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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
Gov. Hickenlooper wrong to veto Colorado SB11-213
Gov. John Hickenlooper was wrong to veto Senate Bill 213, which would have increased Child Health Plan Plus premiums for families earning more than twice the federal poverty level. What’s unfair is that Colorado compels taxpayers to fund a program that allows eligible parents to value satisfying bodily appetites more than their children’s healt Continue reading
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Tagged Colorado Child Health Plan Plus, crowd out, John Hickenlooper health care, SCHIP
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Colorado SB 11-213: Parents should value children’s health more than sweets & booze
If the state must compel taxpayers to fund CHP+, Senate Bill 213 would increase enrollment fees so eligible parents can more sensibly weigh the costs of their kids’ health care against the costs of booze, tobacco, sweets and movies. Continue reading
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Tagged Colorado Child Health Plan Plus, crowd out, SCHIP
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Colorado SB 11-213: Parents can afford higher child health plan fees
Colo. SB 11-218: Households earning twice the federal poverty limit can afford higher fees for the Colo. Child Health Plan Plus. Many kids in such households have commercial insurance, & the poorest U.S. households spend more than $100/month on booze, sweets, tobacco, & entertainment. $20/month for one kid isn’t too much. Continue reading
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Tagged Colorado Child Health Plan Plus, crowd out, SB 11-213, SCHIP
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Feds reward Colorado Medicaid for increasing gov’t dependency
The federal gov’t gave the CO state gov’t $14 million in tax dollars for expanding eligibility for its state-run health plan for kids. This health plan encourages parents to drop private insurance & punishes their career advancement. Continue reading
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Tagged Colorado Child Health Plan Plus, Colorado Medicaid, crowd out, personal responsibility
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How the Colorado Child Health Plan could save taxpayers $16 million
Colorado’s implementation of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program is the Children’s Health Benefit Plan (a.k.a. Children’s Health Plan Plus). It can save Colorado taxpayers millions of dollars by increasing enrollment fees to be comparable to those in other states. Continue reading
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Tagged Colorado Child Health Plan Plus, Colorado Medicaid, SCHIP
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Expand Medicaid & SCHIP, pay higher insurance premiums
From the Colorado Health Institute’s Pueblo Insurance Study: Where there are lower income households and more people over age 65, there will be a higher percentage of the population on Medicare, Medicaid and CHP+, resulting in providers needing to shift … Continue reading
Government insurance expansion wastes taxpayer dollars
The Denver Post published my letter on Thursday: New insurance law wastes taxpayer dollars Re: “The governor’s first two years; Two views of his energy level,” Jan. 4 Denver & The West story. The Post reports that Gov. Bill Ritter … Continue reading
How many parents will drop insurance in response to SB 08-160?
Last June Governor Ritter signed Colorado Senate Bill 08-160, which expanded eligibility for the the Colorado Children’s Health Program Plus (SCHIP in Colorado) to 225% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), “adjusted for family size.” Now check out the following … Continue reading
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Tagged Colorado Child Health Plan Plus, crowd out, SB 08-160, SCHIP
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Hawaii ends “Keiki Care” (You know, for kids!)
From the Associated Press: Hawaii is dropping the only state universal child health care program in the country just seven months after it launched. Gov. Linda Lingle’s administration cited budget shortfalls and other available health care options for eliminating funding … Continue reading