LATEST RESEARCH

Anticipating a State Option For Health Care: Will Businesses Face Higher Costs Or Will Quality and Access be Cut?

Colorado Governor Jared Polis and his policy advisers are contemplating a major new intervention in the state’s health insurance and health care markets—a so-called state option: a new type of insurance plan that would significantly expand the role of state government within Colorado’s health care industry.

About the REMI Partnership

A partnership of Colorado based public and private organizations announced in July 2013 the formation of a collaboration to provide Colorado lawmakers, policymakers, business leaders, and citizens, with greater insight into the economic impact of public policy decisions that face the state and surrounding regions. The parties involved include the Colorado Association of REALTORS®, the Colorado Bankers Association, Colorado Concern, Common Sense Policy Roundtable, and Denver South Economic Development Partnership. This consortium meets monthly to discuss pressing economic issues impacting the state and to prioritize and manage its independent research efforts.