The longest-running government shutdown hinges on the extension of Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax subsidies set to expire at the end of 2025. When the ACA Enhanced Premium Tax Credits expire, people across Colorado who get their health insurance from the ACA marketplace will see a marked increase in their monthly health insurance premiums. The next open enrollment period begins this Saturday, Nov. 1.
Yesterday, Democratic members of Colorado’s congressional delegation held a press conference where they discussed the government shutdown and what they describe as Republicans’ failure to pass a government funding bill that lowers health care costs.
Last week, judges in separate cases issued rulings impacting reproductive health care providers on both sides of the abortion debate. On July 28, a federal judge ruled that the federal government must allow Medicaid to reimburse Planned Parenthood for patient care, temporarily overturning a ban instituted by the passage of President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” while Planned Parenthood’s lawsuit works its way through the courts. Last month, Planned Parenthood sued Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and federal agencies over the provision in the bill instructing the federal government to end Medicaid payments for one year to abortion providers that received more than $800,000 from Medicaid in 2023.
Last night the U.S. House of Representatives passed President Donald Trump’s proposed budget bill, his so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill.” Critics say the bill will slash Medicaid, impact Coloradans’ health insurance, and cut food assistance to give tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans.
“I don't care who pays for it [Narcan]. We need it out there,” Pullen said on air. “It is one of the things that's saving people.”
"I think that Gabe Evans needs to hear from all of you,” Rep. Brittany Pettersen said at a town hall earlier this month. “He represents the district that has one of the highest percentages of folks who rely on Medicaid and he is on board to strip away the healthcare that so many people rely on.”
On October 24, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-Lakewood) joined a virtual rally advocating for national cannabis reform hosted by country singer Willie Nelson. Nelson organized the event in tandem with Vicente, a Colorado-based cannabis law firm, around the issue of cannabis legalization. Referred to as the Cannabis Community for Kamala, the event was moderated by Nelson, his wife Annie D’Angelo, and lawyer Dahr Jamail.
Colorado abortion advocates, elected officials, and faith leaders rallied at the Capitol yesterday to celebrate the launch of the campaign for Prop 89, the “Right to Abortion” ballot initiative.
U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) led a group of freshman members of Congress in Washington today in a letter to Speaker Kevin McCarthy, calling on him to keep the U.S. House of Representatives in session until a bipartisan agreement can be reached on a national debt limit, according to a press release.
