Mile High Magazine 12/08/2024 Colorado Access

Guest: Dr. Bill Wright Chief Medical Officer

Colorado Access is one of several organizations around the state that serves Medicaid members.  There's about 1.2 million Medicaid members in the state of Colorado.  Colorado Access manages two of those regions, Denver, Adams, Elbert, Arapahoe, and Douglas Counties.  They are responsible for helping navigate the healthcare system for their members. That could be coordinating care, helping them find providers, helping them with health-related social needs like housing and transportation and food insecure. Between April of 2021 and January of 2023, the vaccination gaps between Latino Spanish speaking members and white Caucasian member, it went away completely.  By just listening to what the members they serve need, they have even seen an increase in well child visits. 

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