medicare
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Carroll says she isn’t supporting ColoradoCare ballot measure
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Democratic congressional candidate Morgan Carroll said Friday she is opposing Amendment 69, the Colorado ballot measure known as ColoradoCare, saying that problems with health care costs and coverage need solutions at the national level. The proposal would create universal health care in the state, run by a single insurer financed by payroll taxes, payments for…
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Letter: Let’s recognize Medicare’s accomplishments and improve, expand Medicare to all
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Editor: Medicare’s anniversary is July 30, and registered nurses and patients are celebrating this great program that brings health care to senior citizens. It’s time to expand and improve the program so that everyone in America gets the care we need. While our nation’s health care system has incredibly capable nurses and other health professionals,…
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Letter: You can handle the truth about ColoradoCare
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Editor: The current health care system has all the hallmarks of an abusive relationship. Well, it’s what we know. Maybe it’ll change. It would be hard to leave. Consider these symptoms. In most local markets, private hospital providers are able to act as a quasi-monopoly. Absent real market forces, pricing becomes arbitrary, capricious and even…
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Hillman: Embracing Obamacare caused Colorado budget crunch
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The newest dubious justification for weakening Colorado’s limits on government spending is “our aging population.” The spending lobby seeks to frighten senior citizens by telling them that the Taxpayer Bill of Rights in our state constitution “hampers the ability to fund key programs.” Parents are told that public schools are in a squeeze because state…
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Letter: As older population grows, need for Alzheimer’s cure becomes more pressing
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Editor: Here at the Colorado Gerontological Society, we are devoted to providing the best care possible to senior citizens. We provide advocacy, information and assistance to Colorado seniors, connecting older patients with physician providers and assisting with Medicare forms. One in four Coloradans lives with chronic disease, and this number is much higher among seniors.…