health insurance Archives

Trump rekindled Roberts’ political fire, but housing is newest state rep’s burning issue

Nov 5, 2017

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David O. Williams Special to Colorado Politics

Former Obama field organizer and state legislative policy analyst Dylan Roberts wasn’t planning to jump back into politics after he got his law degree from the University of Colorado and landed a job as a deputy district attorney in Eagle County. Then Trump happened. “I was going to take a break from politics for a…

As Congress squabbles over ACA, Colorado’s Western Slope residents face ‘staggering premiums’

Oct 28, 2017

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David O. Williams Special to Colorado Politics

With Obamacare open enrollment just days away on Nov. 1, some Western Slope residents are bracing for health-insurance premium spikes of more than 40 percent for 2018, while Congress continues to do partisan battle over whether to dismantle the law or just try to patch it up. Colorado’s resort counties, saddled with some of the…

DeGette co-sponsors bill to protect birth control rights

Oct 22, 2017

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Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON – Colorado U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette was a lead sponsor of a bill introduced Thursday to block the Trump administration from limiting women’s access to birth control. The bill is a response to Interim Final Rules from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services this month that exempt employers from some requirements to…

Hickenlooper, Bennet knock Trump executive order to begin dismantling parts of Obamacare

Oct 12, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Warning it will lead to less coverage and higher health care costs, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet panned the executive order signed Thursday by President Donald Trump aimed at scaling back provisions of the Affordable Care Act. Both Democrats called on the Trump administration and Congress to adopt a bipartisan approach…

DeGette promotes discount drug program while Congress seeks health care reform

Oct 12, 2017

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Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON – Colorado U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette argued in favor of a discount drug pricing plan Wednesday while the president tries to overturn much of the previous administration’s health care program. President Trump said he would sign executive orders as soon as this week to eliminate some Affordable Care Act insurance rules. The 340B drug…

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…