universal healthcare
-
Polis comes out strong for universal health care in ad
—
by
Jared Polis has a new ad touting his strong support for universal health care. The 2016 election might suggest it’s a lost cause as far as the Colorado electorate goes. The Democratic gubernatorial candidate and sitting congressman touts Medicare-for-All, a load-bearing pillar of universal health care. A similarly purposed Amendment 69, the so-called ColoradoCare single-payer plan,…
-
Colorado Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne doubles down on universal healthcare on gubernatorial road tour
—
by
Until she was lieutenant governor, Donna Lynne was an executive for Kaiser Permanente. As a candidate for governor, she’s talking about universal healthcare. Lynne voiced her support for universal care in campaign stops in Glenwood Springs and Greeley, at least, during her nine-stop statewide tour to talk about healthcare last week, according to the local…
-
Dueling studies on health care before voters
—
by
In its first year of operation, the proposed ColoradoCare statewide health care program would either have a $2 billion surplus or a $253 million deficit. Voters now have separate financial analyses that resulted in those two opposite conclusions to consider when they fill out their Nov. 8 general election ballot and decide whether they favor…