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“Thanks Obamacare” for special-interest politics & higher insurance premiums
Progress Now and the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative “thank Obamacare” for a mandate that violates the rights of insurers and employers to trade freely. It also increases insurance premiums. Continue reading
San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center spreads flawed justifications for mandatory insurance
Gena Akers of the San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center writes that requiring people to buy politician-approved health plan “works” because “free-riders are not allowed, therefore no cost-shifting.” This common justification for mandatory insurance (a.k.a., the individual mandate) is dubious at best and misleading at worst. Continue reading
No Thanks Obamacare: The rest of us won’t have “the same health care” as Congress
Progress Now and the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative falsely claim that “Congress will have same health care as the rest of us.” No so. Continue reading
Ohio Issue 3 election results: health care freedom passes
On Tuesday Ohio voters approved the Ohio Health Care Amendment to the Ohio state constitution: “no law or rule shall compel … any person… to participate in a health care system. … No law or rule shall prohibit the purchase or sale of health care or health insurance. … or rule shall impose a penalty or fine for the sale or purchase of health care or health insurance. Continue reading
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Tagged mandatory insurance, state-level health care reform
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ObamaCare’s greatest hits (misses)
ObamaCare supporters are ignoring the federal government’s dire fiscal situation; ignoring the law’s impact on premiums, jobs, and access to health insurance; ignoring that a strikingly similar law has sent health care costs higher in Massachusetts; ignoring public opinion, Continue reading
State Legislators: Just Say No to Obamacare ‘Exchanges’
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has approved a Resolution Against PPACA Health Insurance Exchanges advocating the state legislators refrain from planning or establishing an ObamaCare health insurance “exchange.” Continue reading
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Tagged Colorado Health Benefits Exchange, health insurance exchanges, HR 3590
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Why Medicare & Medicaid fraud dwarfs commercial endevours
” Politicians are spending other people’s money, so their incentive to prevent fraud is far less. Therefore, fraud will always be higher in government programs than in similar market endeavors.” Continue reading
CO House Republicans block state-run exchange’s grant application
“Colorado House Republicans temporarily have blocked the CO Health Benefit Exchange board from applying for a $22 million grant … to set up the technology infrastructure needed to operate an online health insurance marketplace beginning in 2014″ -Den Bus. Journal Continue reading
Posted in Colorado health care, PPC
Tagged Colorado Health Benefits Exchange, Colorado SB 11-200
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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