Buying insurance across state lines not a “race to the bottom”

Monday, February 15th, 2010

Colorado politicians forbid citizens from buying more affordable insurance available in other states.  Ed Sealover reports in the Denver Business Journal: Colorado Republicans' top health-care bill is coming before a House committee today. But don't expect you'll ever hear about it again this year. HB 1163, sponsored by Rep. Cindy Acree, R-Aurora, ...

Colorado HB 1293: “The Colorado Healthcare Affordability Act”

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

This sounds like a way to get you to pay for other people's health care, and not address the real problems of high medical and insurance costs. From the Denver Daily News: The Colorado Healthcare Affordability Act (CHAA), introduced last week as House Bill 1293 seeks to provide health coverage for up ...

HB 1389: Curtailing profits at gunpoint

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

Follow up to: Colorado House Bill 1389: Having cake & eating it, too. In the above post I noted how existing government controls drive up insurance premium costs and price controls are likely to exacerbate the problem by discouraging insurance companies from offering products. Over at Colorado Health Insurance Insider , ...

Colorado HB 1389: Whole Foods Quality at Safeway prices? - dream on

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

What would happen if some politicians in Denver required all the major grocery stores like Safeway and King Soopers to carry items that meet the quality standards of Whole Foods items, but cannot increase their prices accordingly? Shortages, perhaps? Might the stores stop doing business in Colorado? But this is pretty ...