Why did [Newt] change his mind? Even if he provides a compelling answer, it'll be too late. ("For 20 years, even conservative icon Newt Gingrich supported the basis of the president's health care plan. ... I'm Barack Obama, and I approved this message.") Continue reading →

Santorum points out crucial similarities that Romney's own plan has with Obama's deeply unpopular health law. Does [Mitt Romney] really mean that he wants to use Massachusetts as a model for his "replacement" plan? No wonder voters are worried. Continue reading →

SB 12-060 attempts to reduce Medicaid fraud. The Depart. of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF) has little incentive to reduce fraud, as for every CO tax dollar it spends, the Feds pay the HCPF a dollar taken from a taxpayer in another state. This is why replacing this matching this policy with a block grant would be an improvement. Continue reading →

The Citizens Council on Health Freedom recently sent out the following e-mail that summarizes key points about why repealing Colorado's Health Benefits Exchange (SB 11-200) is a good idea: Continue reading →

Pueblo Chieftain: "The state Department of Health Care Policy and Financing has failed to implement 51 audit recommendations that it agreed to accept during the past two years, auditors told a panel of lawmakers Thursday." Continue reading →

At the The Volokh Conspiracy, Independence Institute's Research Director Dave Kopel writes: "On behalf of the Independence Institute, Rob Natelson and I wrote an amicus brief on the Medicaid mandate currently before the Supreme Court. (The ACA requirement that states must drastically expand Medicaid eligibility, or lose all their federal matching funds for Medicaid.)" Continue reading →