 Tuesday, March 31, 2026 | | |
| | | | | BY MEG WINGERTER A possible ban on using food assistance to pay for soft drinks is still in limbo, with the board that needs to approve it waiting at least one more month. The proposed change wouldn’t allow the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to pay for sweetened beverages unless they contained milk, a milk substitute, or at least 50% juice. The state Board of Human Services originally planned to vote on it in March, but opted to punt until April. Its agenda for Friday now shows a procedural update, but no vote. The Colorado Medical Society supports making the change, while anti-hunger groups generally oppose it. | | | | Kim Bimestefer’s time overseeing HCPF included the entirety of the pandemic, which hit the U.S. in 2020 and saw the rapid expansion of Medicaid to include a broader swath of the population. | | | | | Earlier this month, the state Board of Human Services delayed its vote on whether to implement a change preventing SNAP from paying for most sweetened beverages. | | | | | The Adams County Health Department did not identify anyone meeting the case definition of an outbreak during the on-site investigation. | | | | | Soon-Shiong described it as “cancer vaccine” that “could cure cancer.” FDA says that’s misleading. | | | | | Colorado officials say autism therapy providers saw an opportunity to make money in a new field without much federal guidance. Providers say the state is punishing them for its mistakes. | | | | | A Weld County resident has a confirmed case of the measles and may have exposed people at a northern Colorado hospital to the virus this week, public health officials said Wednesday. | | | |
