Recent Trends in Health Insurance Costs: Early Results of Public Option in Washington State Compared to Colorado

Mar 9, 2021 | 2021 Research, Healthcare, Recent Research, Research

To help inform health care policy discussions at the legislature, the Common Sense Institute reviewed recent trends in Affordable Care Act insurance premiums across Colorado and Washington State, which passed public option legislation in 2019.

Five Things Lawmakers Should Consider Before the Next Round of the Public Option Debate

Feb 11, 2021 | 2021 Research, Healthcare, Jobs & Our Economy, Recent Research

This report details five issues that lawmakers should consider if legislation to ­create a Colorado public option is reintroduced this year.

Proposition 118: A Statewide Paid Family and Medical Leave Program for Colorado but At What Cost?

Oct 21, 2020 | 2020 Research, Healthcare, Recent Research

This November, voters in Colorado will have the opportunity to vote on Proposition 118, a a state-run paid leave insurance benefit program for Colorado.

Proposition 118: How Will It Affect Your Bottom Line?

Sep 23, 2020 | 2020 Research, Healthcare, Proposition 118, Recent Research

Run your own inputs through the Colorado Paid Family and Medical Leave Model to project a broad range of fiscal and individual results.

The Colorado Option Plan: Modeling the Impacts of Government Price Controls in Health Care

May 7, 2020 | 2020 Research, Healthcare, Recent Research

In this study, we explore how the introduction of a new government-controlled health plan would impact the state’s healthcare system and the overall state economy.

What’s at Stake with the Colorado Public Option?

Jan 29, 2020 | 2020 Research, Healthcare, Recent Research

This paper summarizes a series of outstanding questions which are critical to informing the implementation of the public option in Colorado.