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By the Numbers: Republican Reconciliation Law Will Take Health Coverage Away From Millions of People and Raise Families’ Costs

Kevin McFatridge — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 18:22:49 +0000

The Republican reconciliation law, enacted on July 4, will take health coverage away from millions of people and dramatically raise health care costs for millions more. The so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” is anything but beautiful; it will cause widespread harm by making massive cuts to Medicaid, Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace coverage, and SNAP, which... Read more »

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Opposition to HB25-1297: Rising Market Stability by Undermining Reinsurance

Kevin McFatridge — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 16:00:44 +0000

HB25-1297 Threatens the Core of Colorado’s Individual Market Stability The Health Insurance Affordability Enterprise (HIAE) was created to make coverage more affordable through strategic investments in subsidies, reinsurance, and targeted enrollment programs. HB25-1297 would dramatically shift HIAE’s funding priorities — cutting core reinsurance support in order to expand other programs.

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Cost Shifting: Setting The Record Straight

Kevin McFatridge — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 15:12:29 +0000

Hospital cost shifting is a well-documented phenomenon in which providers charge higher prices to private insurers to offset lower reimbursements from government programs. In Colorado, state reports have confirmed widespread cost shifting, yet there is no requirement to track or report whether similar effects are occurring under the Colorado Option. Lessons from Oregon show that... Read more »

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Oppose Government Rate Setting | Vote NO on HB 25-1174

Kevin McFatridge — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:20:40 +0000

Colorado Association of Health Plans, Colorado Hospital Association, and Colorado Medical Society stand united in opposition to HB 25-1174, which would set a dangerous precedent in Colorado. House Bill (HB) 25-1174 will harm consumers, reduce access to care, drive up costs, disrupt innovation, and stifle competition. Legislators must vote down reckless proposals that use arbitrary... Read more »

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KFF: Medicaid 101

Kevin McFatridge — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 20:52:55 +0000

Medicaid is the primary program providing comprehensive coverage of health care and long-term services and supports to about 80 million low-income people in the United States. Medicaid accounts for one-sixth of health care spending (and half of spending for long-term services and supports) and a large share of state budgets. Medicaid is jointly financed by states and the... Read more »

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MMA: Medicaid Matters to Colorado

Kevin McFatridge — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 20:43:02 +0000

The Colorado Medicaid program covered more than 1.3 million benefciaries as of February 2024, including traditional Medicaid, expansion, and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) members. The bulk of Colorado’s Medicaid members are covered through the state’s Accountable Care Collaborative (ACC) program, an enhanced Primary Care Case Management (PCCM) system, which began in May 2011. Under... Read more »

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MMA: What To Know About Medicaid

Kevin McFatridge — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 20:41:25 +0000

Medicaid is the largest health care program in the country, serving as an essential safety net for about 1 in 4 Americans. Through new and innovative solutions, today’s Medicaid program has evolved to deliver better health outcomes, promote cost savings, enhance social impact, and support a broader, more diverse population of millions of children, older... Read more »

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Keep Americans Covered: COLORADO

Kevin McFatridge — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 20:28:51 +0000

Families who purchase health coverage on the individual marketplace will see their insurance premiums skyrocket if Congress does not act to extend the enhanced tax credits that make care more affordable for working people. They are set to expire after 2025, a failure to preserve the tax credits would have serious consequences. To learn how... Read more »

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Colorado’s Primary Care Payment Reform Collaborative Sixth Annual Recommendations Report

Kevin McFatridge — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 15:44:05 +0000

The Primary Care Payment Reform Collaborative (the Collaborative) is pleased to present this sixth annual recommendations report. Since its creation in 2019, the Collaborative has focused on strengthening primary care through increased investment and advancing the adoption of value-based payment models to support and promote the delivery of high-quality, whole-person and whole-family care that improves... Read more »

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5 Things to Know About Medicare Advantage

Kevin McFatridge — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 15:36:52 +0000

More than 34 million seniors and individuals with disabilities choose Medicare Advantage (MA) because it consistently delivers better services, better access to care, and better value than fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare. That’s why 95% of seniors with MA are satisfied with their coverage and benefits.

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