Blue Ribbon Commission for Health Care Reform: Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly

January 31, 2008 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 . . .