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It’s Not Health Care ‘Reform’; It’s Exploitation
Scratch a health care “reformer” and you’re likely to find a health care exploiter. To stop health care exploitation we must address the root issue: the nature of rights and the purpose of government. Continue reading
Instead of mandatory maternity coverage, supplemental insurance
Colorado Governor Bill Ritter signed Colorado HB 1021 into law last week. The Denver Business Journal reports that it requires “all small-group and individual health insurance policies to include contraception and pregnancy coverage” “Proponents of [HB 1021] said it provides … Continue reading
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Tagged Colorado HB 10-1021, mandated benefits
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20 Ways ObamaCare Will Take Away Our Freedoms
From David Hogberg in Investors Business Daily: …It is worthwhile to take a comprehensive look at the freedoms we will lose [with health "reform" passed]. Of course, the overhaul is supposed to provide us with security. But it will result … Continue reading
Colorado House Bill 1021: Mandatory maternity coverage
Colorado Democrat politicians continue their assault on affordable insurance, this time mandating more coverages that policy holders may not want or need. From the Denver Business Journal: Insurance providers will be required to offer contraceptive coverage in all policies and … Continue reading
Colorado House Bill 10-1154: moratoriam on mandated benefits
Update Feb. 7: Bob Mook at the Denver Business Journal reports that this bill is dead: Small businesses in Colorado won’t get a break this year on their health insurance premiums — or from new mandates that insurance brokers say … Continue reading
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Tagged Colorado HB 10-1154, Ellen Roberts, Kathleen Curry, mandated benefits, Shawn Mitchell
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Colorado legistlature helps insurers by mandating wasteful preventive care coverage
From the Denver Post: A new state law makes some forms of preventative health care more affordable to people who are insured in Colorado. The law, which took effect Friday, assures that services such as screenings for breast and cervical … Continue reading
Obama Care: prohibit buying what you want, mandate what you don’t want
Dr. Paul Hsieh points out some scary aspects of the House health bill (HR 3962) and the Senate health bill (HR 3590): Under ObamaCare, patients will be forced to pay for certain kinds of medical care whether they want it … Continue reading
Posted in Medicaid/Medicare/SCHIP, Policy - National, PPC
Tagged choice, HR 3590, HR 3962, mandated benefits, Medicare, preventive care
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Proposed one-year moratorium on new Colorado insurance mandates
Remember, mandated benefits in insurance plans are hidden taxes. They force you to pay for benefits that you may not want or need, and effectively force you to subsidize other people’s insurance. From the Denver Business Journal: Colorado businesses could … Continue reading
HR 3962 limits competition for dental benefits
Bob Mook of the Denver Business Journal describes how the House Bill (HR3962) would limit competition and force patients to give up their children’ speciality dental plans: Kate Paul, president and CEO of Delta Dental of Colorado, said that the … Continue reading
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Tagged Colorado health care, competition, dental, HR 3962, mandated benefits
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Outlawing affordable health insurance
A few months ago Jon Caldara and others at the Independence Institute put together a great video about how Obama Care would outlaw affordable insurance. In All the President’s Mandates: Compulsory Health Insurance Is a Government Takeover, Michael Cannon of … Continue reading
Posted in Policy - National, PPC
Tagged HSAs, illegal insurance, mandated benefits, mandatory insurance
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