Author: Faith Winter
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Help kick-start a new golden era of Colorado conservation | OPINION
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Faith Winter Perry Will Have you ever found yourself in a high-up place, atop one of our state’s awesome peaks for example, on a quintessential Colorado bluebird day? If you have, you know the awe-inspiring feeling of seeing for hundreds of miles in all directions across valleys and peaks, rangelands and rivers, towns and their…
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Colorado poised to protect chronic-condition patients | OPINION
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Faith Winter Perry Will Sixty-two percent of Coloradans are living with at least one chronic condition. It may be your child, your sibling, your neighbor, or it could even be you. Unfortunately, nearly everyone knows someone living with a chronic condition, like arthritis, epilepsy, HIV or multiple sclerosis. As the sponsors of SB23-195, a patient…
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Stop double-dipping by health plans | PODIUM
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Faith Winter Kavita V. Nair Imagine you are “Gretchen Smith,” a retired health insurance analyst in Denver who has been living with multiple sclerosis for the last 15 years. Gretchen has good health insurance coverage, with a $2,000 deductible and an “out-of-pocket” maximum of $8,500 per year. Gretchen’s illness is expensive to treat – regular…
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Let Colorado take the lead in setting higher standards for clean air
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When Gov. Hickenlooper signed an executive order this summer directing the Air Quality Control Commission to adopt Low Emission Vehicle (LEV) standards, he put down a marker for Colorado and our commitment to clean air, consumer choice, and a robust economy. Governor Hickenlooper demonstrated leadership for our state, reacting to what was then a threat…
