Colorado will soon be studying model legislation to potentially implement a single-payer health care system.
Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday signed Senate Bill 25-045 into law, which directs the University of Colorado’s School of Public Health to produce a study on single-payer model legislation and report back to the legislature by the end of 2026.
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The Colorado Chamber of Commerce opposed the legislation, saying the commissioned report is intended to have a “predetermined outcome.”
“While the bill is presented as a study, there is a clear predetermined outcome to implement a universal, single-payer health care system statewide,” Meghan Dollar, the Chamber’s senior vice president of government affairs, told The Center Square. “Similar legislation has recently passed in the state of Oregon, which has been estimated to cost $20 billion in new taxes, including a $12.3 billion employer payroll tax. The Colorado Chamber has long been opposed to mandates that will increase costs on health care industries, employers and their employees.”
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