HEALTH CARE - Publications - Independence Institute

Evaluating Health Care Reform Proposals: A Primer 0
- April 30, 2020
No one knows how much the people of the United States should spend on health care. When medical innovation improves treatments that relieve suffering and prolong life, people naturally spend more on health care. People also spend more on health care as they become wealthier. When American household incomes rise, people spend more on health
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Dissent to Colorado Commission on Affordable Health Care Reports and Recommendations 0
- June 30, 2017
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
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Amendment 69: What You Need to Know About the "ColoradoCare" Single-Payer Health Care Measure 0
- December 22, 2015
IB-F-2015 (Feb 2015) Author: Linda Gorman PDF of full Issue Backgrounder Executive Summary: In November 2016, voters will decide on Amendment 69, a state constitutional amendment which would create ‘ColoradoCare,’ a single-payer, government run health care system in Colorado.
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Amendment 69: What You Need to Know About the “ColoradoCare” Single-Payer Health Care Measure 0
- December 22, 2015
The ColoradoCare Amendment imposes the highest state income taxes in the nation. It creates a centrally run, monopoly health program. It does not guarantee health care or replace health insurance.
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Budget chicanery with Colorado Medicaid, hospital provider 'fees'0
- November 16, 2015
Medicaid is the largest health care program in the United States. It spends a lot on relatively low quality care. Since 2007, Colorado officials have acceded to the federal government’s wishes, expanding both Medicaid and the role of government in Colorado health care. The feds said it would reduce health expenditures by improving health. Now
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Budget chicanery with Colorado Medicaid, hospital provider ‘fees’0
- November 16, 2015
Medicaid is the largest health care program in the United States. It spends a lot on relatively low quality care. Since 2007, Colorado officials have acceded to the federal government’s wishes, expanding both Medicaid and the role of government in Colorado health care. The feds said it would reduce health expenditures by improving health. Now
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