Could large employers fill health care assistance gaps?

Taxing big companies could offset coming cuts to public aid

Exterior of a Walmart in Lakewood (Credit: Mike LaSusa)

Colorado could offset coming cuts to health care assistance by taxing big companies whose workers rely on it because of their low incomes.

As the state looks to fill a $1.5 billion budget hole by cutting all kinds of programs — including Medicaid, the state’s biggest expenditure – lawmakers are consi…