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Colorado's healthcare gap: Understanding the challenges and path forward

See how rising costs, provider shortages, and unmet mental health needs are widening Colorado's healthcare gap—and what can be done to get ahead of it.
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Colorado employers and labor organizations are navigating a healthcare environment that is growing more complex by the year. Costs are climbing, access is shrinking, and the system that employees and members depend on is struggling to keep pace. Understanding the full scope of these pressures, and the strategies available to address them, is the first step.

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THE COLORADO LANDSCAPE

A closer look at Colorado's evolving healthcare landscape

A system under strain

Colorado's healthcare system is strained. Costs outpace national averages, providers are stretched thin, and more people go without care. Over 1.1 million Coloradans have skipped care due to cost, and the state meets just 46% of primary care needs.

What it means for your people

These gaps hit your employees and members hardest, leaving them to delay care and struggle to stay well. This eBook explores Colorado's challenges—affordability, access, and mental health—and how advanced primary care helps organizations respond.

THE COLORADO CHALLENGE

A look at Colorado's evolving healthcare landscape

Colorado’s healthcare challenges are interconnected. Rising costs make care unaffordable. A strained provider network makes quality care harder to access. And mental health support remains out of reach for too many.

  • 68% of Coloradans have delayed or gone without care due to cost

  • Colorado meets just 46% of primary care needs statewide

  • 54 out of 64 counties are federally designated mental health shortage areas

When people skip care, small problems become expensive ones. When providers are overwhelmed, quality suffers. When mental health goes unsupported, the whole organization pays the price. Organizations that act on this gap can protect both their people and their bottom line.

A BETTER PATH FORWARD

Advanced primary care gives Colorado employers a proven, sustainable path forward

Affordable care that works for your people and your budget

Advanced primary care gives employees and members access to comprehensive care at little to no cost. Employers pay a predictable fee to shift from reactive spending to a proactive investment that controls costs over time.

Access to timely, high-quality care when it's needed most

Same- or next-day appointments, unlimited visits, and onsite lab testing remove the barriers that lead to delayed care. Providers have the time to deliver thoughtful, personalized support—not rushed, reactive visits.

Integrated mental health support for the whole person

Mental health is inseparable from workforce performance. Advanced primary care integrates mental health services, giving people access to support without the wait times or cost barriers of the traditional system.

  • I am very lucky to have excellent healthcare and professionals that work at Marathon Health. There is not one thing I would change with the service or the people!

    MARATHON HEALTH PATIENT
    Colorado
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See what better healthcare looks like for Colorado

Colorado's healthcare challenges are real, but so are the solutions. This eBook breaks down the pressures facing employers and labor organizations across the state and shows how advanced primary care is helping organizations get ahead. Get your copy to understand the full picture and what it means for your people.
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