Volume I · Coalition · Policy · Colorado

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Updated April 27, 2026

Updates from the alliance, what's moving in Colorado behavioral-health policy, and external coverage worth surfacing. Updated as the work progresses — not on a fixed cadence.

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People First Behavioral Health Alliance launches with seven Colorado organizations

April 27, 2026·PFBHA

Seven cross-sector Colorado behavioral health organizations affiliate to advance policy reform around the person seeking help — providers, payers, advocates, and culturally specific service at the same table.

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April 21, 2026 · Colorado BHA

BHA proposes consolidated financing approach for behavioral health safety-net

Colorado's Behavioral Health Administration moves toward a unified safety-net financing strategy. The Alliance is tracking the proposal across all four pillars.

April 14, 2026 · Colorado Sun

Colorado Sun feature on competency-services backlog

Strong long-form journalism on Colorado's incompetent-to-proceed system, including patterns the Alliance has flagged as central to the civil-rights pillar.

April 7, 2026 · PFBHA

Coalition policy brief: integration of physical and behavioral health in Colorado Medicaid

First in a series of cross-sector policy briefs from the Alliance — what real integration looks like at the contract, payment, and care-delivery layers.

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