The Health Center at Auraria is now an official Colorado Medicaid provider of medical and mental health care services specifically for Auraria Campus constituents. The impact of this initiative is significant, as the center estimates that more than 8,000 Auraria students are insured by Colorado Medicaid.
“Becoming a Colorado Medicaid provider is at the foundation of the center’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and of our goal to reduce barriers to medical and mental-health care for current and future students, faculty and staff,” said Steve Monaco, executive director of the Health Center at Auraria.
As accessing care in the public sector has historically been a long and challenging process for many Medicaid-insured people, the Health Center at Auraria staff aims to provide a more efficient and streamlined process.
“Our medical team is dedicated to assisting all students in achieving their academic and personal goals by ensuring quality, convenient and timely health care. This new student-service initiative is a significant development, strengthening the Health Center at Auraria’s commitment to all constituents on the Auraria Campus,” Monaco added.
How to access care
The recently expanded Health Center at Auraria is in Plaza Building 150 and offers comprehensive primary care and mental-health services.
- Medicaid-insured individuals can call 303-615-9999 to schedule an appointment.
- Contingent on availability, walk-in patients may be accommodated for same-day services.
- Specialty care, including nonemergent mental-health care, should be scheduled in advance.
Other accepted insurance providers
The Health Center at Auraria is also an in-network provider for many other insurance plans. Visit the center’s private health insurance webpage to view accepted plans.
All Auraria constituents can access care at the Health Center at Auraria, regardless of whether they have insurance. Those without insurance are considered self-pay patients who pay at the time of service and receive an automatic 50% time-of-service payment discount for all charges.
More about the Health Center at Auraria
The Health Center at Auraria serves Auraria Campus constituents, including students, faculty members and staff members from Metropolitan State University of Denver, the University of Colorado Denver, Community College of Denver and the Auraria Higher Education Center. The clinical team consists of physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and specialists in family medicine, sports medicine, gynecology, nutrition and mental health. Laboratory and radiology services are available on-site.