Meg Wingerter

Adams and Arapahoe counties are offering special vaccination clinics for exposed people on Thursday. Getting the shot within 72 hours can reduce the odds an unvaccinated person will get measles. Spread the word! https://t.co/9TkSMXszmv

It's an honor to be invited to speak to a great group of journalists about how to cover hospital prices. See you there! #HJ25 - via #Whova event app https://t.co/CPNxyEBtcH

Some homes would lose only a few thousand dollars if the lawsuits go against them. One would be out more than $1 million, even before court costs. https://t.co/BzXJ0EezFg

If no one is available in-state, the calls roll to national back-up centers, so someone answers. Ideally, though, you have someone who's familiar with the resources in Colorado picking up the phone. https://t.co/frFpG0QqPP

RT @JonMurray: State impact: Colorado would lose billions in Medicaid funding under House Republicans' plan. @MegWingerter digs in: https:/…

Colorado's only psychiatric hospital west of the Front Range closed in March. Another just opened last week, though with fewer beds. https://t.co/RTWfbMpl13

Colorado hospital systems' finances improved in 2024, but they're worried about possible Medicaid cuts and rising costs this year. https://t.co/WEPn15FBVA

Our first look at how Denver Health is going to spend the sales tax money voters approved: https://t.co/pt5Wpcsjgz The largest share is going for uncompensated emergency care, but they also plan to open 10 psych beds.

I can't imagine what it would be like to go under for surgery, knowing that in the best-case scenario, your baby would be on a ventilator when you woke up. https://t.co/PGc0DICnXb

Colorado is a destination for families of kids who need liver transplants because we have a hospital that will use living donors. But they're on their own to find someone willing to donate, if a family member can't do it. https://t.co/QVpimAW0tn

Happy to share that our series about alcohol-related deaths, Colorado's Quiet Killer, finished second among public health stories in the Association of Health Care Journalists' annual contest. If you missed the series, you can read it here: https://t.co/bt8PjkNqYz

People who visited Kaiser Permanente's Lakewood urgent care clinic on April 19 should watch for symptoms. https://t.co/a8h7R6PXig

The person was in quarantine because they share a home with the previous measles patient, so they couldn't pass the virus on. https://t.co/iRCsPoFbBd

If marijuana products contain something that makes people sick in the short term, we'll probably find out. But since people use many products and there's little research, we may never get answers about long-term effects from contamination. https://t.co/heTN7m1QPR

The first head of Colorado's Behavioral Health Administration is suing the state, arguing she was fired because of racial discrimination. https://t.co/qIm71rTs0m