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Amendment 63 vs. the elitist vision of the anointed
Two good letters to the editor in support of Colorado Amendment 63 – health care choice. Continue reading
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Amendment 63: freedom is too “haphazard” for Bell Policy Center
Bob Semro of the Bell Policy Center writes that Amendment 63 would “move Colorado to a less protected, more haphazard health care system where people pay directly for services rather than having health insurance.” In other words, he doesn’t like when people have the freedom to be paying customers. Continue reading
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Amendment 63: Denver Post vs. liberty & the U.S. Constitution
Rob Natelson, a Senior Fellow in Constitutional Jurisprudence at the Independence Institute, writes: The legal whizzes on the editorial board of the Denver Post have spoken: Amendment 63, the Right to Health Care Choice Initiative, is bad because Obama Care … Continue reading
Colorado Amendment 63: refuting the “cost-shift” & other flawed opposition
Health care needs real reform, but mandatory insurance does the opposite by entrenching the worst of current policies. It bans affordable insurance, increases costs, and further extends insurers’ government-granted privileges at patients’ expense. Continue reading
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Amendment 63 protects right to spend money on your own medical care
Writes Linda Gorman in the Salida Mountain Mail: Passing Amendment 63 in November would ensure that you will have the right to use your own money to pay for the medical care that you think you need. If you live … Continue reading
Stand up to D.C. on health care choice
Check out the op-ed by Linda Gorman and Jon Caldara in Sunday’s Denver Post. It begins: Stop D.C. Yes on 63. Washington went too far when it passed health care reform this year. While the voters of Colorado can’t change … Continue reading
Colorado Education Association vs. Health Care Choice (Amendment 63)
The Colorado Education Association’s flawed opposition to Colorado Amendment 63 complains that it would block the state from forcing people to enroll in Medicaid and SCHIP. If these programs are so good, why do they need to force people? Continue reading
Doctor misleads voters on Colorado Amendment 63 (health care choice)
Dr. Stephen Berman is president of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a a professor with the Dept. of Pediatrics in the CU School of Medicine. His commentary in the Denver Post (Sept. 23) so misrepresents Amendment 63 that I wonder if he’s even read it. Continue reading
Colorado Amendment 63: doctors for or against?
Regarding Colorado Amendment 63 (health care choice), Mike Krause of the Independence Institute writes: The 7,000 plus member Colorado Medical Society (CMS) had its annual meeting last weekend, and the Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590, aka Obama Care) was a … Continue reading
DC funds opposition to Colorado Amendment 63
The Colorado Secretary of State’s website reports that Colorado Deserves Better, the group opposing Amendment 63 received 90 percent of its $156,000 in funds from groups with addresses in Washington, DC. They include the National Education Association, the Service Employees … Continue reading