Publications

Evaluating Health Care Reform Proposals: A Primer 0
- Issue Papers, Publications
- 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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HB18-1358: The Health Care Price Transparency Bill 0
- HEALTH CARE, Issue Backgrounder
- May 7, 2018
IB-B-2018 (May 2018) Author: Linda Gorman DOWNLOAD REPORT IN PDF Executive Summary: Americans pay for their health care in a variety of ways. People paying cash for services pay posted prices or prices individually negotiated with providers. Those who pay individual health plan premiums pay network providers the amount their insurer has negotiated, covering deductibles
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Senate Bill 18-023: The Free Speech in Medicine Act 0
- HEALTH CARE, Issue Backgrounder
- February 12, 2018
IB-A-2018 (February 2018) Author: Linda Gorman DOWNLOAD REPORT IN PDF Executive Summary: The question is whether prohibiting the dissemination of truthful medical information about off-label use of prescription drugs does more good than harm.
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Dissent to Colorado Commission on Affordable Health Care Reports and Recommendations 0
- HEALTH CARE, Publications
- 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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House Bill 17-1057: Membership in an Interstate Compact for Physical Therapy Licensing 0
- HEALTH CARE, Issue Backgrounder
- April 28, 2017
If Colorado wishes to let physical therapists from other states practice in Colorado all it has to do is recognize licenses from other states. It already does this in most cases without paying dues to support a Commission.
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A Tax Disguised as a Fee: The Hospital Provider Fee Fund 0
- FISCAL, HEALTH CARE, Issue Papers, Issue Papers
- May 2, 2016
By calling the provider charge a fee rather than a tax, the legislature was able to collect and use the revenue from the provider charge without asking permission from the voters.
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