Colorado Proposes Fee on Big Businesses for Medicaid Costs
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Colorado Lawmaker Proposes Fee on Large Companies with High Medicaid Enrollment
A Colorado state lawmaker from Arvada, Representative Lisa Feret, has introduced a bill that would impose fees on large companies with more than five hundred employees if many of their workers rely on public health coverage. The fees, set to start in August 2028, would target companies like Walmart, Amazon, and Target, where thousands of Colorado staff are on Medicaid. Supporters argue that this move would make big businesses contribute more to healthcare costs, while critics warn of potential price increases, reduced part-time hiring, and lower wages. The bill, capped at one hundred million dollars over five years, is set to be debated in its first House committee hearing this week.
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