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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
Colorado Amendment 63, the commerce clause, & the Constitution
In his article in support of Colorado Amendment 63 (health care choice), Wayne Laugesen writes: Congress has no authority to require individuals to buy private insurance, which is the basis of the lawsuit filed by states. It has no such … Continue reading
Colorado Amendment 63, risk pools, & health care costs
A July 30 statement from a group calling itself “Colorado Deserves Better” said that Colorado Amendment 63 (Health Care Choice) “would isolate Colorado from health care costs savings by shrinking the risk pool in Colorado.” This is unlikely, and even … Continue reading
Amendment 63
Amendment 63 : health care choice not a “PR stunt” Is the Colorado Right to Health Care Choice Initiative a “public relations stunt,” as a political science professor says? No, it’s not. Should a lawsuit against the mandatory insurance provision … Continue reading
Explaining Colorado Amendment 63: Right to Health Care Choice
Barring unforeseen obstacles, The Colorado Right to Health Care Choice Initiative (Colorado Amendment 63) will be among the ballot measures Colorado voters can vote on in this November’s election - in addition to others in Colorado politics. Some people are … Continue reading
DeGette misrepresents Colorado health care choice initiative
In the 9 News article reporting that 130,000 signatures for the Colorado Right to Health Care Choice Initiative (Colorado Amendment 63) were delivered to the Secretary of State’s office, Rep. Diana DeGette has an strange interpretation of the Initiative’s content: … Continue reading
Right to Health Care Choice Initiative: what will it do?
In a recent iVoices podcast Jon Caldara discusses an important issue in Colorado politics this year, the Colorado Right to Health Care Choice Initiative (Colorado Amendment 63): We hear the questions everyday from folks who want to help us collect … Continue reading
Colorado Right to Health Care Choice Initiative – pay to collect signatures
From Jon Caldara: As I hope you know, we have been working to bring to this Fall’s Colorado ballot a citizens’ amendment, the Right to Health Care Choice. Well, we just cleared a massive hurdle. A federal court judge has … Continue reading
The “choice” to prohibit other people’s choices
March a number of people and organizations* filed a Motion for Rehearing [pdf] in regards to the Colorado Right Health Care Choice Initiative. The Motion contains a number of arguments that claiming that the Title Board lacks jurisdiction over the … Continue reading