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State Sen. Ellen Roberts, R-Durango.

As Health Benefit Exchange meetings kick off, some Republicans still question costs, need

By | 08.02.11 | 9:37 am

Monday marked the first day of meetings to implement the new Colorado Health Benefit Exchange – one of the most controversial bills to make it through both chambers of the State Legislature last session. But it’s clear that Republicans, many of whom voted against the bill, still see it as a hedge against the evils of the federal Affordable Health Care Act, which they derisively refer to as “Obamacare.”

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Rove greeted by right-wing protesters in Colorado Springs

By | 06.02.11 | 9:17 am

Former President George W. Bush’s chief of staff and senior adviser Karl Rove was greeted by right-wing protesters Wednesday evening at the annual Lincoln Dinner in Colorado Springs, a fundraiser for the El Paso County Republican Party.

Hickenlooper signs Health Exchange bill

By | 06.01.11 | 12:44 pm

Gov. John Hickenlooper today signed the Colorado Health Benefits Exchange bill into law. One of the more controversial bills to make it through both chambers this year, the bill enables Colorado to become one of the first states with its own health care exchange.

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Health insurance exchange bill heads to governor

By | 05.05.11 | 12:13 pm

A bill to create health insurance exchanges in Colorado passed out of the Senate today, becoming one of the few bills to make it through the fires of Tea Party and other conservative groups this year. While Republicans largely voted against the bill, it passed with no discussion in the Democratically controlled Senate and is now on its way to the governor’s desk.

Colorado health care advocate praises health exchange bill

By | 05.04.11 | 3:18 pm

Colorado Consumer Health Initiative Executive Director Dede de Percin released this statement in support of the health exchange bill passed by the Colorado House Tuesday:

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‘Amycare’ speeds through House, supporters threatened with recall

By | 05.04.11 | 12:54 pm

SB 200, Colorado’s health insurance exchange bill, christened “Amycare” after House sponsor Amy Stephens by its detractors, was rushed through committee in a two-day sprint that ended with it exiting the house on a 44-21 vote. The bill’s passage came under threats of recalls for Republicans voting for the bill.

Health exchange bill passes even as debate centers on Affordable Care Act

By | 04.27.11 | 12:45 pm

Republicans attacked a bipartisan bill to set up a health benefit exchange in Colorado with a 3rd reading poison-pill amendment Wednesday while calling the bill an extension of the Federal program. Democrats voting to pass it said that the bill was anything but that.

State House leadership calls for end to Medicaid mandates

By | 04.12.11 | 1:02 pm

House Republican leadership has sent a letter to the Colorado Congressional delegation that calls for an end to federal Medicaid mandates. The letter from Speaker of the House Frank McNulty and Majority Leader Amy Stephens, R- Monument, calls on the delegation to work with the state to find a Colorado solution.

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Agreement reached on budget as both sides compromise

By | 04.05.11 | 2:44 pm

A tentative budget agreement was struck between Senate Democrats and House Republicans this morning after Democrats agreed to satellite legislation that has been the sticking point for Republicans.

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Boyd calls Stephens’ amendment ‘poison pill’ as healthcare bill passes out of committee

By | 04.01.11 | 11:21 am

Bipartisan co-sponsorship of a bill to set up a public healthcare exchange in Colorado appears now to be on shaky ground after House Majority Leader Amy Stephens, R-Monument, broke a pact between herself and Democratic cosponsor Sen. Betty Boyd, D-Lakewood, by pushing what Boyd called a “poison pill” amendment.

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