During his debate last week with primary foe Jeff Crank, Colorado Republican Party Chair Dave Williams, who’s hoping to replace Congressman Doug Lamborn as the U.S. representative for Colorado Springs, staked out maybe the furthest-right position on healthcare of any major party candidate this year: privatize and the get the government out of it.
After being injured in the Iraq War 15 years ago, U.S. Army Sergeant First Class William Montgomery was finally honored with the Purple Heart at a Veterans Day ceremony in Grand Junction on Saturday.
During the debate on the Safe Access to Protected Health Care bill package, I learned Rep. Stephanie Luck (R-Penrose) and I have something in common: we’ve both had miscarriages. And we’re both fortunate enough to live in Colorado, a state where our doctors can give us the best medical advice on how to treat them – without abortion bans and bounty hunter laws hanging over our heads.
This year in the lead-up to November’s midterm elections, prominent oil and gas and pharmaceutical companies mostly donated to Republican politicians and conservative-leaning groups, according to an analysis of state and federal campaign finance records by the Colorado Times Recorder. In Colorado, the Democratic party has held control of the Governor’s office and both chambers of the state legislature since 2018.
As members of Congress negotiate a bill focusing on driving down prescription drug costs, data from Open Secrets, a nonpartisan research group, shows that lobbying and ad spending from the pharmaceutical industry in 2022 surpassed $100 million last week.
State Rep. Ron Hanks (R-Cañon City) U.S. Senate candidate and state Rep. Ron Hanks (R-Cañon City) says he would vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) if he was elected to be Colorado’s next senator.
There’s no doubt that Colorado lawmakers have been working hard over the last few years to address the high cost of health care in our state, but there is still work to do. In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, many Coloradans are struggling with their health more than ever before, and we need to create a robust health care system that is affordable and dependable to keep Colorado families healthy.
Yesterday, Colorado’s Division of Insurance released finalized health insurance rates for 2022. Individual market premiums will increase 1.1% while small group (businesses with 2-100 employees) market premiums will increase 4.4%.
Earlier today, a group of health care workers joined disability and labor rights groups in Denver to call on U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) to fully support the Biden Care Plan, a $400 billion investment in providing jobs for caregivers.
It’s an all too familiar story. A company with some of the best-paying jobs around and a vital anchor for the community decides to engage in “restructuring” to “maximize long-term value creation.”
