UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE NEWS

Envisioning a better U.S. health care system for all: coverage and cost of care, Annals of Internal Medicine, Jan. 21, 2020
How Black Pharmacists Are Closing the Cultural Gap in Health Care, Kaiser Health News, June 27, 2019
Red and Blue America see eye-to-eye on one issue: the nation’s health care system needs fixing, USA Today, Feb. 7, 2020
As out-of-pocket costs rise, insured adults are seeking less primary care, NPR, Feb. 3, 2020
A Denver business man wants to fix America’s health care system-—by doing your knee surgery in Mexico, Colorado Sun, Feb. 3, 2020
4th Annual Universal Health Care Conference meets in Denver, Metro State-Telegraph, July 16, 2019
Making the case: Local groups to lay out facts in the Medicare for all debate, Durango Telegraph, May 16, 2019
Medicare for All discussed at forum, Pueblo Chieftain, April 20, 2019
Progressive leader confronts Pelosi aide over ‘Medicare for All,‘ Politico, April 2, 2019
The human-rights agenda underlying the 2019 Medicare for All bill, The Nation, March 20, 2019
American travelers seek cheaper prescription drugs in Mexico and beyond, NPR, Feb. 11, 2019
‘Everybody in, nobody out:’ What we know so far about the Medicare for All Act of 2019, Common Dreams, Feb. 7, 2019
New Medicare for All draft bill sets a global budget, Modern Healthcare, Feb. 7, 2019
Many Americans support Medicare for all, but it’s not universal, CNN, Jan. 23, 2019
Movement inspired by MLK waging new war on poverty, Chanel 3000.com, Jan. 19, 2019
Secretive ‘Rebate Trap’ keeps generic drugs for diabetics and others out of reach, Kaiser Health News, Jan. 18, 2019
We’re fighting for our lives.” Patients protest sky-high insulin prices. NPR, Dec. 10, 2018
1,495 Americans describe the financial reality of being really sick, New York Times, Oct. 17, 2018
The healthiest 16 countries in the world, Business Insider, Oct. 17, 2018
Study: Poor more likely to forego medical care in states without Medicaid expansion, The Hill, Oct. 15, 2018
Trump hilariously claims Republicans want to save Medicare. LOL! The Young Turkes, Oct. 11, 2018
Fact Check: Trump’s false claims on Medicare for All, NPR, Oct. 10, 2018
Fact checking President’s USA Today op-ed on Medicare for All, Washington Post, Oct. 10, 2018
Kingston lawmakers support New York Health Act, Daily Freeman, Oct. 9, 2018
A PAC is using the midterms to spotlight high drug prices. Why is it sinking millions into unwinnable races? Stat Politics, Oct. 5, 2018
Coloradans pay more as hospital building spree leads to empty beds and profits nearly twice the national average, Denver Post, Oct. 4, 2018
“Medicare for all” or “catastrophic” coverage: The stark contrasts between Colorado gubernatorial candidates on health care, The Denver Post, Oct. 3, 2018
Outside groups help fill imbalance in money race for Colorado governor, The Denver Post, Sept. 24. 2018
U.S. near the bottom on health index; Singapore, Hong Kong at top, Bloomberg, Sept. 19, 2018
Healthcare is the No.1 issue for voters. A new poll reveals which healthcare issue matters most, Forbes, Aug. 13, 2018
States fight Trump on non-Obamacare plans, The Hill, Aug. 13, 2018
Fedor proposes Ohio go to single payer health care system, ABC13, Aug. 13, 2018
Fearing ‘blue wave,’ drug, insurance companies build single-payer defense, The Hill, Aug. 10, 2018
Single payer actually a huge bargain, The Nation, Aug. 10, 2018
How the ACA drove down personal bankruptcy, Consumer Reports, May 2, 2017
Millenials rack up the most medical debt and more frequently, PBS News Hour, July 26, 2018
Bernie’s $32 trillion Medicare-for-All plan is actually kind of a bargain, Vox, July 30, 2018
Committed to universal health care, Polis launches listening tour, 9News.com, July 4, 2018
Polis discusses health care plan in Grand Junction, Western Slope Now, July 3, 2018
Retiring CareFirst CEO Chet Burrell discusses the future of health care and insurance, Baltimore Sun, June 15, 2018
Ballots are out for June 26 primary. Nearly 38,000 already voted, Colorado Independent, June 11, 2018
Payer Roundup: Pelosi appears open to single payer; Virginia Medicaid expansion is finally the law, Fierce Healthcare, June 11, 2018
House Dem leader: Medicare for All should be examined if Dems take House, HealthCare Exec, June 9, 2018
The two words you can’t say in a democratic ad, Politico, June 8, 2018
The coming health care wars, Axios, June 7, 2018
American’s confidence in their ability to pay for health care is falling, The Commonwealth Fund, May 10, 2018
Why America’s black mothers and babies are in a life-or-death crisis: The answer to the disparity in death rates has everything to do with the lived experience of being a black woman in America, New York Times Magazine, April 11, 2018
Policy prescriptions for high drug costs: Experts weigh in, The Commonwealth Fund, April 2, 2018
Vermont: Public financing returns to universal primary care bill, Vermont Digger, April 25, 2018
