Universal health care to appear on Colorado ballot in 2016

[Calmye]

Proponents submitted 158,831 qualified signatures, about 60,000 more than required to put the measure on the ballot, Secretary of State Wayne Williams said Monday. The question would make Colorado the first state to opt out of the federal Affordable Care Act and replace it with universal health care.

A Harris Poll released in early September found 63 percent of Americans to 21 percent majority favors a universal health care system. And a 76 percent majority also agreed that since most other advanced countries can afford to provide universal health insurance, so could the United States

The ColoradoCareYES campaign says employers would have to pay a new tax — about 7 percent of a worker's wages into the health co-op, on top of deductions for Social Security and Medicare. Employees would have a payroll tax of about 3 percent. Both employers and workers then would not have to pay premiums to a private health insurer.

Skeptics say costs would run out of control.

"A single-payer system would destroy our industry. I don't think there's any question about it," Byron McCurdy, board president of the Colorado State Association of Health Underwriters told the Post. He said almost one-fifth of all Colorado jobs are associated with the health-care industry.

This should be good? The first major post ACA legislation for full healthcare for all.

Universal health care to appear on Colorado ballot in 2016

 

[Double J]

This should be good? The first major post ACA legislation for full healthcare for all.

Universal health care to appear on Colorado ballot in 2016

This isn't the first state to have universal health care on the ballot. Vermont actually passed it a couple years ago until it was cancelled by their governor. Hopefully if this passes Colorado will actually be able to implement it.

 

[the cac mamba]

"A single-payer system would destroy our industry. I don't think there's any question about it," Byron McCurdy, board president of the Colorado State Association of Health Underwriters told the Post. He said almost one-fifth of all Colorado jobs are associated with the health-care industry.

im sure this dude is incredibly trustworthy, with no agenda here, but idk

 

[Calmye]

This isn't the first state to have universal health care on the ballot. Vermont actually passed it a couple years ago until it was cancelled by their governor. Hopefully if this passes Colorado will actually be able to implement it.

oh okay yeah it said that in the article but I assumed this will be the first to opt out of ACA to start their own universal care plan. I think Colorado has a better chance of implementation because of the low unemployment and just the views of the general public their.

 

[Calmye]

"A single-payer system would destroy our industry. I don't think there's any question about it," Byron McCurdy, board president of the Colorado State Association of Health Underwriters told the Post. He said almost one-fifth of all Colorado jobs are associated with the health-care industry.

im sure this dude is incredibly trustworthy, with no agenda here, but idk

real talk! How would more people going to the doctor hurt healthcare? He just knows the government isn't going to let these high ass bills fly so his cash grab is coming to an end.

 

[Calmye]

Make sure y'all vote in the poll

 

[ExodusNirvana]

Colorado seems like its becoming increasingly progressive or at least sensible. First the pot and now this.

Anyone live there? Thoughts?

 

[DEAD7]

 

[Calmye]

What do you think breh?

 

[DEAD7]

What do you think breh?

I like it at the state level... I'd vote yes.

 

[Regular_P]

Colorado seems like its becoming increasingly progressive or at least sensible. First the pot and now this.

Anyone live there? Thoughts?

Some parts are; some parts aren't. This is a great initiative though.

 

[Calmye]

I like it at the state level... I'd vote yes.

yeah it's good on a state to state basis. The thing is more and more poor folks might flock to the state and put the whole system out of whack.

 

[Double J]

I like it at the state level... I'd vote yes.

Why not at the federal level?

 

[Regular_P]

yeah it's good on a state to state basis. The thing is more and more poor folks might flock to the state and put the whole system out of whack.

Which is why it needs to be federal...and eventually will.

 

[88m3]

Republicans won't be getting Colorado back.