank, CEO of Summit County-based Peak Health Alliance, during an online community forum hosted by the Garfield County commissioners Monday evening.
Garfield County has been working with Peak to potentially bring its negotiated-pricing approach to the county, working with health care providers and insurers on an agreed fee schedule and insurance rates.
Roaring Fork Valley nonprofit helps dispel rumors about COVID-19 vaccine, inform and empower Latinos
Some are still hesitant to get the vaccine due to lack of information or myths circulating online and through social media platforms. Author: Jessica Peterson (Post Independent) Published: 9:24 PM MDT April 6, 2021 Updated: 9:24 PM MDT April 6, 2021
GARFIELD COUNTY, Colo. The COVID-19 vaccine continues to become more accessible throughout Garfield County, but some are still hesitant to get the vaccine due to lack of information or myths circulating online and through social media platforms.
Heidi Vargas, a Match Advisor and Program Coordinator for English in Action, said she had tutors come forward to her concerned about their students who were learning English and caught up on rumors about the vaccine that were preventing them from getting it themselves.
A photo of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine vial.
The COVID-19 vaccine continues to become more accessible throughout the Roaring Fork Valley, but some are still hesitant to get the vaccine due to lack of information or myths circulating online and through social media platforms.
Heidi Vargas, a Match Advisor and Program Coordinator for English in Action, said she had tutors come forward to her concerned about their students who were learning English and caught up on rumors about the vaccine that were preventing them from getting it themselves.
“We did have some students, not many … their tutors had expressed that they were a little wary about getting the vaccine, that they weren’t very sure if they wanted to get the vaccine. We also noticed that in general there was a little hesitation from the Latino community about getting the vaccine,” Vargas said.