Medicare may require hospitals to share electronic records, Axios, April 25, 2018
After eight years of the Affordable Care Act, watch the states for universal health care pushes, implementer says, Fort Collins Coloradoan, March 27, 2018
Five people from around the world share what it’s like to have single payer health care, Business Insider, Aug. 17, 2017
Sanders unveils bill targeting drug companies over opioid crisis, The Hill, April 17, 2018
Fe deral appeals court puts chill on Maryland law to fight drug-price gouging, Kaiser Health News, April 17, 2018
Patient advocacy groups take in millions from drugmakers. Is there a payback? Kaiser Health News, April 6, 2018
Single-payer health care takes center stage in gubernatorial races, Truthout, March 28, 2018
Americans’ views on healthcare costs, coverage, and policy, NORC, March, 2018
Pfizer CEO gets 61 percent pay raise, to $27.9 million, as drug prices continue to climb, Reader Supported News, March 23, 2018
Trump’s hidden war on Medicaid, Vox, March 5, 2018
Pediatricians call for universal depression screening for teens, NPR, Feb. 26, 2018
Modi aide says Indian Health Plan an “absolute game changer,” Bloomberg, Feb. 6, 2018
Britain hits back at Trump over public health system tweet, USA Today, Feb. 5, 2018
The Amazon-Buffet-JPMorgan mystery health project, explained, Vox, Jan. 31, 2018
Healthcare companies mulling what to do with GOP Tax Bill benefits, Modern Healthcare, Jan. 16, 2018
Tax reform will add $1.7 billion to UnitedHealth Group’s profits, Axios, Jan. 16, 2018
House GOP whip: Entitlement reform, Obamacare repeal on 2018 agenda, The Hill, Jan. 2, 2018
Colorado’s 2018 precinct caucus voter registration deadline nears, the Loveland Reporter-Herald, Jan. 1, 2018
A comprehensive guide to all the times Jimmy Krimmel has gotten political, Time, Dec. 26, 2017
Billionare Koch Brothers Investing millions more to promote tax overhaul, Wall Street Journal, Dec. 21, 2017
Drug industry spent millions to squelch talk about high drug prices, Kaiser Health News, Dec. 19, 2017
Looking north: Can a single-payer system work in the U.S., Kaiser Health News, Dec. 18, 2017
Republican tax bill fuels anxiety across nation’s healthcare system, LA Times, Dec. 18, 2-17
How a literal shock inspired a Marine to run for office as a democratic socialist, Huff Post, Nov. 12, 2017
Group launches effort to bring a different kind of single-payer health insurance to Florida, Health News Florida, Nov. 12, 2017
Hickenlooper sees victory for centrists and model for Dems in Virginia, The Hill, Nov. 11, 2017
Mass. Senate advances health care overhaul, single-payer study, Seattle Times (AP), Nov. 10, 2017
Provision in health care bill passed by Mass. Senate would allow a Medicaid buy-in, Common Health, Nov. 10, 2017
Senate tax bill preserves most tax-exempt financing for hospitals, unlike House plan, Modern Healthcare, Nov. 10, 2017
Vermont’s Congressional Delegation: Pass Bipartisan Health Care Plan Now, VPR, Oct. 9, 2017
Democrats have given up on private insurance markets–and for good reason, The Intercept, Oct. 8, 2017
Actress Julie Louis-Dreyfus says she’s lucky to have health insurance. Here’s what it’s like to have breast cancer without it, People, Oct. 5, 2017
Health care for all? As another Affordable Care Act repeal collapses, the once improbably single-payer health care movement gains steam, Source Weekly (Bend, OR), Oct. 4, 2017
Right after Trump blamed high drug prices on campaign cash, drug makers gave more, Kaiser Health News, Sept. 27, 2017
World Health Organization leader says universal coverage is a “rights” issue, Time, Sept. 18, 2017
Unpacking the Sanders Medicare for All bill, HealthAffairsBlog, Sept. 14, 2017
Inside Bernie Sanders’ new Medicare for All bill, CNN, Sept. 13, 2017
Bernie Sanders announces single-payer bill with major support in the Senate, Huffington Post, Sept. 13, 2017
‘Groundbreaking’: Democratic co-sponsors rush aboard Bernie’s Medicare-for-All train, Common Dreams, Sept. 12, 2017
Democratic candidate for governor proposes Medicaid-for-all health care plan for Colorado, The Denver Post, Sept. 12, 2017
How Democrats learned to stop worrying and love Medicare for All, CNN, Sept. 9, 2017
Meet the lawyer trying to pry pricing secrets out of big pharma, STAT, Aug. 20, 2017
GOP senator drowned out by cheers of ‘single-payer’ at town hall, Common Dreams, Aug. 16, 2017
Bernie Sanders to push for government-funded health care and abolition of private insurance, Independent, Aug. 14, 2017
Cities fear Obamacare repeal, warm to single payer, Politico, July 24, 2017
Dissatisfaction with GOP health plans dominates Colorado Springs Forum, Colorado Springs Gazette, July 21, 2017
Trying for single-payer health care in Colorado, Colorado Springs Independent, July 19, 2017
GOP health care problems multiply, The Hill, July 17, 2017
U.S. Health Insurers want Cruz amendment dropped from senate health care proposal, Reuters, July 14, 2017 Here’s a link to the letter.
