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Kevin Van Winkle

  • Colorado State Representative, Douglas County, State of Colorado
As seen in: The Denver Post, Inside Higher Ed, The Gazette (Colorado Springs), Colorado Politics, Greeley Tribune, Complete Colorado
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Articles by Kevin Van Winkle

GOP chair calls Republicans out over tax plans, despite previously backing TABOR refund raid

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By Sherrie Peif Verified, Byron Pelton, Dave Williams, Kevin Van Winkle
| Complete Colorado
DENVER — Just as a special session convenes to discuss what property tax reform state lawmakers are willing to offer in the wake of Proposition HH’s defeat, Republicans are already seeing conflict within the ranks over details, especially concerning the notion of ‘backfilling’ local governments.
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(Opinion) Julie Gonzales & Kevin Van Winkle: When hospitals repeatedly hide prices it is a deceptive trade practice

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By Julie Gonzales, Kevin Van Winkle
| Greeley Tribune Verified
A basic consumer protection in the modern economy is clear, upfront prices. Actual prices for goods and services protect Coloradans from overcharging, provide financial certainty, and allow shopping for the best value. Yet there’s one notable economic sector where this price protection doesn’t exist: health care. Patients generally don’t know the cost of treatments before receiving them.
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Revising step therapy rules helps mental health patients | OPINION

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By Kevin Van Winkle
| Colorado Politics Verified
My view when it comes to policymaking in Colorado has always been if the issue at hand matters to everyday Coloradans, then it matters to me. This means before every vote I cast, I think about how the legislation I am voting on will impact each of my constituents, along with their children and grandchildren. When it comes to health care, I have always been committed to common-sense reform that lowers costs and promotes quality clinical choices for patients.
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Opinion: When hospitals repeatedly hide prices it is a deceptive trade practice

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By Julie Gonzales, Kevin Van Winkle
| The Denver Post Verified
A basic consumer protection in the modern economy is clear, upfront prices. Actual prices for goods and services protect Coloradans from overcharging, provide financial certainty, and allow shopping for the best value. Yet there’s one notable economic sector where this price protection doesn’t exist: health care. Patients generally don’t know the cost of treatments before receiving them.
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How 'sludge' can lower faculty morale (opinion)

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By Kevin Van Winkle
| Inside Higher Ed Verified
Faculty anger over low pay and high workload has been growing for years, but the one-two punch of COVID and rising inflation has brought the issue to a head. The most recent surveys confirm what many of us know anecdotally to be true: faculty are “calling it quits,” as a recent Inside Higher Ed article described, in ever-increasing numbers. Far from over, the Great Resignation and the Great Disengagement seem to have just gotten started.
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HB 21-1117: What’s the best way to create affordable housing in Colorado?

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By Meghan Dollar, Kevin Van Winkle
| The Gazette (Colorado Springs) Verified
Point: Meghan Dollar Colorado is amid an affordable housing crisis, and our workforce can no longer afford to live in the communities where they are employed. Colorado has a growing number of cost-burdened households in urban and rural areas.
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