health insurance

Bennet among critics of Obamacare replacement bill at Monday Senate hearing

Sep 26, 2017

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Tom Ramstack

Colorado Senator Michael Bennet harshly criticized a Republican proposal for revamping the nation’s health insurance during an emotional congressional hearing Monday in Washington, D.C. He said the plan would leave millions of Americans without health insurance. “What they’re doing is stripping hard-earned protections from the American people,” Bennet, a Democrat, said during a hearing of…
Percentage of Coloradans with health insurance unchanged over two years, survey shows

Sep 19, 2017

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Ernest Luning

More Coloradans than ever have health insurance, according to a massive biennial survey released Tuesday, although the state continues to see lower rates of coverage outside the Denver metro area. The Colorado Health Access Survey found the number of state residents without health insurance dipped slightly to 6.5 percent from 6.7 percent in 2015 –…
Ex-Colorado GOP chief Steve House calls for cutting off donations to Senate Republicans’ campaign group

Jul 20, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Former Colorado Republican Party Chairman Steve House said Wednesday that donors should stop contributing to the campaign committee dedicated to electing Senate Republicans until GOP lawmakers get it together to fix the nation’s health care system. “We asked them to defund Planned Parenthood. We asked them to defund Obamacare. They did neither. It is time…
Cox: Vote on Senate health care bill delayed, but not dead; cancer patients still concerned

Jun 27, 2017

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Martha Cox

The U.S. Senate has delayed a vote on the poorly named Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) that would do great harm to millions of patients with cancer. In the weeks ahead, we must redouble our efforts to fight any proposals from the Senate that could price people out of affordable, adequate and accessible health coverage.…
Trujillo: House health care bill leaves veterans behind

Jun 27, 2017

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Floyd Trujillo

I’m proud to have served my country – but my country, or more precisely its health care system, has been falling short in recent years. The VA facilities have had well-known problems, and 1.75 million veterans who rely on Medicaid for their health care are facing an uncertain future. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) clearly…
Roper: What’s at stake for businesses with congressional Medicaid decisions?

Jun 26, 2017

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Steve Roper

The health care debate has so far focused primarily on patient impacts. As well it should, a healthy Colorado is in everyone’s best interests. But there are additional factors Congress should keep in mind as it considers legislation that could reshape Medicaid as we know it – the economic effects. Health care is one-sixth of…
Letter: Gardner behind closed doors on ACA repeal

Jun 21, 2017

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Colorado Politics

Editor: Republicans in the U.S. Senate are secretly crafting a repeal of the Affordable Care Act. What has Sen. Cory Gardner told the citizens of Colorado about this bill? Nothing! Why the secrecy? Why no open hearings? The ACA had 100 open hearings. Currently in Colorado, 175,964 citizens enrolled in ACA health insurance plans for…
Hamner: 2017 legislative session was a productive one for Colorado

Jun 15, 2017

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Rep. Millie Hamner

With the 2017 session of the Colorado General Assembly behind us, I am enjoying being back in my district and having some time to reflect back on the legislative session. From Jan. 11 to May 10, my colleagues and I worked very hard to find compromise on some very important issues, and as a result,…
Aguilar and Herod: What Colorado can do to support our immigrant communities

May 22, 2017

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Sen. Irene Aguilar

Measures brought before the Colorado General Assembly in this legislative session have shown that the contentious national debate on immigration has been jolting our state’s politics as well. As the federal government has shifted its policies to penalize so-called sanctuary cities and aggressively deport immigrants, we’ve seen conflicting bills introduced here on whether our state…
Mike Coffman says he’s a ‘no’ on House Republicans’ health care legislation

May 4, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, an Aurora Republican, said Thursday morning that he “cannot support” GOP-sponsored health care reform legislation scheduled for an afternoon vote in the House of Representatives. Coffman, considered a key swing vote on the revamped American Health Care Act, said in a statement that he doesn’t believe the bill adequately protects Americans…