ColoradoCare

ColoradoCare is a citizens' initiative to amend the Constitution of Colorado to provide a system of universal health care. It was on the ballot in Colorado on November 8, 2016 as Colorado State Health Care System Initiative, Amendment 69.[1]

Like all ballot initiatives in Colorado, 100,000 signatures were required to put the proposal on the ballot. ColoradoCare would be financed by a payroll and income tax of 10% (premiums of 3.33% for employees and 6.67% for employers). It would begin operating in 2019 and is estimated to require revenue of $38 billion annually (from the Federal government and payroll taxes) and provide coverage for all residents, with no deductibles.[2]

Late Night with Seth Meyers did a A Closer Look segment including ColoradoCare.[3]

Many sound arguments stand in favor of a public option. Studies have compared systems from around the world and the overall cost to the public is greatly reduced, for similar reasons that group insurance reduces costs. A public option cuts out the middlemen, ensuring that the billions of dollars sequestered by insurers can go directly into medicine--thereby serving the public rather than bureaucracies.[4]

Amendment 69
Choice Votes %
Referendum failed No 1,957,576 79.49
Yes 504,967 20.51
Total votes 2,462,543 100.00

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Colorado State Health Care System Initiative, Amendment 69 (2016)" (wiki with restricted editing). ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  2. ↑ Jack Healy (April 28, 2016). "Colorado Weighs Replacing Obama's Health Policy With Universal Coverage". The New York Times. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqJelyfW-Is
  4. ↑ http://www.coloradodaily.com/your-take/ci_30476223/letters-editor

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