universal health care
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Researchers to study universal health care, as Coloradans face $1 billion in medical debt
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Colorado residents owe about $1 billion in medical debt. The sky-high number is a small portion of the nation’s medical debt estimated around $220 billion, according to a 2024 analysis by Peterson Center on Healthcare and KFF, formerly the Kaiser Family Foundation. As more people nationally are expected to lose their health insurance following planned…
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FEEDBACK | Dems for life push back; animal-rights groups draw flak
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Democrats for Life speaks for the voiceless In recent political advertisements and a letter to the editor from Ashlin Cross (“Being a Democrat means being pro-choice,” July 25), we are told that ensuring access to abortion is “progressive” and that to be a Democrat means being “pro-choice.” I beg to differ. There is nothing progressive…
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Ballot issue helped awaken a movement toward health care for all
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All social movements begin somewhere. Someone speaks out against an injustice that many have felt, and envisions a better way. The power holders hate this: They will do everything possible to silence a growing tide of voices speaking up for social justice. They did just that against the campaign to pass universal health care for…
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NOONAN | Democratic women voters blow the top off the state primaries
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Democratic women vote. Pay attention. That’s the biggest message from the recent Colorado primary. Democrats and Dem-leaning unaffiliated voters as a whole outvoted the GOP 56% to 44% by the numbers. Democratic women outvoted Democratic men 60% to 40%. Democratic women outvoted GOP women 58% to 42%. Democratic women outvoted GOP men 56% to 44%. It’s unprecedented.…
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Committed to universal health care, Polis launches listening tour
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jared Polis hit the road Tuesday to talk about health care on the Western Slope. His running mate, former state Rep. Dianne Primavera, is joining him. During the Democratic Primary, Polis committed to universal health care. Though popular with Democrats, Amendment 69, called ColoradoCare, was drubbed on the ballot in 2016. Colorado…
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Backers of universal health care coverage set to rally at noon around Colorado, worldwide
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Coloradans will be rallying around the state at noon Tuesday to show support for universal health care and mark the first anniversary of the United Nations’ endorsement of the principle on what’s become known as International Health Coverage Day, organizers said. The Colorado Foundation for Universal Health Care and dozens of partner groups are organizing…
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FEEDBACK: Tax reform, health care reform and George Brauchler
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Tax-reform legislation threatens nonprofits On behalf of the Colorado Nonprofit Association, I want to share that the Colorado Nonprofit Association board of directors has officially stated its opposition to the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (H.R. 1) now pending in Congress. Our board’s official statement can be found here: https://www.coloradononprofits.org/news/colorado-nonprofit-association-opposes-house-tax-cuts-and-jobs-act/nov-13-2017 In its current form, the bill…
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Letter: Amendment 69 is an opportunity for change
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Editor: I support ColoradoCare, or Amendment 69, because it will provide access to affordable, quality health care for all Coloradans. This matters to the families of Coloradans who die each year because they don’t have health insurance; to those declaring bankruptcy because they can’t pay medical bills; to those who pay ever higher premiums for…
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Anthem squelches ColoradoCare donor debate
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A proposal for the biggest donors to the two sides in the campaign for and against Amendment 69 to face each other in a debate may have been turned down by officials with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield. If approved by Colorado voters in the Nov. 8 general election, the amendment would create a $25…
