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Kittycat

(10,493 posts) Tue May 3, 2016, 05:11 PM May 2016

Updated OP: Prominent Democratic Consultants Sign Up to Defeat Single Payer in Colorado

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Prominent Democratic Consultants Sign Up to Defeat Single Payer in Colorado

Prominent Democratic Consultants Sign Up to Defeat Single Payer in Colorado
Lee Fang
May 3 2016, 12:21 p.m.

INFLUENTIAL DEMOCRATIC CONSULTANTS, some of whom work for the Super PACs backing Hillary Clinton, have signed up to fight a bold initiative to create a state-based single-payer system in Colorado, according to a state filing posted Monday.

Coloradans for Coloradans, an ad-hoc group opposing single payer in Colorado, revealed that it raised $1 million over the first five months of this year. The group was formed to defeat Amendment 69, the ballot measure before voters this year that would change the Colorado constitution and permit a system that would automatically cover every state resident’s health care.

The anti-single-payer effort is funded almost entirely by health care industry interests, including $500,000 from Anthem Inc., the state’s largest health insurance provider; $40,000 from Cigna, another large health insurer that is current in talks to merge with Anthem; $75,000 from Davita, the dialysis company; $25,000 from Delta Dental, the largest dental insurer in the state; and $100,000 from SCL Health, the faith-based hospital chain.

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The filing reveals that the anti-single-payer group has retained the services of Global Strategy Group, a Democratic consulting firm that has served a variety of congressional candidates and is currently advising Priorities USA Action, one of the Super PACs backing Clinton’s bid for the presidency.

Hilltop & Trimpa as listed in the article. More at link above.

https://theintercept.com/2016/05/03/single-payer-dems-colo/

Update/Additional Info
I want to share some additional information that's been discussed in other areas, and was brought up in regards to the single payer Healthcare Issue and our trade deals, specifically 1995, GATS. This potentially raises a big risk to states should a international insurance provider enter the marketplace. I haven't fully digested this, but understand more in context of risk with trade deals and other "products". I'll let you read and respond as desired.

This could be a secondary/silent reason real reason this is being blocked.

http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.405.5725

Also, relevant:

http://www.maine.gov/legis/opla/ctpchlthcaresub.pdf

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Updated OP: Prominent Democratic Consultants Sign Up to Defeat Single Payer in Colorado (Original Post) Kittycat May 2016 OP

I've stopped being surprised by the things so called democrats do anymore. haikugal May 2016 #1

Initially I had titled this "I'm just stunned, re: CO single payer" Kittycat May 2016 #6

The 1994 deal that hijacked our ability to ever have affordable health care! Bill Clinton signed it. Baobab May 2016 #11

Some people will do anything for money! peace13 May 2016 #2

"Pie in the sky" "Never ever" bahrbearian May 2016 #3

I am no longer surprised by anything neo-liberals do... prairierose May 2016 #4

I have forgotten: which Democratic contender is against single payer? eom guillaumeb May 2016 #5

The one whose husband signed the worst trade deal-the one that blocks affordable healthcare- in 1994 Baobab May 2016 #10

This is all so very very sad. Nanjeanne May 2016 #7

Not real Old Codger May 2016 #8

I've mixed feelings on this some guy May 2016 #9

haikugal

(6,476 posts)

1. I've stopped being surprised by the things so called democrats do anymore.

Reply to Kittycat (Original post)

Tue May 3, 2016, 05:16 PM

May 2016

Thanks for the post.

Kittycat

(10,493 posts)

6. Initially I had titled this "I'm just stunned, re: CO single payer"

Reply to haikugal (Reply #1)

Tue May 3, 2016, 05:29 PM

May 2016

Then just before I posted I changed it to the article title. Nothing should stun me anymore. I'm so angry and pissed about how Hillary and her band of merry lobbyists are selling the country out from under us.

Baobab

(4,667 posts)

11. The 1994 deal that hijacked our ability to ever have affordable health care! Bill Clinton signed it.

Reply to Kittycat (Reply #6)

Tue May 3, 2016, 06:53 PM

May 2016

Anybody interested in single payer MUST read this paper

http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.405.5725

peace13

(11,076 posts)

2. Some people will do anything for money!

Reply to Kittycat (Original post)

Tue May 3, 2016, 05:21 PM

May 2016

The insurance companies have the money for the fight so that is the side the consultants are on. Not because it is the right side but because they are soulless thieves that will do anything for money. It doesn't surprise me that they come from Hill's camp.

bahrbearian

(13,466 posts)

3. "Pie in the sky" "Never ever"

Reply to Kittycat (Original post)

Tue May 3, 2016, 05:22 PM

May 2016

prairierose

(2,145 posts)

4. I am no longer surprised by anything neo-liberals do...

Reply to Kittycat (Original post)

Tue May 3, 2016, 05:22 PM

May 2016

especially if there is money involved. I am really sick of neo-liberals.

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

5. I have forgotten: which Democratic contender is against single payer? eom

Reply to Kittycat (Original post)

Tue May 3, 2016, 05:27 PM

May 2016

Baobab

(4,667 posts)

10. The one whose husband signed the worst trade deal-the one that blocks affordable healthcare- in 1994

Reply to guillaumeb (Reply #5)

Tue May 3, 2016, 06:50 PM

May 2016

The one that blocks single payer!

http://www.maine.gov/legis/opla/ctpchlthcaresub.pdf

https://www.citizen.org/documents/Health%20Care%20Memo.pdf

Nanjeanne

(4,961 posts)

7. This is all so very very sad.

Reply to Kittycat (Original post)

Tue May 3, 2016, 05:48 PM

May 2016

Old Codger

(4,205 posts)

8. Not real

Reply to Kittycat (Original post)

Tue May 3, 2016, 06:05 PM

May 2016

They are not dems, they are repugs, dems don't fuck over the people like that..Of course the are on her side, I am no the least surprised at that.. Dinos all of them

some guy

(3,448 posts)

9. I've mixed feelings on this

Reply to Kittycat (Original post)

Tue May 3, 2016, 06:08 PM

May 2016

I like the idea of singl payer health care, not just for the US but for the world. I'm less enthusiastic about a state by state effort starting here.

We already have faster-than-average growth due to people wanting to smoke legal cannabis. That's pushing up rents, putting pressure on infrastructure. I've been here a long time and remember when there was 15-20 miles of undeveloped land between the south end of Denver and the north end of Castle Rock. I will be very sad when the I-25 urban corridor stretches unbroken from Ft Collins to Pueblo.

Having single payer would bring even more people wanting better, cheaper, more secure health care. I'm less certain it would bring as rapid an expansion of health care provider infrastructure.

Colorado is leading the way on full cannabis legalization. I'd be fine with letting a different state lead the way on this.

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