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fizzgig

(24,146 posts)
Sat Mar 7, 2015, 05:05 PM Mar 2015

Ginal to push universal health care again

State Rep. Joann Ginal will make another run at universal health care for Colorado this legislative session.

The resolution, which has not been formally introduced yet, would amend the Colorado constitution to create a statewide cooperative that provides health care to all residents. It would be paid for using state and federal medicaid dollars and what is essentially a payroll tax that backers say would be equal or lesser than what's paid now for health insurance.

Ginal unveiled the plan at her Saturday community coffee event by inviting a backer of the plan to hand out an information sheet on it.

Like a similar 2013 initiative, she will sponsor it in the House while Sen. Irene Aguilar, D-Denver, carries it in the Senate. Unlike 2013, Aguilar said the bill will start in the House to take advantage of the Democratic majority there. The 2013 initiative died before it made it to the House.


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hate linking to that rag, but i love my state rep.
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Ginal to push universal health care again (Original Post) fizzgig Mar 2015 OP
Yes, show the rest of us the way. Go Colorado. libdem4life Mar 2015 #1
love this state senator mountain grammy Mar 2015 #2
she's also sponsoring a death with dignity bill fizzgig Mar 2015 #3
Good for her locks Mar 2015 #4

locks

(2,012 posts)
4. Good for her
Sun Mar 8, 2015, 03:22 PM
Mar 2015

We can be truly thankful for the Dems at the State working hard to pass reasonable legislation which will help all Coloradans and putting up with some of the idiots who care only about big business which elected them.

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