More on Healthcare
Jul 20, 2012
Doc says 'physicians have reached a tipping point
“Maybe we should have started with you at the very beginning, talked to the physicians before they started writing a 2,000-plus-page bill that many of them [politicians] didn’t read, yet passed,” Republican Rep. Scott Tipton said. “[Then-Majority Leader Pelosi] said we”ll find out what’s in it once it’s passed and, unfortunately, that discovery is still continuing.”
Jul 11, 2012
Tipton Supports Plan to Lower Health Care Costs and Increase Access to Care for all Americans
Today, Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO) issued this statement in support of H.R. 6079, the Repeal of Obamacare Act.
Jul 2, 2012
AG: Ruling represents 'sea change' for states
“It’s a $2 trillion tax increase,” Tipton said, referring to the court ruling and a recent finding by the Congressional Budget Office that the 10-year cost of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will cost taxpayers $1.76 trillion over the next 10 years.Tipton vowed to repeal the act.
Jul 2, 2012
Colorado politicos react to Supreme Court ruling
Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, “The President sold this act to the American people as anything but what it is, a tax increase. The President’s healthcare law has increased costs for American families, and hurt job creation when we needed it most.”
Jul 1, 2012
Column: Time To Move Toward Real Patient-Centered Health Care Reform by Rep. Scott Tipton
No matter what side of the fence Americans might be in regard to the president’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Supreme Court’s ruling upholding the legislation is no cause for celebration. The court ruled that individual mandate is a tax, making it one of the largest in American history. And while the law was upheld, it was not endorsed by the court.
Jun 28, 2012
Tipton Statement on Supreme Court Decision on Healthcare Law
Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO) issued this statement following the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court today to uphold the federal healthcare law, calling the individual mandate a tax.
May 10, 2012
Tipton Co-sponsors Measure to Accelerate Breast Cancer Research
Washington, DC—Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO) has signed onto a measure that seeks to more rapidly advance breast cancer research. The Accelerating the End of Breast Cancer Act (H.R. 3067) would establish a commission comprised of representatives of biomedical research, business, breast cancer advocacy and others who have advanced innovative methods to prevent and treat breast cancer.
Apr 6, 2012
How I’m Fighting for Seniors in Washington
The House of Representatives has passed a bold plan fashioned through bipartisan efforts to preserve Medicare and other critical safety nets for seniors, and put our country on a sustainable course. Our plan makes responsible budget reforms and begins to pay back the national debt; it ensures that critical programs like Medicare will be available for future generations, and does not change Medicare benefits in any way for current seniors (65 and older) or those 10 years from retirement (55 and older).
Mar 29, 2012
Tipton Supports Plan to Reduce National Debt, Preserve Health Care for Seniors
Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO) issued this statement following House passage of the Budget Resolution H.Con.Res. 112.
Mar 22, 2012
Tipton Acts to Protect Health Care for Seniors
Congressman Scott Tipton issued this statement following the bipartisan passage of H.R. 5, the PATH Act, today, in the House of Representatives. The PATH Act protects seniors by blocking implementation of the controversial Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), which if put into effect under the President’s health care law would jeopardize the ability of seniors to access care, and insert federal bureaucrats in the middle of doctor-patient relationships.
