2016 Postmortem

LP2K12

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9. It couldn't have anything to do with the actual insurance companies...

Thu Nov 17, 2016, 04:23 PM

Nov 2016

The most represented industry was health insurance: Dozens of insurance companies, including Anthem, Centura, Cigna and Kaiser Permanente, denounced the amendment.

Who Paid For It?

Pro-Amendment 69 committee ColoradoCare Yes was outspent 5 to 1 by the opposition, Coloradans for Coloradans.

The opposition raised almost $4.1 million and spent just under $4 million.

The opposition, Coloradans for Coloradans, received the majority of its funding from insurance companies, including Anthem, Kaiser Permanente, United Healthcare Services and Centura Health.

Insurance companies didn't want universal healthcare? Who would have thought!? The same people who didn't want the ACA.

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Why Was Sanders ColoradoCare Rejected 80/20 [View all] otohara Nov 2016 OP

Crickets otohara Nov 2016 #1

Why did Russ Feingold lose by a larger margin than Hillary? LisaM Nov 2016 #2

It Was High Taxes otohara Nov 2016 #3

Senators don't set state taxes, though. LisaM Nov 2016 #5

The bill was a poor one with too many problems randr Nov 2016 #4

Same Problems with Vermont's Version? otohara Nov 2016 #6

Probably because a single state would have difficulty applying leverage. Wilms Nov 2016 #7

Nope It Was The Cost otohara Nov 2016 #8

It couldn't have anything to do with the actual insurance companies... LP2K12 Nov 2016 #9

Well Somebody Was All For It otohara Nov 2016 #10

Because economic progressivism doesn't have mindshare. andym Nov 2016 #11

Because a lot of us don't do the math, and don't really know how much our healthcare costs. politicat Nov 2016 #12

Outstanding analysis SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2016 #13

That was another handwavium. politicat Nov 2016 #16

Thanks! n/t SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2016 #17

Because it was way too expensive. kentuck Nov 2016 #14

I voted yes on ColoradoCare knowing it was a flawed bill. kstewart33 Nov 2016 #15