Scheduling change causes Sen. Gardner to miss ‘Welcoming Party’ in Steamboat Springs, Steamboat Today, July 7, 2017
Five protestors cited in Sen. Gardner’s office after another sit-in attempt, Denver Post, July 7, 2017
Santa Claus demands universal health care from Alaska senator: ‘I’m particularly concerned about the children,’ Raw Story, July 7, 2017
How to make global universal health care a reality, The Guardian, July 7, 2017
Warren: Dems should campaign for a single-payer health care plan, The Hill, June 27, 2017
Governors attack G.O.P. health plan: ‘This bill is unacceptable.’ New York Times, June 27, 2017
In new health care stance, Warren says ACA isn’t enough, Boston Globe, June 27, 2017
Hundreds rally against GOP health care bill in Fort Collins protest resurgence, June 26, 2017
Buffet: Single-payer health care ‘Best system for America,” NewsMax, June 26, 2017
Unveiled: The secret Senate health care bill, Business Insider, June 22, 2017
Nevada Governor Vetoes bill open to ‘Medicaid for All,” U.S. News, June 17, 2017
Health Care bill expected to leave 23 million uninsured in a decade, CBO says, New York Times, May 24, 2017
Supporters push single payer health care for New York state, WRVO Public Media, May 24, 2017
GOP health bill could undercut some coverage in job-based insurance, Kaiser Health News, May 23, 2017
President Trump’s 2018 budget proposal reduces federal funding for coverage of children in Medicaid and CHIP, Kaiser Health News, May 23, 2017
New WHO chief: Top goal is universal health care, AP, May 23, 2017
Bennet slams GOP reform as tax cut ‘masquerading’ as health care bill, Fort Collins Coloradoan, May 19, 2017
CBO score on Obamacare repeal bill expected Wednesday, Politico, May 19, 2017
Trump wants to end key Obamacare subsidies, sources say, Politico, May 19, 2017
Current GOP health care plan would be a ‘disaster for states,” says Colorado governor, PBS Newshour, May 19, 2017
First-ever global study finds massive health care inequity, Medical Press, May 18, 2017
Senators hold back-channel talks on bipartisan Obamacare Fix, Politico, May 14, 2017
Trumpcare shows majority of politicians are willing to vote against health care industry, Shadowproof, May 14, 2017
Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal talks about her book “An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back,” C-Span, April 17, 2017
Price earns four “Pinocchios” in fact check on Medicaid spending in the ACHA, Denver Post, May 13, 2017
Americans demand single-payer health care at town hall, Rolling Stone, May 11, 2017
High-risk pools, a centerpiece of the GOP health care bill, have a history in Colorado, Denver Post, May 5, 2017
Civic Matters Colorado on Activate Now: Discussion on challenge to Amendment 71 as unconstitutional, May 4, 2017
Feinstein hosts industry fundraiser days after dissing single payer, Common Dreams, May 2, 2017
Health care reform: Commercial, multi-payer vs. public single payer health insurance, Common Dreams, April 30, 2017
Health care groups fight CO over voting, Court House News, April 27, 2017
The latest: California universal health care measure advances, Colorado Springs Gazette, April 26, 2017
Hard-line Republican caucus backs revised bill to repeal Obamacare, The New York Times, April 26, 2017
Lawsuit claims Colorado’s Amendment 71, “Raise the Bar,” violates “one man, one vote,” Denver Post, April 24, 2017
Federal lawsuit argues Amendment 71, requiring rural input on ballot measures, is unconstitutional, Channel7ABC/The Denver Channel, April 24, 2017
Lawsuit against “Raise the Bar” pits urban voters against rural, Colorado Independent, April 24, 2017
Forum will look into the costs of health care, Loveland Reporter-Herald, April 23, 2017
Pro-ballot initiative coalition targets Amendment 71, will sue secretary of state, Colorado Statesman, April 21, 2017
Myrna Lim interview’s Colorado nurse Bev Wasserman, Myrna Lim Live, April 4, 2017
What is single payer health care, and why is it so popular? Money, April 13, 2017
Universal health care supporters see their chance: ‘There’s never been more support,’ The Guardian, April 11, 2017
This is how Obamacare might actually explode, Washington Post, April 11, 2017
More than 40 percent of voters support government-run health care, The Washington Examiner, April 12, 2017
How U.S. health care became big business, NPR on Elizabeth Rosenthal’s book An American Sickness, April 10, 2017
Groups nationwide take part in Day of Action push for improved health care, Denver 7 the Denver Channel, April 8, 2017
Could legalizing prescription drug imports break big pharma? Truthout, April 7, 2017
House Single Payer Bill Up 13 to 90 cosponsors, Single Payer Action, April 6, 2017
For a trip to the ER, some are opting for Uber over an ambulance, Stat News, April 5, 2017
Half of Trump voters in focus group support single payer, Vox, April 3, 2017
Future of the Medicaid program & health care, Alliance for Health Reform, CNN, April 3, 2017
Democrats’ Medicare for all litmus test, CNN, April 3, 2017
Five promising signs (from this week alone) that single payer is gaining steam, Common Dreams, March 31, 2017
In wake of GOP failure on health care, Sanders to push for single payer, CNN, March 29, 2017
How Trumpcare’s failure sets the stage for single payer, New Republic, March 28, 2017
With AHCA’s defeat, some Democrats see chance to push for universal coverage, Washington Post, March 26, 2017
Sanders, progressives announce Medicare-for-all push, Huffington Post, March 25, 2017
With epic GOP failure, Dems urged to go bold with Medicare for all, Common Dreams, March 24, 2017
Republicans yank Obamacare repeal bill, Politico, March 24, 2017
Saving Obamacare is not enough: We need single payer, The Nation, March 22, 2017
Demonstrators protest Trumpcare with “die-in,” Fox5SanDiego, March 21, 2017
Can California achieve universal health care in the age of Trump?, The Nation, March 15, 2017
CBO: 24 million fewer insured under GOP bill repealing Obamacare, Politico, March 13, 2017
How TV news ignores prescription drug problem, Media Matters, March 13, 2017
10 million may lose health coverage under GOP replacement plan, S&P says, CNBC,
Why drug prices in America are so high, The Economist, Sept. 12, 2016

March 7, 2017.
Health insurance companies would see $1 billion or more windfall under GOP Obamacare replacement plan, CNBC, March 7, 2017
Here’s the price tag for GOP healthcare plan: $600 billion, CNBC, March 7, 2017
With ‘Trumpcare’ on the horizon, voters go wobbly on repeal, Kaiser Health News, March 3, 2017
The good news: We’ll live longer. The bad news: We’ll die before others, Miami Herald, Feb. 27, 2017
New report warns millions could lose coverage under GOP plan, Fiscal Times, Feb. 27, 2017
Amid GOP attacks on health care, the movement for single-payer is growing, Truthout, Feb. 27, 2017
Leaked GOP repeal and replace plan would benefit the rich, Graphic by @ASlavitt.
