The Colorado Blue Ribbon Commission for Health Care Reform was created by the legislature to identify ways to make health coverage more affordable and accessible for all Coloradans. As recommendations are developed for legislators, the Commission wants to hear from people throughout the state about what matters to you. One of the fourteen meetings being conducted across the state is scheduled in Canon City on October 6th.
Colorado has approximately 792,000 uninsured residents with nearly 180,000 of them children. Public opinion polls show concern about health care as the top issue for Americans. Coloradans, like most Americans, are anxious for solutions to the rising cost of health care and the growing number of people who cannot afford health insurance or who do not have adequate coverage. The Blue Ribbon Commission for Health Care Reform was created by the Colorado Legislature in 2006. The Commission is charged with making recommendations for comprehensive health care reform with the goal of increasing health care coverage and decreasing costs for Colorado residents, with particular emphasis on the issues of the uninsured, underinsured, and those at risk of financial hardship due to the costs of medical care. The Commission is required to make final recommendations to the General Assembly by January 31, 2008.
The Canon City meeting is scheduled for Saturday evening, October 6th from 5 until 8 p.m. at the Skyline Elementary School on north 9th Street.
Questions to Address in Testimony
Colorado has approximately 792,000 uninsured residents with nearly 180,000 of them children. Public opinion polls show concern about health care as the top issue for Americans. Coloradans, like most Americans, are anxious for solutions to the rising cost of health care and the growing number of people who cannot afford health insurance or who do not have adequate coverage. The Blue Ribbon Commission for Health Care Reform was created by the Colorado Legislature in 2006. The Commission is charged with making recommendations for comprehensive health care reform with the goal of increasing health care coverage and decreasing costs for Colorado residents, with particular emphasis on the issues of the uninsured, underinsured, and those at risk of financial hardship due to the costs of medical care. The Commission is required to make final recommendations to the General Assembly by January 31, 2008.
The Canon City meeting is scheduled for Saturday evening, October 6th from 5 until 8 p.m. at the Skyline Elementary School on north 9th Street.
Questions to Address in Testimony
In order to allow all attendees an opportunity to share their views, we respectfully request those testifying to limit their remarks to three minutes and structure their comments around the following:
1. What should be the role of each of the following in providing or assuring access to health care?
a. Individuals
b. Employers
c. Health care providers and support services
d. Government
2. Please discuss anything that you think the Commission should pay particular attention to in the five proposals being evaluated, OR anything that you think is missing from the conversation that would make a difference to you as the Commission moves forward with recommendations for health reform.
Written Comments
Written Comments
Please provide written comments in addition to oral remarks. If you would like to comment on specific proposals, please do so in your written remarks. Written comments will be accepted from October 1st to October 22nd, 2007
Fax: 303.837.8496 ATTN: Blue Ribbon Commission for Health Care Reform
Mail: Colorado Foundation for Families and Children
ATTN: Blue Ribbon Commission for Health Care Reform
303 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400
Denver, CO 80203
An oral summary of the testimony received will be presented to the full Commission when it meets on Oct. 18-19, 2007. Written testimony will be distributed to all Commissioners. Testimony from these meetings - along with that received at similar community hearings in March and May, and all testimony provided at Commission meetings - will be incorporated in the Commission's final report to the legislature.