"Let them drink beer, while you pay." This is how Colorado taxpayers should interpret Governor Hickenlooper's recent veto of Senate Bill 213. For some families, SB 213 would have increased the Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) enrollment fee to $20 per month. This is what the lowest income U.S....

You might believe ObamaCare offers the only way to cover people with pre-existing conditions — if you read only Colorado Public News’s misleading “fact check” on Colorado representatives and the contested health care bill. Actually, ObamaCare makes things worse, not better, for people with pre-existing conditions....

Should Colorado mandate that each car owner buy a comprehensive lifetime vehicle warranty? By the logic of a common argument against Colorado Amendment 63 and for mandatory medical insurance, the answer is "Yes." Mandatory insurance treats your body as a means to political ends, rather than respecting your rights...

Want to be taxed $5 to save just $1? Expect this kind of health care "reform" from those claiming to protect you from what's called the "uninsured cost-shift."

Minimizing cost-shifting is the most common argument against Colorado Amendment 63, and for mandatory insurance. It's not only flawed, but hypocritical....

Does the Colorado Constitution guarantee the rights of violent criminals to be armed in prison or when released on parole? You might think so if you believe criticisms of Amendment 63.

Amendment 63 would prohibit the state from forcing you to buy a politician-approved health plan...

In a recent Denver Post op-ed, Bob Semro of the Bell Policy Center writes that Amendment 63 would "move Colorado to a less protected, more haphazard health care system where people pay directly for services rather than having health insurance." What Bob Semro called "haphazard" is really personal...

Mandatory insurance takes what's wrong with health insurance and makes it worse. It means higher costs, less incentive to please patients, and the prohibition of affordable insurance plans. Amendment 63 would block Colorado politicians from imposing mandatory insurance. It would also prevent the feds from pressuring...

"You oppose Medicaid and government-run schools? You're heartless and lack compassion."  If you have ever made this accusation, even tacitly, I invite you to reconsider the government policies you support.

Why does being compassionate mean supporting government-run schools and health plans? This makes little sense if you view these programs...