GOP leaders could present ACA repeal plan this week, Modern Healthcare, Feb. 24, 2017
Will California be the first state to have universal health care? IVN, Feb. 21, 2017
Doctors point out only reform that would fulfill Trump’s health care promises, M2, Feb. 21, 2017
Sanders tops Cruz in CNN debate by pushing universal healthcare, Yahoo News, Feb. 8, 2017
Democrats have an Obamacare alternative ready, attn, Feb. 9, 2017
About 75 descend on Auburn office of U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa, The Union, Feb. 2, 2017
The single-payer health care fight goes national…again, Independent Voter Project, Feb. 2, 2017
C atholic bishops urge Congress to preserve health care coverage, Colorado Springs Gazette, Jan. 18, 2017
Trump says his Obamacare replacement plan will cover everybody, report says, CNN, Jan. 17, 2017
Trump advocated for single-payer healthcare in 2000, Death and Taxes Magazine, Jan. 17, 2017
Trump promises ‘insurance for everybody’ as health law replacement, the New York Times, Jan. 15, 2017
Thousands protest healthcare repeal, Boston Globe, Jan. 15, 2017
Trump vows ‘insurance for everybody’ in Obamacare replacement plan, The Washington Post, Jan. 15, 2017
How Republicans can repeal Obamacare, piece by piece, New York Times, Jan. 12, 2017
Senate takes major step toward repealing health care law, New York Times, Jan. 12, 2017
Poll: Most Americans say don’t repeal ObamaCare without a replacement, NPR, Jan. 6, 2017
Colorado businesses, liberal groups join forces to warn against repealing Obamacare, Denver Business Journal, Jan. 4, 2017
Trumps Obamacare journey: From total repeal to ‘Be careful,‘ NBC, Jan. 4, 2017
Dems, GOP get ready for showdown on Obamacare, Politico, Jan. 3, 2017
Moving toward universal health care: Exploring policy trends in countries rich and poor, Newswise, Dec. 19, 2016
9News, Dec. 15, 2016
Four in 10 in U.S. Dissatisfied with their healthcare costs, Gallup.com, Dec. 12, 2016
Retired cardiologist: Efforts to maximize hospital profits lead to higher health care costs, Healthcare Finance, Nov. 10, 2016
Colorado voters defeat single-payer ballot measure, approve aid-in-dying law, Healthcare Finance, Nov. 9, 2016
Single-payer health care supporters plan to try again, CBS4, Nov. 9, 2016
Voters reject state-run health care, pass medical aid in dying, Colorado Public Radio, Nov. 8, 2016
Colorado rejects universal health care initiative, but supporters aren’t giving up, Modern Healthcare, Nov. 9, 2016
Failed Colorado universal health care initiative a ‘warning shot to employers,’ Employee Benefit advisor, Nov. 9, 2016
ColoradoCare measure defeated soundly, The Denver Post, Nov. 8, 2016
ColoradoCare suffered a whopping defeat. Here’s why. Colorado Independent, Nov. 8, 2016
Colorado to consider landmark single-payer healthcare system, Washington Examiner, Nov. 8, 2016
Death, marijuana, and condoms: A complete guide to U.S. ballot questions, The Guardian, Nov. 7, 2016
Could Colorado’s proposed health care plan be a model for the rest of us? Real Clear Health Care, Nov. 7, 2016
Homestretch: Amendment 69, Colorado Independent, Nov. 7, 2016
Colorado voters to consider a state-level single payer health insurance system, Free Speech Radio News, Nov. 4, 2016
The battle for health reform moves to Colorado Nov. 8, Talking Points Memo, Nov. 4, 2016
Colorado’s Amendment 69 could end Obamacare in the state, CNBC, Nov. 3, 2016
How much would you pay under ColoradoCare? That Depends, The Denver Post, Nov. 3, 2016
Ex-journalist leads state’s effort to flee Obamacare in favor of single-payer, Columbia Journalism Review, Nov. 1, 2016
Total spending on Colorado campaigns initiatives nears $48 million so far, The Denver Post, Nov. 1, 2016
Colorado health insurance consumers have less choice in 2017, Colorado Springs Gazette, Oct. 27, 2016
A closer look at proposed Amendment 69 and ColoradoCare, Crested Butte News, Oct. 26, 2016
Universal health care a tough sell in Colorado, San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 24, 2016
Broncos’ Elway joins political fray, Fort Collins Coloradoan, Oct. 26, 2016
NPR: Colorado’s ballot initiative would make it the first state with universal health care, Oct. 25, 2016
U.S. Election: Mariuana, guns, and condoms on voters’ minds, BBC, Oct. 25, 2016
Pros and cons of ColoradoCare debated, Highlands Ranch Herald, Oct. 25, 2016
Sanders is prepared to be a liberal thorn in Clinton’s side, Boston Globe, Oct. 24, 2016
Obama administration confirms double-digit premium hikes, Colorado Springs Gazette, Oct. 24, 2016
Leaders debate aid in dying, ColoradoCare in CC event, Colorado Springs Gazette, Oct. 24, 2016
ColoradoCare spurs debate between docs on western slope, Summit Daily, Oct. 23, 2016
Fighting for ColoradoCare, KGNU, Oct. 23, 2016
Colorado voters set to vote on single-payer health care, Modern Healthcare, Oct. 22, 2016
Ballot measure spending hits high watermark, Colorado Independent, Oct. 21, 2016
Know your vote: 7 things to know about Amendment 69, ColoradoCare, Denver Channel 7, Oct. 21, 2016
Analyzing the statewide ballot, Telluride Daily Planet, Oct. 21, 2016
ColoradoCare would be nation’s most ambitious health initiative, but path to success is long, Colorado Springs Gazette, Oct. 16, 2016
The biggest donors supporting and opposing Colorado’s ballot measures, Westword, Oct. 21, 2016
