Tag Archives: Colorado HB 1293

Hey Colorado Pols: Hospitals pass hospital “fee” on to patients

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Brian Schwartz

The bill that would repeal the Colorado hospital tax has died. But Colorado Pols incorrectly states that it’s hospitals that pay the fee. This expense, or a large part of it, probably gets passed on to patients. Nor does the fee bring in matching funds from the feds. Continue reading →

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Colorado HB11-1025 would repeal the phony health care “affordability” act

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Brian Schwartz

Colorado HB11-1025 would repeal the hospital provider tax instituted in 2009. The tax (not a fee) was part of the so-called “Colorado Health Care Affordability Act.” Linda Gorman of the Independence Institute explains how “If truth in advertising applied to legislation, the act’s title would have landed someone in jail.” Continue reading →

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Colorado HB11-1025 Repeal Hospital Provider Fee Tax

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Brian Schwartz

Colorado state Rep. Janak Joshi and Senator Kevin Lundberg are sponsoring HB11-1025, which would repeal the hospital provider “fee” instituted in 2009. Linda Gorman explains how the so-called “fee” is really a tax, and hence violates the Colorado Constitution Continue reading →

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Colorado Medicaid: replace matching funds with block grants

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Brian Schwartz

Replacing open-ended federal matching funds for state Medicaid spending would encourage fiscal restraint & reduce waste. Federal funding should be phased out, as money comes from states anyway. Keep the money in state. Continue reading →

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Colorado House Bill 1025: repeal hospital provider fee

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Brian Schwartz

Colorado Springs Representative Jakek Joshi has introduced House Bill 11-1025, which would repeal the hospital provider tax created by HB 1293. Continue reading →

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Correcting the Denver Post on the health care “affordability act”

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Brian Schwartz

The II’s Linda Gorman keeps the Post reporters on their toes in this post for National Review’s Media Malpractice blog: The Denver Post’s Tim Hoover and Jennifer Brown have done a disservice to their readers with their weakly reported April … Continue reading →

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Colorado HB 1293: Prepare For More Expensive Medical Insurance

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Brian Schwartz

The Daily Camera published my thoughts on Colorado HB 1293: Prepare For More Expensive Medical Insurance: the Senate Finance Committee has approved Colorado House Bill 1293. The Denver Post claims that this bill would reduce your insurance premiums. Not so. … Continue reading →

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Colorado HB 1293: Tax Sick People to Create a Hospital Slush Fund

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Brian Schwartz

So says Linda Gorman in a new Issue Backgrounder on this bill.  Here’s the summary: Adds a tax of as much as 5.5 percent (the tax is called a “fee” in the bill) to every patient’s hospital bill. The potential … Continue reading →

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Colorado HB 1293: “The Colorado Healthcare Affordability Act”

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Brian Schwartz

This sounds like a way to get you to pay for other people’s health care, and not address the real problems of high medical and insurance costs. From the Denver Daily News: The Colorado Healthcare Affordability Act (CHAA), introduced last … Continue reading →

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