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GOP’s Mike Coffman supports welfare state
For an example of how Republicans support the welfare state, consider the reasons Congressman Mike Coffman‘s (Colorado, District 6) opposed the expansion of SCHIP, the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. From his website: Congressman Coffman cosponsored an alternative plan, the … Continue reading
Nanny state expansion passes in House
The U.S. House voted to pass a bill to expand eligibility for the State Health Insurance Program. Having government tax citizens to provide health insurance for kids is great way to build allegiance to the state, and hence an … Continue reading
Government insurance expansion wastes taxpayer dollars
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
How many parents will drop insurance in response to SB 08-160?
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
Posted in Medicaid/Medicare/SCHIP
Tagged Colorado Child Health Plan Plus, crowd out, SB 08-160, SCHIP
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Hawaii ends “Keiki Care” (You know, for kids!)
From the Associated Press: Hawaii is dropping the only state universal child health care program in the country just seven months after it launched. Gov. Linda Lingle’s administration cited budget shortfalls and other available health care options for eliminating funding … Continue reading
SCHIP director: SCHIP lacks “actual evidence of the benefits for children”
Via Michael Cannon at Cato-at-Liberty: Like other advocates for children’s health, I have an almost religious conviction that the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) is effective public policy. … Although I have no empirical evidence to support the assertion … Continue reading
Colorado SCHIP “like a kind of mess”
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
Open letter to supporters of Colorado SB 160
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
Posted in charity, Colorado health care, morality
Tagged Colorado health care, Medicaid, SB 08-160, SCHIP
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Charity Care instead of government programs
I’ve written about the injustices of Medicaid: It provides lousy care, make prescriptions more expensive for everyone, and fosters government dependence by inhibiting self-reliance. And get this, last week the Wall Street Journal reported that state governments use it as … Continue reading
SB-160: Compulsory charity immoral & impractical
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
Posted in charity, Colorado health care, Medicaid/Medicare/SCHIP, morality
Tagged Colorado health care, mandatory insurance, Medicaid, SB 08-160, SCHIP
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