GOP bill would allow states to defund Planned Parenthood

The House voted Thursday to make it easier for states to deny federal family-planning funds to groups such as Planned Parenthood that also perform abortions. A rule imposed by the Obama administration says that states cannot deny funding to clinics for reasons unrelated to their ability to provide basic family planning services.

Colorado hospitals could close if Obamacare is repealed and not replaced, execs say

Hospitals across the state could be forced to cut back services or even close if the Affordable Care Act is repealed without adequate replacement, several health care executives in Colorado warned on Wednesday. A hospital in the San Luis Valley, for instance, may not be able to maintain a level of care that means patients currently don’t have to leave the valley for chemotherapy or to have surgery on broken bones, its CEO said.

Diana DeGette, Dems urge supporters to fight repeal of Obamacare

People hold signs and cheer during a rally in the packed auditorium of the Laborers International Union of North America Local 720 offices on Jan. 15, 2017 in Denver. U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette and other Democratic state and federal lawmakers rallied Obamacare supporters Sunday, urging them to fight against repeal of the law and promising to protect it from Republicans bent on scrapping it.