ISSUE BRIEF: Proposed changes to Old Age Pension eligibility would create unneeded hardship
March 03, 2010
Old Age Pension is a state-funded program that provides financial assistance to low-income Colorado residents older than 60. House Bill 10-1353 proposes a number of changes that will result in eliminating eligibility for certain legal immigrant OAP recipients. These changes could result in significant hardship for the recipients by not only eliminating financial assistance but also taking away associated health and medical benefits these recipients have been lawfully granted under Colorado law.
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Case Studies: The Human Impact of 2010 Health Care Reform
February 24, 2010
In an effort to clarify the specific impacts of the health care legislation in Congress, an analysis was conducted on different people around Colorado. It is an unbiased non- partisan review of different aspects in both the House and Senate versions and was created as tool to discern real and actual impacts.
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NEWS RELEASE: Health reform case studies
February 24, 2010
A new report details the high cost if legislators do nothing to fix the health care crisis, and the report uses specific examples to illustrate how the nation\'s dysfunctional system overburdens families, hamstrings businesses and exacts a cruel toll on those unfortunate enough to be sick, injured or laid off.
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FACT SHEET: Colorado Health Insurance
October 15, 2009
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FACT SHEET: Health Care Reform
October 12, 2009
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Issue Brief: The High Cost of Cutting Services
September 02, 2009
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Health Reform: Frequently Asked Questions
August 14, 2009
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Health Care Reform: The Time is Now
August 11, 2009
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Report: The Cost of Care-Can Coloradans Afford Health Care
August 05, 2009
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Final Polis Letter 7.20.09
July 20, 2009
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Health Care Reform: Key Discussion Points
July 20, 2009
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Top Five Reasons To Support H.R. 3200 - Health Care Reform
July 20, 2009
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Issue Brief: Analysis of Health Care Reform Provisions
July 13, 2009
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Issue Brief: Health Care Co-ops No Substitute for Public Option
July 09, 2009
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CCLP Weighs-In on National Health Care Debate
June 02, 2009
A letter from CCLP and partnering health care advocates to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, regarding the Committee\'s Policy Options paper.
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AFFORDABILITY REPORT: The Cost of Care Complete Report
May 20, 2009
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Legislative Issue Brief: Health Care
May 18, 2009
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NEW AFFORDABILITY REPORT: The Cost of Care Executive Summary
April 29, 2009
Executive summary for a new CCLP report on health care affordability.
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RELEASE: The Cost of Care: Can Coloradans Afford Health Care
April 29, 2009
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Issue Brief: Provider Cuts Unhealthy for Coloradans and Colorado\'s Economy
April 21, 2009
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ACTION ALERT: Tell Sen. Salazar to Protect Health Care for Kids
January 14, 2009
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ACTION ALERT: Support SCHIP Reauthorization
January 13, 2009
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NEW STUDY: Health care premiums increasing faster than income
October 07, 2008
Families USA released a new report today, called Premiums versus Paychecks: A Growing Burden for Colorado\'s Workers. The findings of the report give cause for concern, as health care premiums have risen nearly five times faster than median earnings. Additionally, according to the study, Colorado families faced higher out-of-pocket health care costs as well, leaving it tougher and tougher to make ends meet.
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Health Care Legislative Review: 2008 Session
May 19, 2008
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Health Care: CCLP Legislative Work 2008
May 19, 2008
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2008 Legislative Session Ends; Bold Changes Put on Hold
May 07, 2008
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EVENT INVITE: CCLP/COFPI Legislative Issue Briefing
May 01, 2008
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FACT SHEET: Feds cut critical health services with backdoor bureaucratic move; New regulations to cost Colorado $787 million over five years
March 03, 2008
Over the past year, the Bush Administration has proposed or issued nine Medicaid regulations that would cut critical health care services and cost Colorado as much as $200 million in federal funding. At a time when state budgets are already stretched too thin, and given Colorado's funding restrictions, these funding cuts and shifts in costs are difficult, if not impossible for Colorado to absorb. These changes in federal regulations will have devastating consequences for some of the most vulnerable people in our communities.
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ARTICLE: Health care commission ready to report to legislature
January 24, 2008
Commission members Edie Sonn of Denver and Elisabeth Arenales, health care program director for the Colorado Center on Law and Policy, discussed the proposed ideas for reform with The Tribune\'s editorial board on Wednesday.
The commission, charged last year with coming up with ways to ensure all residents can have access to affordable health care, will make its final report to the Legislature on Jan. 31. After months of meetings throughout the state, the group will present five recommendations to the Legislature that could require from $389 million to $1.1 billion extra in annual state health care funding. At present, the state puts roughly $3 billion a year into health care.
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CCLP, COFPI Outline Legislative Priorities
January 09, 2008
As the 2008 legislative session begins today, the Colorado Center on Law and Policy (CCLP) and the Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute (COFPI) are focusing on a variety of bills and issues that impact health care, state tax and budget policy, and self-sufficiency for lower-income families.
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RELEASE: House Passes New SCHIP Bill
October 25, 2007
The U.S. House of Representatives voted today on a new compromise that would reauthorize the State Children\'s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and help provide health insurance to four million low-income children who otherwise would not be covered. The bill passed with strong bipartisan support by a vote of 265 to 142, nearly a veto-proof margin.
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STATEMENT: President Bush\'s veto of SCHIP legislation
October 05, 2007
The latest U.S. Census data shows that the number of uninsured children in this country has increased by more than a million in the past two years. At 17 percent, Colorado has one of the highest rates of uninsured people in the country, and according to 2005 data, we have the seventh highest rate of uninsured kids. This veto discounts entirely the needs of our nation\'s children, despite all the evidence and facts about the impact of failing to support this legislation.
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Congressional SCHIP Update
September 24, 2007
An updated look on what\'s new in Congress on SCHIP Reauthorization, and what it means for Colorado children.
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Issue Brief: The Cost of Medicaid Citizen Documentation Requirements
September 24, 2007
An updated issue brief on the Medicaid Citizen Documention Requirements and the true cost in tax dollars.
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FACT SHEET: House and Senate SCHIP Comparison
August 07, 2007
This is an updated comparison of the House and Senate SCHIP legislation.
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Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 Fact Sheet
August 02, 2007
The DRA's rigid new documentation requirements have increased administrative and fiscal burdens to state Medicaid programs, and added significant barriers to the application and recertification process for U.S. citizens.
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Top Five Myths about SCHIP
August 02, 2007
THE WEEK\'S TOP FIVE MYTHS REGARDING CONGRESSIONAL EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN CHILDREN\'S HEALTH COVERAGE
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SCHIP: Compare House and Senate Proposals
August 02, 2007
Compare both the House and Senator SCHIP proposals side by side.
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RELEASE: New surveys show Medicaid ID requirements cost more than they save
May 31, 2007
Three Colorado nonprofit organizations are advocating changes to the Citizen Documentation requirements in a new federal Medicaid law—the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA)—calling the requirements a huge burden on the state, counties, and citizens in need of critical services. The Colorado Center on Law and Policy, Colorado Covering Kids and Families, and the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative cited new data from two surveys released today by the Colorado Health Institute as evidence of a growing problem in the state\'s health care system.
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SCHIP Reauthorization and the Importance for Colorado
February 21, 2007
From the Colorado Children\'s Campaing and Colorado Community Health Network, the basics of the State Children\'s Health Insurance Program in Colorado and how this important program fits in with Colorado\'s goal to ensure that all kids have access to the health care they need. Gives and overview of the funding options as Congress looks to reauthorize the SCHIP program.
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