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Single-Payer Healthcare for Colorado?
December 5, 2007 5:16 PM
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There's a proposal to implement a single-payer health plan in Colorado. That would mean that instead of paying premiums to insurance companies, we'd pay higher taxes. That money would be combined with public dollars to create a single fund to pay doctors and hospitals. The state wouldn't adminster the program, it would be a separate non-profit. Advocates of single payer say it would lower administrative costs, guarantee coverage for everyone in the state, and still offer plenty of choice. Colorado Public Radio's Andrea Dukakis has more:
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Posted by Eric Whitney on December 5, 2007 5:16 PM | Permalink
