This next year the US Supreme Court could rule Obamacare (ACA) is unconstitutional and throw affordable health insurance out the window, including coverage of pre-existing conditions. Got high blood pressure, cancer in your past, pregnant? Heads up. The Trump administration, speaking out of both sides of its mouth, is promising pre-existing coverage while backing a court cases that would end it and they just allowed states to issue insurance that would not cover pre-existing conditions. Even if laws are passed forbidding insurers to reject insurance coverage for those with pre-existing conditions, the GOP Congresss has proposed legislation that allowing insurers to charge you more than you can afford or not even cover treatment. State legislation could be just as sneaky. Even if Obamacare does survive, our state legislature has the power to pass legislation to end Colorado’s Medicaid expansion to cover the near very poor.
Twenty GOP State Attorney Generals have joined in a Texas court case to declare the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) unconstitutional, ending subsidized health insurance coverage of pre-existing conditions. The Trump administration says they will not fight that suit. The Democratic Colorado Attorney General candidate Phil Weiser would act to defend the ACA. His GOP opponent George Brauchler, is inclined to leave it to Congress though once he had backed repeal, per a Colorado Pols publication.
65 or over? The GOP dominated Congress and Senate Majority Leader. Mitch McConnell, is threatening to cut social security and Medicare to offset ballooning debt . If the Senate remains red, the only brake on steamrolling that anti-senior, anti health consumer agenda is for the House gets a Democratic majority.
Twenty GOP State Attorney Generals have joined in a Texas court case to declare the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) unconstitutional, ending subsidized health insurance coverage of pre-existing conditions. The Trump administration says they will not fight that suit. The Democratic Colorado Attorney General candidate Phil Weiser would act to defend the ACA. His GOP opponent George Brauchler, is inclined to leave it to Congress though once he had backed repeal, per a Colorado Pols publication.
65 or over? The GOP dominated Congress and Senate Majority Leader. Mitch McConnell, is threatening to cut social security and Medicare to offset ballooning debt . If the Senate remains red, the only brake on steamrolling that anti-senior, anti health consumer agenda is for the House gets a Democratic majority.
The future of
Roe v Wade is on the line in the conservative dominated US Supreme Court. Roe v Wade put state
anti abortion laws on hold. The
Governor can veto or sign into law its legislature passes. In the Governor’s race, Democrat Jared Polis
is pro choice; his opponent Walker Stapleton is pro life and is mum if he would sign legislation further
restricting abortions. In the Attorney General’s race, Democrat Phil Weiser is
pro choice. His GOP opponent George Brauchler is pro life and he has left
open whether he would file file a brief before the Supreme Court urging repeal
of Roe v Wade. For state legislature candidates, google to find their web sites or media reports.
Have not voted yet? Forgot to register on line or by mail by October 29? No problem, no excuses in Colorado. You can register up to and on election day , November 6. (visit https://www.sos.state.co.us/voter/pages/pub/home.xhtml) If you are registered and have not received a mail in ballot, call your county clerk at once. Not sure you know enough to vote? What are these amendments ? There is a bluebook supplied by the state of Colorado (http://leg.colorado.gov/bluebook) , but I also found the I found the Colorado League of Women voters website helpful. lwvcolorado.org/lwv/
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https://www.pressherald.com/2018/10/16/mcconnell-calls-ballooning-deficit-very-disturbing-says-medicare-social-security-need-to-be-cut/
https://www.5280.com/2018/09/what-you-need-to-know-about-colorados-attorney-general-candidates/
https://www.5280.com/2018/09/what-you-need-to-know-about-colorados-attorney-general-candidates/
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