When it comes to spending, the ColoradoCare fight has been lopsided, Colorado Public Radio, Oct. 19, 2016
ColoradoCare discussion, KGNU, Oct. 18, 2016
Will Colorado care about ColoradoCare in the election, NPR, Oct. 18, 2016
Bernie Sanders promotes universal health care, KOAA5, Oct. 16, 2016
Bernie, Trump, Jr. hope to entice young Colorado voters, CBS4, Oct. 18, 2016
In Boulder, Sanders trumps for ColoradoCare ‘Think big, not small,’ Colorado Independent, Oct. 18, 2016
As Sanders rallies for Amendment 69, Colorado is again feeling that swing state attention, Colorado Public Radio, Oct. 18, 2016
9 questions about ColoradoCare answered, 5280 Magazine, Oct. 18, 2016
Bernie Sanders to Colorado residents: Stand tall and vote yes on Amendment 69, The Denver Post, Oct. 17, 2016
Sanders champions Colorado single-payer effort as model for the nation, Common Dreams, Oct. 18, 2016
Bernie Sanders at CU: ‘Stand tall and vote yes for Amendment 69,’ Boulder Daily Camera, Oct. 17, 2016
Sanders, Trump Jr. appearing in Colorado, 9News, Oct. 17, 2016
Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, encourage voters at Denver rally to back Hillary Clinton, ‘create political revolution,’ The Denver Post, Oct. 16, 2016
Bernie Sanders to campaign in Colorado for Amendment 69, the universal health care proposal, The Denver Post, Oct. 14, 2016
Bernie Sanders to campaign in support of Amendment 69 in Boulder next Monday, Denver Channel 7ABC, Oct. 14, 2016
Sanders to promote ColoradoCare in Boulder, Colorado Statesman, Oct. 14, 2016
Experts wrangle over Amendment 69, MyMetMedia, Oct. 14, 2016
Debate over Amendment 69, El Comercio Colorado, Oct. 13, 2016
Amendment 69, state healthcare system explained, Colorado Public Radio, Oct. 11, 2016
Anthem, Inc. and Louisville mom invited to debate Amendment 69, My Prime Time News, Oct. 9, 2016
Healthcare documentary highlights ColoradoCare, Oct. 8, 2016
Watch: ColoradoCare supporters, opponents, debate Amendment 69, The Denver Post, Oct. 5, 2016
Colorado amendment would create new healthcare system, Rocky Mountain Collegian, Oct. 6, 2016
ColoradoCare: What it means to you, Fort Collins Coloradoan, October, 2016
Will Colorado care about ColoradoCare in election? KUNC, Sept. 30, 2016
Colorado grassroots experiment looks to change minds on healthcare, Voice of America, Sept. 29, 2016
When it comes to campaigns around amendments, there are Davids and Goliaths, Colorado Springs Independent, Sept. 28, 2016
Opposition outspending supports of Amendment 69, Aspen Public Radio, Sept. 28, 20-16
Amendment 69 in Colorado: What you need to know about ColoradoCare, The Denver Post, Sept. 23, 2016
What’s in Colorado’s 9 ballot questions? 9News KUSA
Spending on Colorado ballot measures hits the big time, Colorado Independent, Sept. 22, 2016
9 News truth test: The size of ColoradoCare, Sept. 20, 2016
Gloria Steinem visits Clinton, volunteers in Boulder, 5280 Magazine, Sept. 19, 20916
Debating ColoradoCare, KGNU, Sept. 19, 2016
Debate on proposed Amendment 69 healthcare proposal continues, Steamboat Today, Sept. 18, 2016
‘Healing of America’ author says U.S. should offer health care to all, Live Well Nebraska (Omaha.com), Sept. 17, 2016
Health care professionals raise concerns about Amendment 69; supporters say it will cure state’s health care ills, Craig Daily Press, Sept. 16, 2016
ColoradoCare: How will a key doctors’ group weigh the risks and benefits, Colorado Public Radio, Sept. 15, 2016
ColoradoCare: A needed health care overhaul, or a risky economic move? Colorado Public Radio, Sept. 14, 2016
Public option health care is slipping in through the back door, Newsweek.com, Sept. 14, 2016
Reality Check: What you need to know about ColoradoCare and Amendment 69, Denver CBS local, Sept. 13, 2016
Truth Test: ColoradoCare’s Taxes, 9NEWS, Sept. 13, 2016
Is ColoradoCare the next Obamacare, AmericanPress.com, Sept. 11, 2016
Major candidates, ballot initiatives square off in Club 20 debates, KJCT8 ABC, Sept. 10, 2016
Colorado to vote on single-payer health system, Bloomberg BNA, Sept. 9, 2016
Opponents of Amendment 69 greatly outraise, outspend health proposal’s backers, Colorado Springs Gazette, Sept. 8, 2016
Analysis: ColoradoCare health initiative comes with several unknowns, Durango Herald, Sept. 3, 2016
Sides spar over ColoradoCare’s viability, but the proposal has few precedents for comparison, Colorado Springs Gazette, Sept. 3, 2016
Senator touts ColoradoCare as a lifesaver, Montrose Press, Sept. 1, 2016
Residents divided over health care proposal, Steamboat Pilot and Today, Aug. 31, 2016
Dueling health care studies before voters, Colorado Statesman, Aug. 31, 2016
ColoradoCare supporters: Critical study was wrong, 9NEWS, Aug. 30, 2016
ColoradoCare’s supporters fight back against ballot measure’s challengers, Denver Business Journal, Aug. 30, 2016
ColoradoCare would operate in the black for at least 9 years, supporters argue, The Denver Post, Aug. 30, 2016
Report causes clash over single-payer stability, The Cortez Journal, Aug. 30, 2016
Bernie Sanders and the battle for health care in Colorado, Vice, Aug. 30, 2016
Green Party’s Jill Stein says ColoradoCare leading the way to the future, The Denver Post, Aug. 28, 2016
Bernie Sanders works to rally support for Amendment 69, The Denver Post, Aug. 2016
