Colorado Newsline

Colorado Newsline provides fair and accurate reporting on politics, policy and other stories of interest to Coloradans. Newsline is based in Denver, and coverage of activities at the Capitol are central to its mission, but its reporters are devoted to providing reliable information about topics that concern readers in all parts of the state, from Lamar to Dinosaur, from Durango to Sterling.

Medical Debt Affects Much of America, but Colorado Immigrants Are Hit Especially Hard

Apr 3, 2024

DENVER — In February, Norma Brambila’s teenage daughter wrote her a letter she now carries in her purse. It is a drawing of a rose, and a note encouraging Brambila

Colorado Leads On Medical Debt Protections, Even As Health Care Costs Remain ‘Out of Control’

Mar 11, 2024

Lindsey Vance carried medical debt for nearly half her life. The 41-year-old Denver resident said her debt began stacking up when she was around 19, when she stopped being covered