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January 31, 2008
 Blue Ribbon Commission for Health Care Reform: Final Report to the
Colorado General Assembly
The Colorado General Assembly created the Blue Ribbon Commission for
Health Care Reform in 2006, charging it with identifying strategies to
expand health care coverage and reduce health care costs for Coloradans.
Legislators took this action because Colorado, like most other states,
faces urgent and interconnected problems regarding health care. The cost
of health insurance is escalating rapidly. That contributes to growing
numbers of Coloradans without insurance an estimated 792,000 currently.
All Coloradans pay for the uninsured, as premiums rise still more to
cover the cost of care provided to those who cannot pay. The cycle feeds
on itself, and in the absence of action will only worsen over time. The
package of recommendations in this report will reduce the number of
uninsured Coloradans by an estimated 88% , extending coverage to
694,500 individuals who currently do not have insurance.
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