Tag Archives: SB 08-160

Denver Post misleads readers about government insurance

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Brian Schwartz

I submitted the following letter in response to the Post‘s article by Jennifer Brown that had the headline New Colorado law to help insure 67,500 more: Government insurance programs steal customers from private insurers.  By not mentioning this, the Post … Continue reading →

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Government insurance expansion wastes taxpayer dollars

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Brian Schwartz

The Denver Post published my letter on Thursday: New insurance law wastes taxpayer dollars Re: “The governor’s first two years; Two views of his energy level,” Jan. 4 Denver & The West story. The Post reports that Gov. Bill Ritter … Continue reading →

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How many parents will drop insurance in response to SB 08-160?

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Brian Schwartz

Last June Governor Ritter signed Colorado Senate Bill 08-160, which expanded eligibility for the the Colorado Children’s Health Program Plus (SCHIP in Colorado) to 225% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), “adjusted for family size.” Now check out the following … Continue reading →

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Colorado SCHIP “like a kind of mess”

Posted on June 10, 2008 by Brian Schwartz

From the Rocky Mountain News: The state program that delivers health care to more than 53,500 needy children and pregnant women is in administrative disarray, state auditors said Monday. A report on the Children’s Basic Health Plan found that 10 … Continue reading →

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Open letter to supporters of Colorado SB 160

Posted on June 2, 2008 by Brian T. Schwartz

To: Stephen Kapanos, Vice President Public Policy & Advocacy Bill Lindsay and Penfield Tate, Health Care Committee, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce Elisabeth Arenales, Esq., Director, Health Care Program, Colorado Center on Law and Policy Mental Health America of Colorado, … Continue reading →

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SB-160: Compulsory charity immoral & impractical

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Brian Schwartz

Earlier this month The Rocky Mountain News published a commentary of mine about the inherent immorality of government-run charities (in this case, those for children’s health insurance) and a proposal to challenge such charities to compete with voluntarily-funded charities. The … Continue reading →

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