Bernie Sanders endorses single-payer ColoradoCare, believes idea will spread around the country, Ring of Fire Network, Aug. 26, 2016
Bernie Sanders picks fight with Democratic establishment over ColoradoCare ballot initiative, Washington Times, Aug. 26, 2016
Bernie Sanders endorses ColoradoCare ballot measure, The Denver Post, Aug. 25, 2016
Bernie Sanders backs universal health care ballot measure ColoradoCare, Colorado Public Radio, Aug. 25, 2016
Sanders backs public option on Colorado ballot, Morning Consult, Aug. 25, 2016
Single payer health care debate on finances continues, Public News Service, Aug. 25, 2016
Longmont council opts for no position on health care, museum funding amendments, Longmont Times-Call, Aug. 24, 2016
Opponents, supporters ramping up campaigns for, against, Amendment 69, KRDO, Aug. 24, 2016
Longmont council to ponder backing state museum funding, opposing ColoradoCare, Longmont Times-Call, Aug. 23, 2016
Amendment 69 sparks debate on health insurance, small business, Fox 21News, Aug. 23, 2016
ColoradoCare draws criticism from state’s top Democrats, KRDO, Aug. 23, 2016
Colorado health care proposal divides the left, Albuquerque Journal, Aug. 18, 2016
If voters approve, could ColoradoCare really pay for itself? It’s complicated, Colorado Springs Independent, Aug. 17, 2016
Liberal groups split on ColoradoCare universal health care measure,The Denver Post, Aug. 17, 2016
Progressive group announces opposition to ColoradoCare, Colorado Public Radio, Aug. 17, 2016
Strange press conference: Progress Now comes out against ColoradoCare ballot measure, Fox 31, Aug. 17, 2016
Aguilar explains Amendment 69, Alamosa Valley Courier, Aug. 13, 2016
Health Inequity on the Rise, The Hill, Aug. 8, 2016
Division of Insurance study questioned, Craig Daily Press, Aug. 6, 2016
Coloradans to vote on ‘single-payer’ health insurance proposal, Fox31, Aug. 5, 2016
Campaign for universal health care seeks Bernie Sanders’ help, NPR, July 29, 2016
How to decode this fall’s ballot, Sterling Journal Advocate, July 29, 2016
Will Alaska or Colorado go single payer? Huffington Post, July 28, 2016
Noam Chomsky supports Colorado’s universal health care ballot measure, Colorado Independent, July 19, 2016
Noam Chomsky endorses ColoradoCare, Colorado Springs Independent, July 19, 2016
Amendment 69 goes under the microscope, Aspen Daily News Online, July 12, 2016
Universal health care debated in Carbondale, Colorado Springs Independent, July 11, 2016
Colorado will vote on single payer health care to replace Obamacare, David Pakman Show, July 9, 2016
This state may ditch Obamacare for single-payer health care, The Motley Fool, July 3, 2016
Colorado Senator Aguilar promotes ColoradoCare in Cortez, Cortez Journal, July 1, 2016
General election brings vote on ColoradoCare, Aspen Public Radio, June 30, 2016
State Senator Irene Aguilar makes case for ColoradoCare, Durango Herald, June 30, 2016
T.R. Reid presents his reasons to support ColoradoCare, Salida Mountain Mail, June 30, 2016
Proponents, opponents consider single-payer health care during debate, Steamboat Pilot & Today, June 30, 2016
Sides debate health care question, Grand Junction Sentinel, June 2016
Would Amendment 69 limit abortion access in Colorado? The Denver Post, June 24, 2016
Colorado consider replacing Obamacare with state single-payer plan, FoxNews, June 23, 2016
Dearborn native pushes universal health care initiative in Colorado, Crain’s Detroit Business, June 20, 2016
Colorado voters could enact nation’s first single-payer health care system in November, Between the Lines, June 8, 2016
ColoradoCare’s democratic opponents rely on health-sector campaign contributions, The American Prospect, June 7, 2016
Proposed health insurance rate increases released for Colorado, 9-News, June 6, 2016
Vermont becomes first state to require drug price transparency, VT Digger, June 3, 2016
Sanders supports universal health care Amendment 69, will Hillary? The Real News Network, May 27, 2016
Colorado voters gambled on pot and TABOR, but will they go for single-payer health care? Colorado Springs Independent, May 25, 2016
Not a fan of ObamaCare: How about ColoradoCare, The Montrose Daily News, March 24, 2016
Universal health care opponents bankrolled by insurance industry, Public News Service, May 6, 2016
Sanders inspiring democrats to shift left on health care, Fortune, May 5, 2016
ColoradoCare would have a revenue higher than McDonald’s, 7 News, May 4, 2016
“Something bold needs to happen” an in-depth look at Millennial America, Salon, February 2016
Surgery study shows costs vary greatly by region in Colorado, Denver Post, February 17, 2016
Universal health care for Colorado? Telluride Daily Planet, February 16, 2016
Nurses stump for Bernie Sanders (and universal health care) in Carson City, February 16, 2016, The Nevada Appeal
Presidential candidates put the focus on health care, Toledo Blade, February 8, 2016
Decoupling Myths about Employment and Health Insurance, Health Affairs Blog, February 8, 2016
Bernie Sanders’ ‘political revolution’ jolts Colorado Springs, The Colorado Independent, February 4, 2016
Coalition launches opposition to universal health care proposal, The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, January 28, 2016.
