Colorado HB 1293

Hey Colorado Pols: Hospitals pass hospital “fee” on to patients 0
- March 8, 2011
The bill that would repeal the Colorado hospital tax has died. But Colorado Pols incorrectly states that it’s hospitals that pay the fee. This expense, or a large part of it, probably gets passed on to patients. Nor does the fee bring in matching funds from the feds.
READ MORE
Colorado HB11-1025 would repeal the phony health care “affordability” act 0
- February 1, 2011
Colorado HB11-1025 would repeal the hospital provider tax instituted in 2009. The tax (not a fee) was part of the so-called “Colorado Health Care Affordability Act.” Linda Gorman of the Independence Institute explains how “If truth in advertising applied to legislation, the act’s title would have landed someone in jail.”
READ MORE
Colorado HB11-1025 Repeal Hospital Provider Fee Tax 0
- January 31, 2011
Colorado state Rep. Janak Joshi and Senator Kevin Lundberg are sponsoring HB11-1025, which would repeal the hospital provider “fee” instituted in 2009. Linda Gorman explains how the so-called “fee” is really a tax, and hence violates the Colorado Constitution
READ MORE

Colorado Medicaid: replace matching funds with block grants 0
- January 19, 2011
Replacing open-ended federal matching funds for state Medicaid spending would encourage fiscal restraint & reduce waste. Federal funding should be phased out, as money comes from states anyway. Keep the money in state.
READ MORE
Colorado House Bill 1025: repeal hospital provider fee 0
- January 17, 2011
Colorado Springs Representative Jakek Joshi has introduced House Bill 11-1025, which would repeal the hospital provider tax created by HB 1293.
READ MORE

Contribute