{"id":795287,"date":"2019-04-29T10:25:57","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T16:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=365193"},"modified":"2019-04-29T10:25:57","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T16:25:57","slug":"colorado-lawmakers-look-to-money-originally-earmarked-for-affordable-housing-to-fund-their-no-1-health-care-priority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/colorado-lawmakers-look-to-money-originally-earmarked-for-affordable-housing-to-fund-their-no-1-health-care-priority\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado lawmakers look to money originally earmarked for affordable housing to fund their No. 1 health care priority"},"content":{"rendered":"
Opening day of the second session of the 71st General Assembly in the Senate at the Colorado State Capitol Jan. 10, 2018 in Denver.<\/strong>
Joe Amon | The Denver Post<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Colorado lawmakers wrestled their top health care priority back from the brink Thursday but had to cut into a potential funding source that another bill has earmarked for affordable housing.<\/p>\n

It was just the latest near-death experience for a bill to create a reinsurance program<\/a>, which would help health insurers pay some of their highest-cost claims, resulting in lower premiums. Multiple times since taking office, Gov. Jared Polis and other lawmakers have touted a reinsurance program as something that will bring quick relief to consumers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe might view this bill as being in trouble, almost on life support,\u201d said Sen. Bob Rankin, a Republican from Carbondale who is a sponsor of the bill. \u201cBut it is alive.\u201d<\/p>\n

That doesn\u2019t mean it will stay that way. Though the bill passed out of the Senate health committee on a 4-1, bipartisan vote, it will likely continue to face skepticism, especially given how many major transformations it has undergone with so little time left to vet them.<\/p>\n

\u201cI promised not to use the term Dumpster fire,\u201d said Sen. Jim Smallwood, a Parker Republican who was the lone no vote in committee. \u201cBut most people can\u2019t make heads or tails of these numbers, so I would urge you to consider something different.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read the full story via The Colorado Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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