Peak Health Alliance

08/23/2026

Running a small business in the high country comes with enough to juggle. Health benefits shouldn't be another mystery. That's why we're sharing a new guide on Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements (ICHRAs): a flexible way for employers of any size to reimburse employees tax-free for the individual health plan that fits their life, instead of locking everyone into one group plan.

If you're a small business owner exploring your options, or just curious how ICHRAs compare to traditional coverage, we've put together a full breakdown plus a free downloadable checklist to help you think it through.

📖 Read the guide: https://peakhealthalliance.org/ichra-guide-for-small-businesses/

📥 Download the checklist: https://peakhealthalliance.org/ichra-tip-sheet/

08/19/2026

👀 August is Children's Eye Health Month! Regular eye exams help catch vision issues early—which matters for learning, safety, and development.

Good news: with Elevate Health Plans, kids don't need a referral to see an eye care provider. Your child's primary care doctor, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), or School-Based Health Center (SBHC) are great places to start, and you can go straight to an eye specialist when needed.

In-network optical providers include:
🔹 Durango area: Four Corners Eye Clinic, SW Eye Consultants, 4 Corners Children's Clinic
🔹 Summit County: Colorado Retina Associates, Summit Vision Source
🔹 Front Range: Colorado Retina Associates, CommonSpirit Health - Mountain, Denver Health, Children’s Hospital Colorado

Find more options in our provider directory: https://peakhealth.org/find-a-provider/

08/13/2026

Hear the Peak Health Alliance origin story straight from one of our founding members, Claire Brockbank. 🎙️

Summit County once had the highest health insurance rates in the nation, higher than our elevation. Rather than accept that, a group of local leaders came together to build something new: a coalition with enough collective power to negotiate directly with hospitals and insurance providers, drive down costs, and reinvest those savings into community mental health care.

It worked because it was built by and for the community it serves. It kept power in the hands of the people and protected the independent provider network that makes rural health care possible.

In this conversation, Claire shares how the lessons learned building Peak are now shaping her work forging hospital relationships and fighting for fair rates for union members in NYC. Proof that local, grassroots solutions can sew change well beyond where they started.

🎧 Listen to the full interview:

Welcome to Relocalizing Health! In this episode, Dave Chase sits down with Claire Brockbank, a trailblazer in transforming healthcare costs and outcomes through...

08/08/2026

Federal changes are coming to Colorado’s Medicaid program, Health First Colorado.

These changes do NOT apply to everyone, and not everyone is affected in the same way. Here's what you can do today to prepare and stay informed:

✔ Update your contact info and communication preferences either online at co.gov/PEAK or directly through your county human services department.

✔ Watch for official communications.

✔ Respond quickly if needed.

For the latest updates and guidance visit: HealthFirstColorado.gov/Changes

We know these changes may feel confusing or stressful. We will continue sharing updates and resources to help people prepare.

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Vienen cambios federales al programa Medicaid de Colorado, Health First Colorado.

No todo el mundo se verá afectado de la misma manera. Queremos ayudarle a prepararse y a mantenerse informado, y necesitamos su ayuda:

✔ Asegúrese de que su información de contacto y sus preferencias de comunicación estén actualizadas:
Actualice en línea en Colorado PEAK: co.gov/PEAK
O llame o acuda en persona al departamento de servicios humanos de su condado

✔ Esté atento a las comunicaciones oficiales

✔ Actúe de inmediato si recibe una comunicación oficial sobre su cobertura médica

Para conocer las últimas actualizaciones y orientación, visite: HealthFirstColorado.gov/es/cambios

Sabemos que estos cambios pueden resultar confusos o estresantes. Seguiremos compartiendo actualizaciones y recursos para ayudar a la gente a prepararse.

07/21/2026

Grant applications through HCPF (Health Care Policy and Financing) are now open. These federal funds help support the providers who keep our communities healthy, from local clinics to rural hospitals. 💪

This funding, part of the new federal Rural Health Transformation Program, is available to providers across our entire Peak Health Alliance network (along with all 52 of Colorado's rural and frontier counties).

📅 Applications are due at 11:59 p.m. on August 3, 2026.

We are grateful for the providers who show up for our neighbors every day and hopeful this funding helps them keep doing it for years to come.
Learn more and apply: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/rural-health-transformation-program.

07/16/2026

Perimenopause is one of the most significant neurobiological events the human body goes through, and one of the least talked about.

During and after perimenopause, women's hormone levels can drop to a fraction of what they were before adolescence. It's a major physical shift, and until recently, it's one most women navigated with very little support or information.

Generation X is breaking that pattern and bringing discussions of perimenopause, along with pregnancy-related and adolescent health, out into the open.

Comprehensive women's health care matters at every stage of life. Health insurance plays a vital role in supporting the full arc of a woman's health, not just the parts that have historically gotten attention. That means access to providers who understand this stage, coverage that doesn't treat it as an afterthought, and information that helps women know what's happening in their own bodies.

If you're navigating perimenopause, know this: it's not something to push through quietly. It's a real, significant transition, and your care should reflect that.

07/09/2026

Peak isn't just working for Colorado's mountain communities. We know these communities because they are our communities.

This 4th of July, our team celebrated just like so many of you. Rich traded his usual meetings for a griddle, flipping pancakes at the Winter Park Lions Club's all-you-can-eat breakfast to raise money for local charities. 🥞

Meanwhile, Jen was at Destination Granby's Party in the Park with something for everyone, from a cheery beer garden to tons of family-friendly and sober activities. 🇺🇸

Home-town traditions, home-town team. We're grateful to be part of them.

06/29/2026

Peak Health Alliance attended the National Alliance Women's Health Convening on June 10, and we came home with a lot to think about. 💙

Sessions explored how women's health initiatives can support chronic disease and injury recovery across the board.

Health plan design has a real opportunity to better support the 46% of the workforce identifying as female, and, by extension, everyone. That’s why we’re working for increased access to:

💡 Information

🧭 Navigation

🛣️ Pathways to specialized care

We're grateful to be part of these national conversations, and committed to bringing what we learn back to the communities we serve in Colorado.

06/23/2026

Right now, Peak Health Alliance is at the table, working with providers, hospitals, Denver Health Medical Plan, and actuaries to secure the best-possible rates for 2027, so that more Coloradans can access quality, affordable health coverage.
We're also working to expand choice, strengthen our collective voice, and shape the future of rural health care in Colorado—drawing on our track record as a proven innovator in the health insurance landscape.

You deserve coverage that works. We're making sure of it.

Learn more about what we're doing for your community. https://peakhealthalliance.org/

06/18/2026

Peak Health Alliance attended the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions Strategic Leadership Summit this month, connecting with purchasing coalitions from across the country to share emerging best practices, advance advocacy efforts, and strategize on systems-level change.

Every conversation at this summit brings us closer to a health care system that works better for our members and communities back home in Colorado.

Because the work doesn't stop at our borders. It takes a national effort to drive real, lasting change.