Colorado employers are paying more for healthcare—without getting dependable care

Local data shows why access, cost, and workforce health are becoming harder to manage—and how organizations are responding with a different model of care.

Across Colorado, employers and labor organizations are navigating a new kind of healthcare challenge. Costs continue to rise, but predictability is disappearing. Employees delay care, providers are stretched thin, and untreated conditions quietly drive absences, claims, and long-term spend.

This eBook breaks down what’s happening in Colorado—and why many organizations are shifting toward advanced primary care to improve access, stabilize costs, and support workforce health before problems escalate.

 

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Marathon Health - Colorado Healthcare Trends eBook 2026

What’s driving the shift in Colorado

Escalating complexity

68% have delayed or gone
without healthcare due to cost.

Ballooning healthcare costs

More than 1.1 million Coloradans have foregone care or prescription refills due to cost.

Rising barriers to care

Colorado has the #1 ranking in the U.S. for highest nurse burnout.

See how Colorado employers are closing the healthcare gap

Fill out the form to access insights on Colorado’s healthcare challenges—and how organizations are responding to improve access and predictability.

I am very lucky to have excellent healthcare and professionals that work at Marathon Health. There is not one thing I would change with the service or the people!
— Marathon Health patient in Colorado