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Grasscatcher, from the National Conference of State Legislatures

Today's Health News, from The Colorado Trust

Colorado daily news roundup, from Stateline

Daily Health Policy Report, from Kaiser Health News
  Supreme Court upholds health-care law
Health Care
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. on Thursday joined the liberal wing of the Supreme Court to save the heart of President Obama's landmark health-care law, agreeing that the requirement for nearly all Americans to secure health insurance is permissible under Congress's taxing authority. 

See Also: Denver Post: Supreme Court upholds key provisions of Obama's health care reform
 

On Capitol Hill, the immediate reaction to Thursday's ruling was mapped out weeks in advance. Now that the health-care law has been largely upheld by the Supreme Court, the GOP-controlled House plans to vote to repeal it--again.  

  

Colorado Springs Gazette: Health Care ruling clears path for CO exchanges

The Supreme Court ruling upholding most of the federal health care provisions gives more certainty to Colorado's implementation of insurance exchanges mandated by the law.

 

 

Jobs and the Economy
Personal income rose in Colorado during the first quarter, driven in part by gains in construction and manufacturing and a sharp jump in farm incomes, according to a report Wednesday from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 
 
U.S. jobless claims for the week ended June 23 fell 6,000 to 386,000, the Labor Department said Thursday.
 
The positive news just keeps coming in from the U.S. housing market, with data from the National Association of Realtors showing that pending home sales were up 5.9% in May.
 
 
Fiscal Policy
A Denver group looking at bidding for the 2022 Winter Olympics said Wednesday the bid wouldn't burden taxpayers, and issued a recommendation to Gov. John Hickenlooper and Mayor Michael Hancock to move forward.