Leonard
Leonard was an electrician. He worked hard all his life. He thought his union health insurance was the best money could buy until he needed to use it. The plan covered 80% of his care so Leonard had to pay 20%.
What Leonard didn’t know was that he would end up with a million dollar medical bill and 20% of one million would mean his share was $200,000.
Leonard and his wife hoped they would have no long term debts after they retired but instead, they had to take out TWO more mortgages and are still paying off these long term debts.
Should we provide better health care security for Leonard and ourselves?
We are not getting our money’s worth!
Dr. Madi Jacobs quit practicing early
I didn’t feel like I could give my patients the care they deserved because their health insurance companies were telling me they wouldn’t pay for the procedures and medicine my patients needed. So I quit.
Chip Bair, owner of Beau Jo’s pizza restaurants says health care payment methods are unsustainable
Even when I pay 70% of my employees health insurance premiums my employees tell me they can’t afford to pay 30%.
What is wrong with the current health insurance plans?
Does your family have full choice of doctors?
Does your plan cover everything your family needs?
Our commercial health insurance companies sometimes cover our medical expenses, but sometimes fail to take care of our families.
Commercial health insurance companies save money by denying or delaying payment for care.
Should we eliminate this administrative nightmare?
The Myth: Research Costs Drive Most Drug Costs
Marketing, lobbying and administration costs are 270% more than R&D!
American families are paying more for overall health care compared to what people pay in other countries.
Annual Retail Prescription Spending Per Person
Do Americans pay more and get less?
Life expectancy at birth the United States ranks 42nd among the developed countries according to the CIA World Factbook.
Deaths of mothers during child birth is rising in the United States.
What We Know:
The majority of Americans including the majority of Coloradans believe everyone should have access to excellent, affordable, comprehensive health care, but…
Can we pay for health care that works better for ourselves?
For our Doctors? For our business owners?
We Should Ask Questions:
Should our health care be financed through for-profit, private, commercial health insurance companies?
Or should health care be publicly financed with no profit?
Do free market principles work for health care?
Principle of a free market: Buyer has to be knowledgeable.
SOURCE: ADAM SMITH WEALTH OF NATIONS
Could the government do a better job?
Governance by the people for the people
Are the boards of commercial health insurance companies accountable to Coloradans?
Do you know who they are?
Do you get to vote on who is on your private, commercial insurance board?
Larimer County could save money on employee health insurance and jail inmate health care.
Larimer County (Ft Collins area) estimated they would save $18 million.
Are there better ways to spend our county taxes? Better roads? Facility maintenance?
But can we create a Colorado-owned healthcare plan?
A way for our families to have health care security.
Can We Do Better?
How You Can Help
The Health Care for All Colorado Foundation is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization established to do research and educate the public about how to create a single payer health care plan owned by the people of Colorado. We need money to “keep the lights on” and to spread the word about a better
way to finance health care. Your donations are appreciated and they are tax deductible.
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