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Colo. health benefits exchange salaries “really big” says Dem. representative
Eye-popping salaries proposed for employees of the health benefits exchange being formed in Colorado grabbed the attention of Republicans and Democrats alike. Continue reading
Six-figure salaries for CO health benefit exchange chief officers
The draft budget for the Colorado Health Care Exchange includes six-figure salaries for CEO, CFO, COO, and the Chief Communications Officer. Continue reading
Colorado underestimates Medicaid cost, scales back program
Colorado Medicaid grossly underestimates costs of expanded eligibility, & limits eligibility to the program. The underestimate shouldn’t surprise anyone – it’s typical of government estimates. Continue reading
Colorado short on primary care docs, “reform” will make ER over-crowding worse
Colorado’s overcrowded ERs to get worse with Obamacare because of lack of primary care doctors. In the Wall Street Journal, John Goodman explains how Medicare’s price controls contribute to this problem, and what to do about it. Continue reading
Posted in Colorado health care, Medicaid/Medicare/SCHIP, PPC
Tagged doctor shortage, unintended consequences
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Caldara speaks at Colorado Health Symposium’s debate on repealing/replacing health control bill
Jon Caldara points out that what we call health “insurance” is not insurance at all by comparing it to homeowner’s insurance, car insurance, and life insurance. Continue reading
Obamacare threatens solvency of Colorado health plans
The notion that politicians can control health costs is a conceit of the ruling class. Health costs will only decline when patients, not politicians, directly control more of our health spending. This cannot happen until President Obama’s health law is repealed. In the meantime, CO should reject politicized control of insurance premiums. Continue reading
Posted in Colorado health care, PPC
Tagged Colorado Division of Insurance, HR 3590, insurance price controls, ObamaCare
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Colorado among states with opt-out options for health information exchanges
Maine joins 8 other states in allowing patients to opt out of gov’t health information exchanges, including Colorado. Government tracking of doctors’ treatment methods is a step toward government control of doctors. Continue reading
Will ObamaCare produce cascade of insolvent Colorado insurers?
ObamaCare threatens the solvency of private health plans, which will significantly reduce consumer choice and increase costs. …[In] Colorado, where one large health plan has already announced plans to leave the state, Graham’s analysis demonstrates a “cascade” of insolvency, whereby only five of the ten largest plans in 2009 will be operating in 2017. Continue reading
Is the Colorado Health Benefits exchange built to fail?
Last week Governor Hickenlooper’s office announced the members of the Colorado Health Benefits Exchange Board. Paul Howard and Stephen T. Parente write why such exchanges are built to fail. Because of a “litany of new minimum-insurance requirements and regulations … health insurance purchased through an exchange will likely end up more expensive than it is now.” Continue reading
Hickenlooper’s veto of SB 11-213 insults low-income parents
Maintaining current Child Health Plan fees would not only be an injustice to taxpayers, but also an insult to eligible parents. The fees imply that parents value enjoying life’s amenities more than their own children’s health. Continue reading