ObamaCare is a success … at sucking vast sums of money from the private sector
ObamaCare forces the purchase of health insurance without regard to its price, quality, or value. Federal policies that increase coverage increase the amount of money flowing to special interests. Federal policies that decrease coverage mean more money for private households. No wonder both ObamaCare supporters and Obamacare reformers evaluate proposed changes on whether they increase or decrease coverage.
Hickenlooper’s climate order based on magical thinking
Governor Hickenlooper has ordered a two percent decline in electricity sales and wishes to give state government control of energy pricing and production.
Dissent to Colorado Commission on Affordable Health Care Reports and Recommendations
The following is the minority dissent to the Colorado Commission on Affordable Health Care Reports and Recommendations to the General Assembly. This dissent is authored by Linda Gorman, a member of the Commission and is based on version 4 of the final draft given to commissioners. The final report was released on June 30, 2017
ObamaCare has failed patients with pre-existing conditions
There are many ways to provide medical care for people with pre-existing conditions. Real world experience shows that some work better than others. Properly structured stand-alone high risk pools and medically underwritten individual health policies guaranteed coverage for more than a decade before ObamaCare. They cost much less and provided more flexible coverage. Why not repeal ObamaCare and introduce new and improved structures based on past successes?
How Existing State Revenues can be Reallocated to Fix Colorado’s Roads
IP-4-2017 (April 2017) Author: Linda Gorman DOWNLOAD REPORT IN PDF FORMAT Executive Summary: The purpose of this paper is to suggest how Colorado state government might fix the roads without increasing taxes by reallocating current state spending away from duplicative, ineffective, or wasteful programs, especially those outside of the core responsibilities of state government. It […]
Why the Republican version of ObamaCare is a sham
The people who crafted the Republican ObamaCare reform bill seem to want to help. They promise other reforms will be coming. Trust us, they say, we’re from the (new) government, and we’re here to help.
How the Gruber Model Failed in Colorado
MIT professor Jonathan Gruber made millions predicting the effect of Obamacare. Given that people who make unkind remarks can do good work, it is important to assess how well the Gruber predictive model has performed. In Colorado, its poor predictions will likely end up costing taxpayers billions of dollars.
A Billion Dollars Worth of Bad Ideas: Amendment 66 Tax Hike
Amendment 66 would replace Colorado’s flat income tax of 4.63 percent of federal adjusted gross income with the two bracket system shown in Table 1: Colorado Income Tax Rates if Amendment 66 Passes. Passing Amendment 66 also passes SB13-213, the new 141-page state school finance law.
