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The Medicaid Wrecking Ball: it busts state budgets
Peter Suderman at Reason explains Medicaid is busting state budgets: Federal matching funds to states encourage eligibility expansion. More people qualify because of recession, but tax revenues are also down. Even Democrat governors are looking to limit eligibility. Continue reading
Colorado HB11-1025 would repeal the phony health care “affordability” act
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
Colorado HB11-1025 Repeal Hospital Provider Fee Tax
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
Medicaid block grant saves Rhode Island $100 million
Instead of receiving open-ended Federal matching funds for spending its taxpayers’ money Rhode Island received a block grant. The state’s Rhode Island’s Secretary of Health & Human Services explains the benefits. Continue reading
Colorado Medicaid reform: federal matching funds promote waste
When Medicaid & the Child’s Health Plan spend $1 from a Colorado taxpayer, the federal government gives them $1 taken from a taxpayer in another state. Program administrators are rewarded for spending more and punished for spending less. Replacing matching funds with block grants would remedy this. Continue reading
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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Should Colorado ask for a Medicaid block grant?
Rhode Island was granted a waiver to receive its Medicaid funding as a block grant rather than a federal match for Medicaid spending. The result: The state saved $150 million in the first 18 months. Should Colorado do the same? Continue reading
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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ObamaCare and Colorado Medicaid Spending: Should Colorado Drop Out?
If the recent federal health care legislation remains as it currently exists, citizens and states might be better off exiting Medicaid and letting the federal government pay for health insurance for eligible Colorado citizens. Continue reading
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Medicaid expansion – how much will it cost Colorado
Devon Herrick at the National Center for Policy Analysis writes: According to various estimates, there are 10 million to 13 million uninsured people who are already eligible for Medicaid – but not enrolled. When the individual mandate to obtain health … Continue reading