State Senators Make Case for Universal Health Care Initiative, Public News Service, January 27, 2016
Confusion abounds about ColoradoCare ballot measure, Colorado Independent, January 27, 2016
Guv bashes ColoradoCare, irking some fellow dems, Colorado Independent, January 25, 2016.
What Oregon can learn from Colorado if it rolls out universal health care, Portland Biz Journal, January 12, 2016
After five years of strong work, a Colorado nonprofit ran out of money at the wrong time, January 5, 2016, Columbia Journalism Review
Foundation President T.R. Reid debates for universal health care on Jon Caldara’s Devil’s Advocate show.
Lawmakers field questions at pre-legislature town hall, Fort Collins Coloradoan, December 21, 2015
Universal health ballot initiative wins ally in Colorado, Public News Service, December 17, 2015
How Colorado voters could usher in the future of health care in America, Vice, December 14, 2015
Colorado health insurance costs to rise in 2016, The Coloradoan, December 4, 2015
Battle Brews as single-payer health care goes before Colorado voters in 2016, Colorado Puublic Radio, December 2, 2015
Swing state Colorado mulls universal health care, Durango Herald AP), November 22, 2015
Oregon and Nationwide Advocates Celebrate Colorado’s Certification of Amendment 69 for the 2016 Ballot-Would Create the First State-Based Universal Health Care System in U.S., The Lund Report, November 13, 2015
Colorado Employers’ health plan costs climb an average of 8 percent: After plan changes, such as shifting costs to employees and raising deductibles, increases are closer to 4.4 percent, survey shows,The Denver Post, November 12, 2016
Universal Health Care Certified for Colorado’s 2016 Ballot, Colorado Public Radio, November 10, 2015
Colorado Could be the First State to Opt Out of Affordable Care Act, CBS Denver 4, Nov. 10, 2015
Single-payer health care on 2016 ballot in Colorado, Durango Herald, Nov. 10, 2015
‘A Better Option’: Colorado Readies Ballot Battle for Single-Payer Solution, Common Dreams, November 10, 2015
Supporters, opponents line up as universal health care proposal qualifies for state ballot, The Colorado Statesman, Nov. 9, 2015
Universal Health Care to Appear on Colorado Ballot in 2016, The New York Times, November 9, 2015
Colorado to vote on single-payer state health-care system, Denver Post, November 9, 2015
Universal health care to appear on Colorado ballot in 2016, Aljazeera America, November 9, 2015
‘ColoradoCare’ to appear on 2016 ballot, 9News, November 9, 2015
Universal health care amendment qualifies for Colorado 2016 Colorado ballot, Denver Business Journal, November 9, 2015
Colorado to vote on universal health care, The Hill, November 9, 2015
Ballot measure would ask Colorado to scrap ObamaCare for single-payer-style plan, FoxNews.com, November 2, 2015
Former Gov. Lamm backs universal health care, Colorado Statesman, Nov. 3, 2015
ColoradoCare on 2016 ballot, KKCO Channel 11, Grand Junction NBC local affiliate, Oct. 26, 2015
Bernie Sanders: Colorado could “lead the nation” with its universal healthcare ballot measure, The Colorado Independent, Oct. 26, 2015
Coloradocare would replace Obamacare with statewide single-payer plan, Washington Times, Oct. 25, 2015
Universal health care advocates submit signatures for 2016 ballot measure, Denver Business Journal/9News, Oct. 25, 2015
Universal health care proponents submit petitions, Grand Junction Sentinel, Oct. 24, 2015
Universal Health care heading to Colorado voters (Associated Press, Oct. 23, 2015)
Hispanic voters support medical initiative for universal health coverage (in Spanish), Latino Fox News, Oct. 23, 2015
ColoradoCare supporters celebrate healthy signature count (Fort Collins Coloradoan, Oct. 23, 2015)
Colorado pushes for universal health care that’s governed by the people (Yes! Magazine, Oct. 23, 2015
ColoradoCare backers collect 156,000 signatures for plan (Denver Post, Oct. 23, 2015)
Lawmaker wants Colorado to opt out of Obamacare for universal coverage (Post Independent/Citizen Telegram, Oct. 1, 2015)
Proponents push universal health care in Colorado (Canon City Daily Record, Sept. 17, 2015)
State Senator Irene Aguilar visits Grand Junction to speak about ColoradoCare (KKCO Chanel 11 News, Sept., 14, 2015)
Advocates of ColoradoCare say proposed health care system better than Obamacare (Cannon City Daily Record, Sept. 13, 2015)
Bestselling author, filmmaker T.R. Reid to speak in Frisco on ColoradoCare (Summit Daily, Sept. 7, 2015)
Universal Health Care in Colorado: T.R. Reid, State Sen. Irene Aguilar, MD featured on KGNU’s Morning Magazine (KGNU, Aug. 6, 2015)
Colo. universal health care push hits Fort Collins (Fort Collins Coloradoan, Aug. 3, 2015)
Journalist turned activist promotes changes in health insurance coverage (Portland Tribune July 26, 2015)
ColoradoCare backers say Title Board’s $25 billion cost estimate ‘misleading’ (Colorado Statesman, July 24, 2015)
Author T.R. Reid throws down the gauntlet to Oregon on universal health care (Portland Business Journal July 23, 2015)
Reid makes case for universal health care (Corvallis Gazette-Times July 22, 2015)
Universal Healthcare Expert to Visit Oregon, Tout Single Payer Plan (The Lund Report July 21, 2015)
Summit County pediatrician hosts presentation on new state health care system (Summit Daily July 8, 2015)
Critics target universal health-care plan (Durango Herald June 26, 2015)
Colorado groups respond to #Obamacare ruling @ColoradoCareYes
Universal Health Care for Colorado? (Durango Herald June 11, 2015)
Koch –funded “Nonprofit” Stomps Down Hard on Health Care Initiative
Flash mob pushes universal health care in Colorado
Sen. Jeanne Nicholson, The Rabbit Hole host Jerry Fabyanic talk ColoradoCare May 9
ColoradoCare advocates tout universal ‘purple plan for a purple state’
Oregon’s universal health care plan gets a hearing
Lack of health care leaves many undocumented stranded, one without his skull
About half who received subsidies have to pay them back; for one Gilpin County couple, that’ll be $7,500 please…
Vermont’s quest for universal health care began outside politics as usual
Colorado consumers demand lower rates, universal care
‘Healthy Artists’ movement builds in Pittsburgh and beyond
A fresh paradigm for a health care system that works (Opinion)
Video: Foundation-hosted health care panel eyes Colorado-grown health care
Universal Health Care Doesn’t Mean Waiting Longer to See a Doctor (Atlantic)
Can Vermont’s single-payer system fix what ails American health care?
