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Supreme Court preview of arguments for and against the mandate
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Health care
Health Policy Solutions commentary: Supreme Court preview of arguments for and against the mandate
From the beginning, there was little doubt that the minimum-coverage provision of the Affordable Care Act, also known as the individual mandate, would end up in the Supreme Court. That provision requires most American citizens and legal residents to purchase a minimum level of health insurance coverage from a private insurer or pay a tax penalty.
KCFR-radio: State Split on Health Law, Two Years Later
Today marks the two-year anniversary of the federal health care law, and in Colorado, different parts of state government are simultaneously embracing it, and fighting it.
Fiscal policy
The Denver Post: Remember the state's Backseat Budgeter? Now try to fix Denver's imbalanced budget
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock is asking residents to stroll through the city's budget problem with an interactive website and help him figure out a fix.
Longmont Times-Call editorial: Longmont voters have 'no stomach' for RTD tax
Longmont resident Mike Rowe spoke for the community when he told RTD representatives this week that he doubts a tax increase for FasTracks will get the job done and that he believes taxpayers "have no stomach for FasTracks II." Can anyone disagree? We can't.
Summit Daily News: Dillon, fire district tussle over 'TIF'
New tax district in town could short-change fire dept., chief says.
Think tanks
The Urban Institute: Federal Health Expenditures on Children on the Eve of Health Reform: A Benchmark for the Future
Federal spending on children's health increased greatly over the past 50 years, although it remained a modest 10 percent of total health spending in 2010.
Tax Policy Center: Tax Proposals in the 2013 Budget
The budget assumes a baseline in which the 2001-03 tax cuts are permanently extended for all taxpayers, the estate tax applies at its 2012 level, and parameters for the alternative minimum tax (AMT) are per�man�ent�ly indexed for in�fla�tion from their 2011 levels. Those provisions would reduce revenues (or increase spending) by $4.5 trillion from 2013 through 2022.
The national scene
Bloomberg BusinessWeek: Even Reluctant States Design Health Insurance Exchanges
A handful of states led by Democratic governors has embraced the law and are rushing to set up exchanges. A handful led by Republicans wants nothing to do with them. More than half, including Virginia, are creating exchanges without committing to run them, waiting to see what the high court says.
Kaiser Health News: Sheriff: State Mental Health Cuts Undermine Public Safety
As states have struggled to balance their budgets during the economic downturn, mental health programs have frequently weathered significant cuts. Three-quarters of states have cut their mental health budgets during each of the past four fiscal years, for a combined reduction of $4.35 billion, according to the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors Research Institute, which represents state mental health agencies. At the same time, demand for mental health services has increased by 10 percent, the group says.
Los Angeles Times: California seeks limits on small-business self-insurance trend
Critics say health insurers offering new type of self-insurance for firms with as few as 25 workers are gaming the system and may undermine a key goal of the federal Affordable Care Act.
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