From the Denver Business Journal on Mark Udall:
Udall, D-Colo., said he is “carefully reviewing this legislation,” entitled the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. But he did say he was “encouraged” that the measure, which Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled on Wednesday, “is estimated to drive down the federal ...
Economist David R. Henderson will be speaking at Metro State College in Denver on Monday in a Pikes Peak Economics Club event.
Title: What Health Economists Know that Obama Does Not Want You to Know
Location: Auraria Campus at the Tivoli Room 640
Time: 10 AM - noon.
Event details and bio of Dr. ...
The Sunday Denver Post ran a front-page article about how insurance companies charge women under 40 higher premiums than men. It also notes that men in their 50s payer higher premiums than women. In any case, Colorado Insurance Commissioner Marcy Morrison considers the price difference to be a penalty:
Women should ...
At times I find it difficult to distinguish between a politician and a user, someone who habitually treats others as if they were instruments or tools for their own ends. Their policies imply that other people exist merely for the sake of paying for their great ideas. Such politicians or ...
If you internet service provider violated the contract you made with them by canceled your policy (say you're hogging bandwidth) is that a reason for government to create a tax-funded "public internet service provider"? Of course not. The ISP in this case has violated its contractual agreement to a customer, ...
Here's a chance to make your voice heard. From the Denver Post:
The Denver Post and 9News have gathered most of Colorado's congressional delegation — including both senators — so you can hear what they have to say about health reform and ask questions.
"Your Health, Your Congress, Your Voice" will be ...
Ari Armstrong points out that State Representative Mike Coffman (6th District) claims to want less government involvement, but advocates more:
In a July 30 article for the Denver Post, Rep. Mike Coffman criticizes "increasing the government's involvement in our health care system." Why, then, is that what he promotes?
Coffman wants politicians ...
Representative Jared Polis says the proposed government-run "public insurance option" is about trust. Some "trust an insurance company over the government and others who trust the government over insurance companies." If so, then why doesn't Polis support a similar choice when it comes to Medicaid and Medicare?
For example, how about ...
From The Coloradoan:
Rep. Betsy Markey will host a telephone town-hall discussion on health-care reform fro 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday.
Fourth Congressional District residents who want to participate can call (888) 356-3090. The passcode is 12365.
Markey also has several more “Congress on Your Corner Events” to discuss health care this week, ...
From the Northern Colorado Business Journal:
Bill Ritter today announced a plan that would trim about $320 million and reduce state jobs by about 267 positions in an effort to balance Colorado's budget.
Among the cuts are $18.5 million in savings to the state's Medicaid program, in part through a 1.5 percent ...
