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  • Paul Ryan says more help for older people needed in GOP health bill

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    Hope Yen

    Days before a pivotal vote, House Speaker Paul Ryan said Sunday he will seek changes to a GOP health care bill to provide more help to older people. The new willingness to compromise was a bid for more support from moderate Republicans, who expressed continuing unease about the plan to replace Barack Obama’s health law…

  • Webb: Repealing Obamacare wastes taxpayer dollars

    Webb: Repealing Obamacare wastes taxpayer dollars

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    Wellington Webb

    Congress must not repeal the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare. Engaging in efforts to repeal the law is nothing more than a waste of taxpayers’ dollars and political theater. Health care is essential to everyone’s quality of life and a significant economic driver in Colorado and nationally. Consumers, businesses and governments all need the…

  • Democrats, GOP spar over Medicaid reform at govs’ meeting

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    Ben Nuckols

    Tensions emerged Saturday between Democratic and Republican U.S. governors over a GOP-led proposal for a major overhaul to Medicaid, with Democrats saying the changes would take away people’s health coverage to finance tax cuts for the wealthy. GOP governors intend to present Congress with a plan that they say would give states more flexibility to…

  • Crowder: Colorado’s rural hospitals facing plight

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    Jared Wright

    The future of health care has been in the news a lot recently. The intended repeal of the Affordable Care Act, commonly called “Obamacare” has generated more questions than answers. However, one thing is for certain. The upcoming plight of Colorado’s rural hospitals is not in question. Last year, the state Legislature voted not to…

  • House GOP hails health plan that Democrats call inadequate

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    Alan Fram

    Top House Republicans say their outline for replacing President Barack Obama’s health care law is a pathway to greater flexibility and lower costs for consumers. Democrats see a road to ruin for millions who’d face lost coverage and higher medical expenses, particularly the poor. The plan “ensures more choices, lower costs and greater control over…

  • Aguilar: The free market will not protect rural hospitals

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    Sen. Irene Aguilar

    In response to Sen. Owen Hill’s Feb. 7 opinion column in The Colorado Statesman, I certainly agree with Sen. Hill that we need to protect Colorado Hospitals – particularly those in rural and underserved areas. However, he is mistaken in thinking that repealing Obamacare (“RomenyCare,” Affordable Care Act, ACA) and replacing it with the “Free…

  • DeGette: 21st Century Cures Act victory threatened by ACA repeal

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    Jared Wright

    President Obama has just signed the 21st Century Cures Act into law. This landmark legislation makes significant investments in biomedical research. It will lead to new treatments for some of the most vexing medical challenges, including diseases that touch many Americans, such as Alzheimer’s and cancer. But without health insurance coverage, millions of people might…

  • Western Slope push for lower health insurance rates heads to governor

    Western Slope push for lower health insurance rates heads to governor

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    David O. Williams

    AVON — As the Legislature streaks toward the end of session, lawmakers have passed a Western Slope health insurance bill that could prove a bitter pill to some of Colorado’s Front Range residents but might provide soothing relief for stressed-out mountain dwellers. Skyrocketing health care costs on the Western Slope in general and in the state’s…

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