Democrats are seeking to require Colorado’s largest corporations to pay thousands of dollars for each employee that relies on the Medicaid program for health insurance.
They don’t have to pay the fee if they can demonstrate offering an “affordable health coverage” to workers, defined as the minimum required by federal law.
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And it may be illegal, a point raised by the Colorado Chamber of Commerce’s Meghan Dollar.
She told the committee on Tuesday that taxing or putting more fees on Colorado business is not the way to solve the budget crisis — or solve Colorado’s Medicaid woes.
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