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Healthcare for Colorado

Summary

Colorado Healthcare took a major downturn with the passage of House Bill 09-1293 "Obamacare". Colorado's Obamacare includes a "Hospital Provider Fee" TAX on hospital bills of privately-paying patients that amounts to approximately 6 per cent of their bill. Colorado's Obamacare also states:
"(f) A HOSPITAL SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY AMOUNT OF THE PROVIDER FEE AS A SEPARATE LINE ITEM IN ITS BILLING STATEMENTS"
The Colorado Legislature, not content in calling a tax a "fee" further MADE IT A SECRET!

The whole act needs repealing, but the "SECRET" portion is especially offensive to anybody that believes in openness.

HB 11-1025 (originally sponsored by Lundberg and Joshi) needs to be resubmitted and CACI's (Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry) needs to be called out for killing the repeal of the this secret tax.

Linda Gorman is my guru

Linda Gorman has done excellent work on Healthcare in Colorado. Some of her articles include:

The Real Cost Of Obamacare

27 Ways ObamaCare Increases Your Health Insurance Premium