Amendment 69 is an initiative on the November ballot in Colorado that would create a state-operated single-payer health regime.
If passed, the proposition would nearly wipe out Colorado’s private market for group health plans as we know it. It would eliminate workers’ compensation policies, limit consumer health care choices, threaten consumer’s quality of care and cost taxpayers $25 billion.
The Council serves to strengthen the private market for group health programs that deliver health insurance for nearly 150 million Americans. The Council urges Coloradans to protect employer-provided insurance and oppose Proposition 69.
Resources
Proposed ColoradoCare Measure
Read the entire “ColoradoCare” initiative including its purpose, definitions, proposed governance and responsibilities. (12 pages)
Steptoe & Johnson's Summary of CO Amendment 69
(Members only)
Amendment 69 FAQ Sheet
Read through our frequently asked questions sheet produced by Coloradans for Coloradans. (5 pages)
Detailed Talking Points on Amendment 69
Read a brief summary of Amendment 69 talking points by Coloradans for Coloradans (3 pages).
Amendment 69 Tax Fact Sheet
Read a short tax fact sheet on Amendment 69 provided by Coloradans for Coloradans. (4 pages).
Coloradans for Coloradans One-Pager
Read a one-pager produced by Coloradans for Coloradans explaining why Amendment 69 is not the right answer for Colorado.
Summary of ColoradoCare Measure
Read a summary of “ColoradoCare,” as provided by ColoradoCare Yes. (2 pages)
Economic Analysis of ColoradoCare
Read an executive summary of Economic Analysis of ColoradoCare, including 2019 projections, provided by Ivan J. Miller, Ph.D. (2 pages)
Here’s What ColoradoCare Would Do
Read a short, seven point synopsis of ColoradoCare’s single-payer health care measure, written by Linda Gorman of the Independence Institute. (2 pages)
Colorado Health Institute Financial Analysis
An independent analysis of ColoradoCare and how it would work. (24 pages)
No on Amendment 69
Read a one-pager produced by Coloradans for Coloradans explaining the impact of ColoradoCare, if passed. (1 page)
Vote No on Amendment 69
Read a one-pager produced by The Council explaining the impact of ColoradoCare, if passed. (1 page)
Amendment 69 Talking Points
Read a one-pager produced by The Council with talking points about ColoradoCare. (1 page)
Questions?
Contact The Council’s Julia Tishman at julia.tishman@ciab.com.
Releases
CIAB Joins Fight To Oppose Ballot Initiative In Colorado (May 4, 2016)
Post-ObamaCare Preview in Colorado (Wall Street Journal, Oct. 21, 2016)
Democrats are already looking beyond ObamaCare’s slow-motion failure, and Colorado is showing where many want to go next: Premiums across the state are set to rise 20.4% on average next year, and some have concluded that the solution is more central planning and taxation. Voters will decide on Nov. 8 whether to try the single-payer scheme that blew up in Vermont.
Clinton, Bennet have big leads in Colorado poll; more than half favor raising minimum wage, oppose ColoradoCare (Colorado Springs Gazette, Sep. 22, 2016)
A poll of hundreds of state voters administered by a Colorado university shows the state swinging slightly to the left ahead of the Nov. 8 election, with those surveyed favoring Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton leading Republican counterpart Donald Trump.
Spending on ballot measures hits the big time (Colorado Independent, Sep. 22, 2016)
Labor Day traditionally marks the start of the final push of the campaign season and spending by committees involved with the nine measures on the November ballot has ticked up dramatically. Campaign finance reports filed earlier this week for Sept. 1 to Sept. 14 reveal some pretty lopsided fundraising and spending by groups involved with three of the state’s hottest ballot measures.
Employers will save 59 percent of Workers’ Comp premiums with ColoradoCare (North Denver News, Sep. 22, 2016)
In writing his opposition to Amendment 69 (ColoradoCare),Pinnacol executive Phil Kalin suggests that health providers outside its network of hand-picked physicians somehow care less about curing and relieving symptoms of injured workers than those inside its network.
A veteran for ColoradoCare (Durango Telegraph, Sep. 21, 2016)
I joined the U.S. Marine Corps for reasons that might sound familiar to some of my fellow Post-9/11 Veterans – to act and serve in a meaningful way in response to a blatant display of evil and, in doing so, to lift the veil that separates daily American living from the “real world” you hear about from time to time.
Is Amendment 69 right for Colorado? (Vail Daily, Sep. 22, 2016)
oters during this year’s general election will decide if Colorado will be the first state to have a universal health care payment system.
U.S. Shouldn't Copy U.K.'s Failed Single-Payer Health Care System (Investor's Business Daily, Sep. 08, 2016)
Everywhere we turn these days, we hear people calling for an end to ObamaCare and the imposition of a far-harsher solution to our medical problems: A single-payer system. That's one in which government is the sole payer and provider for health services and the legal private market for health care services essentially disappears.
2016 Election: What you'll pay if everything passes (Coloradoan, Sep. 21, 2016)
When Coloradans vote in November — or October, if we return ballots early — we'll weigh in primarily on people and ideas.
Truth Test: The size of ColoradoCare (9 News, Sep. 20, 2016)
A new campaign ad focuses on the idea that Colorado’s universal health care amendment is too big for its own good.
Once Again, Single-Payer Health Care's Chances Are Fading (governing.com, Sep. 20, 2016)
This November, Colorado could move one step closer to becoming the first U.S. state to make single-payer health care a reality. But there's a lot of opposition to overcome.
ColoradoCare: How Will A Key Doctors' Group Weigh The Risks And Benefits? (Colorado Public Radio, Sep. 15, 2016)
The Colorado Medical Society will announce on Friday its position on ColoradoCare, a proposed constitutional amendment for universal health care in the state. The Colorado Medical Society is the largest physicians organization in Colorado.
ColoradoCare fight draws $30K in Larimer donations (Coloradoan, Sep. 19, 2016)
Colorado groups working for your vote in November have spent months raising money across the state and have solicited donations from out-of-state advocacy groups.
Health care professionals raise concerns about Amendment 69; supporters say it will cure state’s health care ills (Craig Daily Press, Sep. 16, 2016)
Although a number of ColoradoCare supporters who have spent years championing universal health care say Amendment 69 could be a cure for Colorado’s health care woes, many hospital officials fear bad results should voters approve the initiative this November.
Debate on Amendment 69 healthcare proposal continues (Steamboat Pilot & Today, Sep. 18, 2016)
Steamboat Springs retiree Mayling Simpson said she would end up paying more for health insurance under the proposed universal healthcare system being put to Colorado voters this fall.