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Do Final Colorado Option Rates Deliver on the Promise of Consumer Savings?

Nov 16, 2022

The newly released 2023 health insurance rates show that, despite the state’s promise of savings and improved competition, non–Colorado Option plans will be less expensive and fewer health insurance options will be available to most Coloradans:

Inflation and the Colorado Option Plan

May 18, 2022

The Colorado Option, signed into law in 2021, is a state-regulated health insurance program which requires carriers to offer “standardized plans” within the individual and small-group markets at reduced prices.

The Evolution of the Colorado Public Option: CSI Impacting the Debate

Jun 11, 2021

After publishing 8 reports, 3 rounds of testimony, and over a dozen meetings with legislators, Common Sense Institute’s work has led the way in helping impact the debate and deliver the facts on the Colorado public option health care proposal…leading to lots of changes.

The Revamped Public Option Bill

May 13, 2021

Common Sense Institute analyzes the impacts of the amended version of HB21-1232, requiring premiums for the Colorado option to be set 18% lower than the 2021 average in the individual and small-group insurance markets, with some allowance for medical inflation.

Following the Facts in Colorado’s Healthcare Debate: Recent Trends Have Resulted in Lower Costs and More Choice

Mar 30, 2021

Common Sense Institute analyses the changing trends in Colorado’s American Care Act (ACA) health insurance market to ensure discussions and debate about healthcare policy start from the same baseline.

Third Time Is No Charm

Mar 25, 2021

The Latest Colorado Public Option Proposal Still Threatens the Jobs of Health Care Workers and May Trigger Higher Costs for Businesses and Households

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

Mar 9, 2021

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

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

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

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