As a kid, I didn’t know how lucky I was. For some families, continuous access to the health care is challenging. Fortunately, Colorado is making some important changes to public health insurance which will help families access the care they need, when they need it.
The Big Picture
Clearly, there is a broad recognition of the challenges we face with health care, and Coloradans are concerned that our system isn’t working well enough. They understand that their friends, neighbors, and community members need the health care system to work for them, too.
Wisdom from My Elders
I spent some time recently interviewing my mother and each of her three sisters that now work in health care and they shared their perspectives on how health care works—and should work.
Being Human Together
My favorite parts of my job are the moments where the connection between the people using the health care system and the work that we do becomes crystal clear.
Embracing Compassion
I should have been a teacher. Every woman on my mother’s side of my family–my grandmother, my mother, my two aunts, my sister, and my cousin–all teachers.