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It’s that time of year again. As the Broncos enjoy some rest during a well-deserved week off, another Colorado team – our state legislature – is getting ready for action. The General Assembly may involve a little less glamour and a lot smaller paychecks than the NFL, but we believe there should be plenty of fanfare directed toward events at the state Capitol.
Governor John Hickenlooper released his 2016-17 budget plan Monday night, and it's going to provide plenty of fodder for debate through next spring. We're especially watching three health policy bets he's making.
Check out this new monthly feature from the Colorado Health Institute, "Noteworthy Numbers."
Just two weeks ago, many Americans were on the edge of their seats, waiting to see if the Supreme Court would overturn a major part of the Affordable Care Act in the King v. Burwell case. But the people who attended a Colorado Health Institute panel discussion in March had no such doubts.
Somewhere inside the Colorado Health Institute’s computer server, there’s a paper I wrote that will never be published. It analyzed what would happen if the administration lost the King v. Burwell case today. Although the ACA suvived the Supreme Court again, the priority in Colorado remains the same — stability of our health insurance exchange.
If you don’t spend your days watching the legislature's committee hearings and floor votes, how can you know what health policy bills passed and failed, what trends emerged from the session and what issues are sure to return next year?
Lucky for you, CHI’s annual Legislation in Review (LIR) report explains just that.
The most interesting possibility in health policy today has a really dull name. It's called a 1332 Innovation Waiver. A reference to Section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), it allows states to waive major portions of the landmark health care law starting in 2017.
Another legislative session is in the history books. It’s going to be a short entry. Maybe a sentence or two, especially when it comes to health policy.
Instead of winding down slowly, the 2015 legislative session was more of a mad dash to the finish. Several longtime staffers and lobbyists said that they could not remember a session with more bills to be decided in the final days. CHI was watching a few of the bills caught up in the action.
Congress has passed a bipartisan health care law. Yes, you read that correctly. And it has consequences for thousands of Colorado kids.