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In Colorado, pregnancy makes men, children uninsurable, too
When commercial pilot Matt Temme of Castle Rock was furloughed by his employer last June, he lost his health insurance. Temme’s wife had coverage through her employer, but adding Temme and his son would have cost $800 a month— an expensive proposition for a family who had just lost a portion of their income. So Temme went looking on the individual market for insurance. He’s a healthy 41-year-old. His son is a healthy 6-year-old.
“I never imagined I would have a problem,” he said.
Right claims Weld County immigration raid court loss as a victory
Monday, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that a dramatic Weld County raid on tax records last year violated the Fourth Amendment, which guards the right to privacy. The raid, dubbed Operation Numbers Game, was instigated by Weld…
For charter school extra credit: What’s the difference between accommodating and cheating?
Last week, the Colorado Department of Education released an outside audit of standardized testing procedures at Pueblo’s Cesar Chavez Academy. In essence, the audit found that while an unusually high number of students received accommodations (usually extra time or…
Ski country to host protests in favor of immigration reform
Vigils will be held across Colorado this Friday in honor of the International Day of the Migrant–and to support immigration reform legislation expected to be introduced by Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) and over 50 co-sponsors.
Udall floats two measures to bring more doctors to rural communities
Yesterday, Colorado U.S. Sen. Mark Udall introduced two amendments to the Senate health reform bill designed to boost services in rural communities.
“There are not enough doctors who want to practice outside major metro areas. In fact, of the 47 rural counties [in Colorado]—that’s out of 64 counties, total—all but three are designated by the federal government as health professional shortage areas,” he said.
DU panel: Deporting 12 million illegal immigrants is not realistic
After a year of study, a Denver University panel released 25 recommendations for immigration reform this week. Among them, according to the DU website, was a recommendation for some form of amnesty for America’s millions of illegal immigrants.
Women’s Media Center: Don’t throw us under the bus to pass health reform
The Nelson-Hatch Amendment, which would have barred any health plan purchased even partly with new federal subsidies from covering abortions, may have gone down in a 54-45 Senate vote yesterday, but many of those concerned about women’s health are…
Video: How not to clean up Colorado’s leaking mines
If you want a good explanation of why it makes no sense to require every draining mine in Colorado to have a treatment plant at its base, check out the recently-posted video titled “Act of Congress: Good Samaritans and Draining…
Newell, Ferrandino outline health reform proposals
At last week’s Colorado Voices for Coverage conference, state lawmakers outlined their own solutions to fix the health care system, including Sen. Linda Newell, D-Littleton, who explained for the crowd how she and her two daughters joined the growing ranks of the uninsured Americans for eight months and wracked up $14,000 in medical bills.
Sen. Mikulski: ‘Let men buy abortion riders for the women they impregnate’
In a speech on the Senate floor yesterday, Senator Barbara Mikulski had sharp words for the Nelson amendment, which would restrict access to abortions for women who accept federal subsidies for health care.
Mikulski began by pointing out…
