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June 28, 2011

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Rep. Riesberg named Colorado insurance commissioner   


Health care
The Denver Post: Rep. Riesberg to be named Colorado insurance commissioner 
Rep. Jim Riesberg (D-Greeley) has been named Colorado's new insurance commissioner by Gov. John Hickenlooper. Riesberg, who has lived in Greeley for 30 years, has worked for 24 years at various insurance companies, including Allstate Insurance Co. and Hearth Company Real Estate and Insurance.
Also: The Colorado Independent: Riesberg named commissioner of insurance
Also: Health Policy Solutions: Gov. Hickenlooper names Rep. Jim Riesberg as Colorado's new Commissioner of Insurance
Also: Denver Business Journal: Riesberg named Colorado insurance commissioner
Also: Greeley Tribune: Governor names Rep. Riesberg state's new insurance commissioner

Longmont Times-Call editorial: One small change could help Medicare
It's not news that expensive CT scans have helped drive up the cost of health care, or that many Medicare patients got two different types of CT chest scans on the same day in 2008, according to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. What's news is that the agency's 2009 figures, when they're released next month, are expected to show that the number of double scans is still too high, and still mostly unneeded.


Fiscal policy
The Denver Post: Rep. Lamborn: It's OK to get rid of 'questionable' tax breaks
Faced with a looming deadline to raise the federal government's borrowing limit, Rep. Doug Lamborn said Monday he would agree to getting rid of some tax breaks for extra federal government revenue as part of an overall compromise that would also include cuts in spending.

Summit Daily News: Summit County towns: looking to increase revenue in a down economy
Even during a protracted economic downturn, Summit County towns are keeping their heads above water. So how do the towns, and the county, achieve financial stability? Is there any interest in looking to alternative revenue streams beyond sales and property taxes - like parking fees - to pull in extra income?


Family economic security
Glenwood Springs Post-Independent: Meadows wins tax credits for apartments
The rental units are to be made available to households earning 40 percent to 60 percent of the area median income.  
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