Amid the information overload of these times, it would be easy for distracted citizens to overlook a critical moment in the nation’s history: the prospect that Congress will repeal the Affordable Care Act and replace it with a plan that will leave millions of people...
What the CBO score means for CO
In a report released on Monday, the Congressional Budget Office and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation estimated that the House Republicans’ American Health Care Act would increase the number of uninsured Americans by 24 million over the next 10 years,...
Making health care inaccessible again
On Monday, House Republicans released their long-anticipated ACA repeal-and-replace bill. Though the title is the American Health Care Act, a better name might have been “Repeal Access to Care.” Among other measures, this bill would make insurance unaffordable for...
Proposed rule could lock Coloradans out of coverage
Health care is, indeed, complicated. On top of the changes to the ACA now brewing at the House of Representatives, a lengthy proposed federal rule would create a whole host of obstacles to enrollment, beginning later this year. Provisions of the rule may look like...
Letter: To The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
The following letter was sent on March 6, 2017 to Patrick Conway, Acting Administrator for Centers for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health & Human Services. PDF version available here....
Why Medicaid Works
Congressional opponents of the Affordable Care Act appear to be increasingly uneasy about repealing the law’s major provisions without a replacement plan that preserves health coverage for millions of Americans. As the health care debate shifts, it is important for...
Per-capita caps = Medicaid cuts
Members of Congress are pushing to end the Medicaid system that currently allows state dollars for mandatory and optional Medicaid services and populations to be matched with federal dollars. Currently, federal dollars cover about a half of the cost of Colorado...
Call to Action: Protect Our Coverage!
On March 6, House Republicans introduced a bill to replace the Affordable Care Act. Titled the American Health Care Act, the legislation would substantially reduce the number of insured Coloradans and make it far more difficult for low- and moderate-income...
News Release: Colorado Health Policy Coalition urges Congress to develop a comprehensive health care framework
GOP healthcare plan: what it would mean for Colorado On March 6, 2017, House Republicans’ unveiled a healthcare proposal, the “American Health Care Act,” that would radically reduce the ability of middle- and lower-income Coloradans to access affordable healthcare...
Don’t repeal health coverage without replacing it
The November election has thrown open the door to changes to health care coverage, both in the private market and in Medicaid. In the last four years, millions of Americans have been able to obtain health coverage for the first time, but as demonstrated by enrollee...