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I-AURORA, Colo.  Ukufinyelela kwe-Colorado umemezele inkontileka ye-in-network ne eCuraWest, isikhungo se-Guardian Recovery Network esisusa umgoqo obalulekile wezezimali izakhamuzi eziningi zaseColorado ezibhekana nazo lapho zifuna ukwelashwa ngenxa yezinkinga zokusetshenziswa kwezidakamizwa.

AbakwaColoradan bacaphuna ukuhlinzekwa komshwalense okunganele kanye nokungabikho kwezinsizakalo zokwelapha ezithengekayo njengezici ezinkulu zokuvimbela ababhekana nazo ekutholeni izinsiza zokunakekelwa kwezempilo. I-Colorado Health Access Survey yango-2019 ithole ukuthi ngaphezu kuka-2.5% wabakwaColadans abaneminyaka engu-18 nangaphezulu (abantu abangu-95,000) abakutholanga ukwelashwa noma ukwelulekwa ukuze babhekane nokuncika kwabo, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yezithiyo zezimali.

UBrian Tierney, umqondisi omkhulu weCuraWest, wabelane ngokuthi inkontileka entsha ihambisana nomgomo wenhlangano wokusiza bonke abahlushwa yizidakamizwa zokusetshenziswa kwezidakamizwa (SUDs). "Ukusebenza ne-Colorado Access kanye ne-CCHA kusivumela ukuthi sikhonze abantu abaningi abadinga ukunakekelwa okusindisa impilo ngaphambi kokuba kuphuze kakhulu."

Rob Bremer, PhD, iphini likamongameli wezempilo yokuziphatha kwe-Colorado Access, uyanezela, "I-Colorado Access ijabule ukwengeza i-CuraWest kunethiwekhi yethu yabahlinzeki. Umsebenzi wabo wokwandisa izinsiza ze-SUD uzoba wusizo olukhulu kumaColadans aneMedicaid. ”

Ngo-2022, cishe ama-25% ama-Coloradans (abantu abayizigidi ezingu-1.73) bathola ukunakekelwa kwezempilo nge-Health First Colorado (Uhlelo lwe-Colorado Medicaid). Kodwa-ke, zimbalwa kakhulu izikhungo zokwelapha ezixhaswe ngasese endaweni yase-Denver ezamukela ukufakwa okuvela ezinhlanganweni eziphendulayo zesifunda (ama-RAE), njenge-Colorado Access. I-CuraWest ihlukile ngoba iyisikhungo sokwelashwa esiphethwe ngasese esihlinzeka ngekharikhulamu yokunakekelwa yomuntu ngamunye futhi isebenza nama-RAE e-Denver nasezindaweni ezizungezile.

"Njengoba isibalo sabahlali baseColorado esimbozwe yi-Health First Colorado sikhula, nesidingo sabahlinzeki bekhwalithi abamukela ukufakwa kwabo," kusho uJoshua Foster, isikhulu esiphezulu se-Guardian Recovery Network. “Akukaze kube khona isikhathi esibaluleke ukwedlula lesi sokuthi abahlinzeki, abavame ukusebenzela iziguli ezinomshwalense wezohwebo kuphela, bandise izinsiza zabo kulezo ezikhavwe imishwalense exhaswa uhulumeni. Selokhu yaqala, i-Guardian Recovery Network isebenze ngokuzikhandla ukuze inikeze ukunakekela kuwo wonke umuntu odinga ukwelashwa ngokusebenzisa izidakamizwa. Siyajabula ukuthi manje sesingakwazi ukusiza abantu abaningi baseColoradan.”

I-Colorado Opioid Epidemic

Ukuba kunethiwekhi neColorado Access kuvumela iCuraWest ithuba lokuqhubeka nokulwa nobhubhane lwe-opioid ezweni lonke. Izinga lokufa kwezidakamizwa likhuphuke kakhulu eColorado. Iningi lalokhu kufa lixhunywe ku-fentanyl, i-opioid yokwenziwa cishe izikhathi eziyi-100 ezinamandla kune-morphine. IColorado ibone ukukhuphuka okucishe kube ngama-70% kokudlula ngokweqile kwe-fentanyl kusuka ngo-2020 kuya ku-2021, ngokusho koMnyango Wezempilo Yomphakathi Nezemvelo waseColorado.

UFoster uthi: "Izibalo zokufa kwabantu ngokweqile kwe-opioid ziye zanda unyaka nonyaka kusukela kulo bhubhane. "Ukuhlinzeka nge-Colorado Access kanye ne-CCHA-embozwe i-Coloradans ngezinga eliphezulu, uhlelo lokwelashwa olwehlayo kusho amacala ambalwa okulutheka kanye nokufa okumbalwa okungakafiki ngokweqile."

I-Fentanyl itholakala kukho kokubili okuyimpuphu nephilisi futhi ivamise ukuxutshwa nezinye izinto ezifana ne-cocaine, i-heroin, nensangu. Izinto ezilawulwayo ezitholakala e-Colorado azivamile ukuba msulwa, zibeka engcupheni ngisho nabaqalayo nabasebenzisi bokuqala.

"Kunomqondo okhulayo wokuphuthuma ohambisana nobhubhane lwe-opioid yaseColorado," kusho uTierney. “Ukulinda 'ukushaya phansi' akuseyona inketho; Ukusebenzisa i-fentanyl kanye kungaholela ekweqiseni okubulalayo. Amathreshold adinga ukuphakanyiswa futhi izithiyo zokunakekelwa kufanele zisuswe ngokushesha. Ukususa umgoqo wezezimali ekwelashweni kubalulekile.”

Mayelana ne-Colorado Access

Njengohlelo lwezempilo lomkhakha kahulumeni olukhulu futhi olunolwazi kakhulu esifundazweni, Ukufinyelela kwe-Colorado yinhlangano engenzi nzuzo esebenza ngaphezu kokuzulazula nje ngezinsizakalo zezempilo. Inkampani igxile ekuhlangabezaneni nezidingo ezihlukile zamalungu ngokusebenzisana nabahlinzeki nezinhlangano zomphakathi ukuze zinikeze ukunakekelwa komuntu siqu okungcono ngemiphumela elinganisekayo. Umbono wabo obanzi futhi ojulile wezinhlelo zesifunda nezasendaweni ubavumela ukuthi bahlale begxile ekunakekeleni amalungu kuyilapho behlanganyela ezinhlelweni ezilinganisekayo nezisimeme ngokomnotho ezibasiza kangcono. Funda kabanzi ku coaccess.com.