House Bill 17-1057: Membership in an Interstate Compact for Physical Therapy Licensing
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.
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 […]
A Decade of Colorado Road and Transportation Spending in Pictures
The roughly $300 million a year that the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) says it needs to fill the state’s road spending deficit is less than 2 pennies out of each dollar of total state spending.
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.
House Bill 1187: Why should state government get to spend more just because people work more?
Increasing state spending as population grows assumes that larger populations require more government services. This may not always be the case, but it at least refrains from taxing people simply because they work harder.
Amendment 69 “ColoradoCare” Resources
Amendment 69 aka ColoradoCare Resources Issue Backgrounder (PDF) and 7-point fact sheet by economist and Health Care Policy Center director Linda Gorman Blog note: Will passing Amendment 69 lead to a doctor strike? by Linda Gorman. Op-ed: Amendment 69 and ColoradoCare: If you like your doctor, you may not get to keep […]
Amendment 69 and ColoradoCare: It does raise income taxes by 10 percent
by Linda Gorman Judging from some comments on an earlier Complete Colorado column, at least some ColoradoCare supporters are confused about the Amendment 69 tax increases. They think that the Amendment raises payroll taxes but not income taxes. They are wrong. Section 9(3), part c, of Amendment 69 says that the Colorado Department of Revenue […]
Amendment 69: ColoradoCare will bring unnecessary suffering for patients
by Linda Gorman Amendment 69 will create ColoradoCare. Its supporters say that ColoradoCare will provide outstanding health for everyone for less. Premiums and deductibles will go away. Cede control over your health care, your liberty, and an additional 10 percent of your income to an unaccountable government monopoly health provider, in return you will get […]
A Tax Disguised as a Fee: The Hospital Provider Fee Fund
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.
Will passing Amendment 69 lead to a doctor strike?
Passage of Amendment 69 would change the Colorado Constitution to give an entity called ColoradoCare the right to set prices for all medical services provided by any health provider licensed by the state. This includes physicians. What if ColoradoCare sets prices too low? Hospitals can provide lower quality care, let facilities deteriorate, and stop investing […]
Amendment 69: What You Need to Know About the “ColoradoCare” Single-Payer Health Care Measure
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.
Amendment 69: What You Need to Know About the "ColoradoCare" Single-Payer Health Care Measure
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.
