| Candidate: | Joe Rice - Littleton, Colorado |
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| Position: | CO House |
| District: | 38 |
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| Question 1A | If the Colorado Single Payer Health Services Plan is introduced in the next session of the Legislature, would you support it? |
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| Answer 1A: | Yes |
| Comment 1A: | We should proceed with enabling legislation even if it cannot yet be implemented due to federal restrictions. |
| Question 1B | Would you support other legislation that works toward development of a comprehensive single-payer health services plan in Colorado that would replace reliance on the commercial health insurance industry?? |
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| Answer 1B: | Yes |
| Comment 1B: | There still can be a private market for services above the basic plan if people choose. |
| Question 2: | Do you believe the state of Colorado has an obligation to provide relief to its citizens in areas such as health care when the Federal Government is unable or unwilling to do so? |
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| Answer 2: | Yes |
| Comment 2: | As much as a state can do. |
| Question 3: | Would you support a resolution calling for our Colorado Congressional delegation to support legislation that encourages states to serve as laboratories for the nation by developing new and creative plans for health care? |
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| Answer 3: | Yes |
| Comment 3: | WE should absolutely push for this flexibility. |
| Question 4: | I will advocate for single-payer health care reform when I address issues such as: (Please check those that you believe are affected by the health care crisis.) |
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| Answer 4: | Yes |
| Answer 4 Advocacy Issue Areas: | Yes - poverty Yes - inequality and disparities Yes - bankruptcy Yes - public health concerns Yes - national, state and local budgets Yes - rising populations and costs of prisons Yes - educational improvement Yes - businesses competitive viability Yes - sustainability of Medicare |
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