Medicare Advantage disruption will affect
nearly 14,000 Coloradans
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Health care
The Denver Post: Loss of some Medicare Advantage plans affects
14,000 Coloradans
Nearly 14,000 Coloradans are losing their form of Medicare
Advantage plans next year and will need to choose new options,
creating a hardship for 1,700 rural Medicare members who won't find
similar plans left on the table.
Denver Post commentary: Seniors' health care under
fire
The new federal health care law was rightfully a major flashpoint
during this campaign season. And Colorado's half- million seniors
paid close attention, particularly to how the law will impact
Medicare benefits. But even the most savvy observers are unaware
that the law's biggest effect will come from a relatively small and
little-known provision creating the Independent Payment Advisory
Board.
Denver Daily News: 'ObamaCare' appeals
likely
Critics of so-called "ObamaCare" aren't scared following a federal
court ruling in Virginia yesterday dismissing a lawsuit seeking to
repeal major portions of the historic federal health care
overhaul.
Durango Herald: County health alliance names
community members to board
The first step to expand health care in La Plata County has been
taken with the formation of a guiding body.
Fiscal policy
Denver Post editorial: A failure to lead on federal
deficit
Without more support for the plan from the president's debt
commission, the debate over the nation's debt will stall
again.
Also: Longmont Times-Call editorial: Cutting deficits
KUSA-TV via The Denver Post: 25,000 Coloradans could lose unemployment
benefits
Many people who have lost their jobs could be left high and dry
this holiday season if Congress allows extended unemployment
benefits to expire this week.
Also: Colorado Springs Gazette: Safety net disappears for
unemployed as benefits dry up
Economic self-sufficiency
Boulder Daily Camera: Boulder County Safehouse receives transitional
housing grant
Women fleeing domestic violence typically have a six-week stay at
emergency shelters before they need to find a new place to live.
That's not enough time, advocates say, especially in Boulder County
where housing is expensive and the waiting lists for subsidized
housing keep getting longer.
Denver Daily News: Report: Dropout rate remains
high
Colorado has the fourth highest dropout rate in the nation but is
making progress in reducing the number of dropouts, according to a
report released yesterday by local child advocacy
organizations.
Jobs and economic security
Colorado Springs Business Journal: El Paso County forclosures rise in
November
Foreclosure starts in El Paso County jumped 10.5 percent over last
month, according to a report released by El Paso Public Trustee's
office today.
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