An Amendment to upgrade the state of Colorado to universal health care is a pretty big deal.
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An Amendment to upgrade the state of Colorado to universal health care is a pretty big deal.
We know you have questions. Ask us, and we'll try to respond with clear answers.
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Will I pay 10% tax on earnings and pay Medicare Insurance premiums too?
Is the tax on all income, just wages, and how about Social Security payments?
I look forward to hearing back from you, as soon as possible.
Please see these unanswered questions, below, that my husband and I need to get answers to, from you, soon.
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1) Please define “preventative care”, regarding ColoradoCare, if Amendment 69 is voted in.
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2) Would there be anything “mandated”, in ColoradoCare, if Amendment 69 is voted in?
Here are examples, and please elaborate on the following, in your answers:
a) childhood vaccinations?
b) flu shots—for pregnant women, for adults, for seniors, for children?
c) vaccines of any kind(s), for adults, including pregnant women, for seniors, for children of school age, for infants? (ebola, ZICA, shingles, flu shots, other?)
d) water fluoridation?
e) medical treatments &/or medications, of any kind(s)?
f) other?
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3) Which of the following would be “covered” (paid for), by ColoradoCare, if Amendment 69 is voted in?
a) Chiropractic_____
b) Acupuncture_____ &/or Acupressure_____
c) Nutritional supplements (vitamins, minerals, enzymes, etc.)_____
d) Homeopathy and homeopathic (under the tongue) products_____
e) Physical Therapy_____
f) Occupational Therapy_____
g) Massage Therapy_____
h) Feldenkrais Method (a type of Physical Therapy)_____
i) REIKI_____
j) other_____
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4) Please define & explain in more detail, what the following sentences actually mean, from the “Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Medicine” section, at the top of page 7, of the “green booklet”:
The “green booklet” is entitled: “Amendment 69, ColoradoCare, How it will work, If approved by the voters, ColoradoCare will cover Coloradans like Medicare covers seniors. Vote Yes on Amendment 69.
Prepared by ColoradoCareYES.”
(Here’s a link to the “green booklet”:
http://www.coloradocare.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Green-Booklet-5_5_16.pdf )
-———————————————————a) “—ColoradoCare would pay for demonstrably effective treatments and wellness interventions.”
Please define and explain what “demonstrably effective treatments and wellness interventions” means, and please give examples.
-—————————————-b) “—Providers may offer additional complementary treatments at patient expense.”
Please describe what exactly this means, and please give examples.
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-ColoradoCare would follow accepted standards of practice and require evidence that the treatments are effective-as do all health care financing organizations.”What exactly is meant by the sentence, that “ColoradoCare would follow accepted standards of practice”, and what does it actually mean, for ColoradoCare to “require evidence that the treatments are effective…”, ?
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I remember the same issue when I was a student.
How does this affect Colorado residents who go to school out of state?
Will out of state students in Colorado be considered beneficiaries? That doesn’t seem fair. There parents nor their parents ployers aren’t paying the tax that will be imposed.