Cooperating on Health Care
With the Colorado Health Care Cooperative, Boulder Weekly columnist Dave Anderson says, Colorado could tame runaway health care costs, administrative waste and Kafkaesque paperwork.
Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills are Killing Us (Time)
The Colorado Democrat who aims to replace Obamacare
Colorado Public Radio Health Reporter Eric Whitney’s Feb. 25 Colorado Matters segment features an interview with State Sen. Irene Aguilar, M.D. about her proposal for a Colorado Health Care Cooperative
Colorado Health Care Cooperative would preserve health, save money, State Sen. Irene Aguilar, M.D. tells KGNU Community Radio host Jim Pullen. (9:30-14:54)
P ayroll taxes would fund universal health care
Health Policy Solutions reporter Katie Kerwin McCrimmon looks at the universal Colorado Health Care Cooperative proposal in light of an economic impact analysis showing it would slow the rising cost of health care more than the Affordable Care Act.
Colorado proposal aims for universal health care
State Sen. Irene Aguilar will propose a universal health care plan for Colorado aimed at reigning in costs while encouraging every Coloradan to stay healthy through prevention and proactive care, Solutions reporter Katie Kerwin McCrimmon reports.
Senator, doctor, champion for the vulnerable
Solutions reporter Katie Kerwin McCrimmon explores how Denver State Sen. Irene Aguilar, M.D.’s journey through medicine and motherhood inspired her to advocate for universal health care in Colorado.
Funding Health Care with Pre-Tax dollars too Good a Deal to Ignore
Universal health care systems gain a huge financial boost by using the provisions in Federal law that allow employers and employees to pay health care premiums with pre-tax dollars. For every $100 employers spend on insurance using pre-tax dollars, employees would need their employers to an increase payroll expenses between $119 and $165 dollars for the employee to have enough left, after taxes, to purchase the same $100 of health care insurance.
Despite New Health Law, Some Insurers Raise Rates by Double Digits
Health Payment Transition Plan could net CT $70 million
The Connecticut Department of Public Health is seeking to win an Affordable Care Act grant by developing a payment system that rewards quality, not quantity.
Denver-area experts discuss health care reform: What’s next?
In a panel discussion on health care reform hosted by the Denver Business Journal in August, experts discuss strengths and weaknesses of the Affordable Care Act and how federal health reform will impact businesses. Despite progress, many still want to see more cost containment overall.
“Great Recession Accelerated Long-Term Decline of Employer Health Coverage.”
It used to be that almost two-thirds of U.S. children and working-age adults had employer-sponsored health insurance; Between 2007 and 2010 that number dropped to just over half, according to this recent report by the National Institute for Health Care Reform.
“Beyond the Affordable Care Act: An Economic Analysis of a Unified System of Health Care for Minnesota”
This recent analysis by the Lewin Group demonstrates that Minnesota could reduce health care spending by 9 percent by caring for every Minnesotan under a unified health care system.
“Health insurers have had their chance.”
Wendell Potter, Center for Public Integrity analyst and former health insurance industry executive, shows in his Huffington Post blog why some experienced employers — large and small, Republican and Democrat — want a unified health care system.
“What if Medicare’s drug benefit was more like the VA’s?”
Health economist Austin Frakt of The Incidental Economist posits that Medicare could save money by lowering its prescription formulary choices (thus increasing its purchasing power), even after compensating beneficiaries for their loss of drug options.
“Average family health insurance policy up 5 percent”
In this story on the 2009 report by the Kaiser Family Foundation, USA Today reporter Josh Fritze writes: “Since 1999, health insurance premiums for families rose 131 percent, the report found, far more than the general rate of inflation, which increased 28 percent over the same period.”
“Medicare for all is the solution”
Estimates for how much it would save to cover the U.S. population with Medicare range from $58 to $400 billion annually, according to Robert Reich, Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of California Berkeley. And, he says, more Americans would get quality care.
“Obama Administration takes on health insurance companies.”
The top five health insurance companies returned almost $12 billion in profits in 2009, despite the economic downturn, reports ABC news.
“Health Insurers Respond To Reform By Snapping Up Less-Regulated Businesses”
Kaiser Health News reports that health insurance company executives are busy diversifying, often in less-regulated markets, and one investment firm leader even calls the traditional health insurance business “dead.”
“Largest Study of High Deductible Health Plans Finds Substantial Cost Savings, Less Preventative Care.”
Higher deductibles lead to less preventative care, even when preventative care is free, the Rand Corporation finds.

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